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Patterson Pepple
Patterson Pepple

New York Times, Friday, December 21, 1984

26-Down : Defeat

Author:
Patterson Pepple
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { G J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 7, XRef: 3, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Patterson Pepple has 37 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,827
Across
1
___ Vegas : LAS
4
Plastering strip : LATH
8
" ... O ___ little faith?": Matt. 8:26 : YEOF
12
One of a pair : MATE
13
Dr. Salk's target: 1952-55 : POLIO
14
Wind indicator : VANE
15
With 31 and 51 Across, advice to a scoffer : SPEAKSWEETWORDS
18
Certain TV programs : SPECIALS
19
Wordsworth product : SONNET
20
And no other : ONLY
21
Goldwyn import : STEN
22
Abyss : CHASM
24
Loathsome : NAUSEOUS
28
Oates output : PROSE
29
Remove a bowler : DOFF
30
Marienbad, e.g. : SPA
31
See 15 Across : LESTYOUBEFORCED
35
Canzone : ODE
36
"I Remember Mama" role : NELS
37
Patriot Silas : DEANE
38
Lofting's Dr. ___ : DOLITTLE
41
A founder of the B.S.A. : BEARD
42
Morse-code signals : DAHS
43
Group of stenos : POOL
44
Stick : ADHERE
47
Alpine range : PENNINES
51
See 15 Across : TOEATWHATISSAID
53
Pretermit : OMIT
54
One of Mercer's collaborators : ARLEN
55
Stark peaks : TORS
56
Apt rhyme for sheer : MERE
57
88 days on Mercury : YEAR
58
London-to-Le Havre dir. : SSE
Down
1
Finn's neighbor : LAPP
2
Fit to ___ : ATEE
3
Shore : SEACOAST
4
Humble : LOWLY
5
City in S France : ALES
6
Draw for Holmes : TIE
7
Pip; dilly : HOTSTUFF
8
One of the Dionne quintuplets : YVONNE
9
Gross, in a way : EARN
10
Wave, at Brest : ONDE
11
Gab or fun follower : FEST
12
Pub. co. stack : MSS
13
Sacred song : PSALM
16
Zoologist-sexologist: 1894-1956 : KINSEY
17
Troubles : WOES
21
Pelf protectors : SAFES
22
Set of opinions : CREDO
23
Golf-club socket : HOSEL
24
Grand; stately : NOBLE
25
AMPAS award : OSCAR
26
Defeat : UPEND
27
Marquis de ___ : SADE
28
Walk wearily : PLOD
29
Sworded affairs : DUELS
32
In progress : ONTHEWAY
33
Concert halls : ODEONS
34
Practical people : REALISTS
39
Imagine : IDEATE
40
Fruity pastry : TART
41
Japan's ___ Islands : BONIN
43
Picker of peppers : PETER
44
Bohr's subject : ATOM
45
Fuller's geodesic ___ : DOME
46
"Next of skin" : HEIR
47
African antelope : PALA
48
Ancient temple : NAOS
49
Dail's land : EIRE
50
Puget and Long Island: Abbr. : SDS
52
Dom. of seven Henrys : HRE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 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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