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Arthur S. Verdesca
Arthur S. Verdesca

New York Times, Saturday, February 27, 1988

28-Across : Leg armor

Author:
Arthur S. Verdesca
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 46, Avg Word Len: 4.71, Missing: { J M Q Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 53, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Arthur S. Verdesca has 28 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 14 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1
B
2
E
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N
4
O
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G
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R
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E
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P
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C
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T
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C
R
O
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C
13
L
A
U
D
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B
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A
H
A
R
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S
S
V
A
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N
D
I
N
E
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A
N
I
L
E
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T
A
R
O
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N
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R
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O
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O
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F
E
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I
D
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E
S
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E
B
R
O
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C
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A
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N
N
E
R
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G
R
E
A
V
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E
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A
R
I
A
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D
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E
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E
R
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E
K
A
R
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I
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S
I
C
37
P
A
L
L
E
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T
S
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N
I
L
40
K
U
K
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L
A
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K
A
Y
E
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E
C
C
E
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S
C
O
N
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E
S
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A
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E
N
E
A
S
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A
N
O
N
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A
S
T
A
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L
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O
R
D
P
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T
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E
R
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O
C
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A
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S
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E
X
T
O
L
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E
C
B
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E
N
T
L
E
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Y
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W
E
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N
Y
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S
H
O
W
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S
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T
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D
A
R
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T
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R
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T
A
N
© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 13,990
Across
1
Writer Hecht : BEN
4
Grendel, in "Beowulf" : OGRE
8
Agt.'s cut : PCT
11
Gator's relative : CROC
13
Kind of lute : LAUD
14
Town in Iran : BAHAR
16
Creator of 8 Down : SSVANDINE
18
Old-womanish : ANILE
19
Elephant's-ear : TARO
20
Rex Stout's sleuth : NEROWOLFE
22
Caesar's last day : IDES
24
River in Spain : EBRO
25
Food preserver : CANNER
28
Leg armor : GREAVE
30
Puccini piece : ARIA
31
Does : DEER
34
Papuans of New Guinea : EKARI
36
Abélard's "___ et Non" : SIC
37
Plasterers' hawks : PALLETS
39
Nothing : NIL
40
Ollie's friend : KUKLA
42
Nora ___, memorable ballerina : KAYE
43
Behold: Lat. : ECCE
44
Quick-bread biscuits : SCONES
46
Troy escapee : AENEAS
48
Composer of "Te Deum" : ANON
49
___ de bandera (flagstaff) : ASTA
50
___ Wimsey, Sayers sleuth : LORDPETER
54
Wood sorrels : OCAS
57
Eulogize : EXTOL
58
Author of "Trent's Last Case" : ECBENTLEY
61
Teeny-___ : WEENY
62
Come in third : SHOW
63
Realty investment : SITE
64
Indian timber tree : DAR
65
Convex molding : TORE
66
Chinese Olympic diver: 1984 : TAN
Down
1
A sci. degree : BCS
2
Formerly, formerly : ERST
3
A loser to Joe Louis: 1941 : NOVA
4
Experienced : OLD
5
Secures : GAINS
6
Spell caster : RUNE
7
River in W. Germany : EDER
8
Hero of "The Benson Murder Case" : PHILOVANCE
9
Young moose : CALF
10
Loquat or cycad : TREE
12
Keel : CARINA
14
Halfpennies : BAWBEES
15
Parka : ANORAK
17
Predicament : NODE
21
"___ the ramparts ... " : OER
23
Wagnerian earth goddess : ERDA
25
Butt : CASK
26
Alexandrian sect founder : ARIUS
27
Famous sleuth of the pulps : NICKCARTER
28
Zane or Jane : GREY
29
Heath : ERICA
32
Fraternal order : ELKS
33
Guidonian note : ELA
35
Seine sights : ILES
37
Full suit of armor : PANOPLY
38
Congou and hyson : TEAS
41
Holmes's home : LONDON
43
Plays : ENACTS
45
Hydrocarbon suffix : ENE
47
Shelley's school : ETON
49
Wheel spindle : ARBOR
50
Salacious : LEWD
51
Sponge spicule : OXEA
52
Invertebrate shell : TEST
53
Ring : ECHO
55
Ended hang gliding : ALIT
56
Stiff hair : SETA
59
Flock member : EWE
60
Hankering : YEN

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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