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ArchdukeShrimp wrote:

1 Down Finial

strange, I thought of it more of a 'pattee' ?

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15 down:

lardy

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17 across:

ebonied ?

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Isn't the word Ebonized? I don't think that fits, though....

This is a tricky one, I was thinking maybe Boxwood?

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you could be right. Smile 

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Boxwood is correct. All other guesses too.

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Only 16 down and 9 down left. 1.e4 e6 is French as you noted.

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16. down: Nice ?

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9 down  : Yasser 'Yaz' Seirawan ?

 

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Seirawan is correct. 'Nice' is not.

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16 down, Nazí

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Correct! All solved.