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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Wednesday, January 29, 1958

33-Across : Defense arm.

Author:
H. L. Risteen
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 300 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Herb L. Risteen has 244 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
H. L. Risteen is an alias for Herb L. Risteen.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,137
Across
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Main point. : GIST
5
Miss Oakley. : ANNIE
10
Light carriage. : SHAY
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Formerly. : ONCE
15
Well-known playwright. : NOELCOWARD
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Port of western Israel. : ACRE
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Fees. : EMOLUMENTS
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Yet, for short. : THO
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Government agent. : GMAN
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Lodge members. : ELKS
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Sensational. : LURID
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Head. : POLL
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Memel's waterfront. : BALTIC
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Asterlike plants. : BONESETS
32
Quarreled: Colloq. : ROWED
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Defense arm. : FLEET
34
Celebrity: Slang. : VIP
35
Antony's friend in "Antony and Cleopatra." : EROS
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Criticizes: Colloq. : SLAMS
37
Scottie's name. : FALA
38
Vessel: Abbr. : STR
39
Grade or quality. : CLASS
40
Transform. : ALTER
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___ pay. : TAKEHOME
43
Grocery items. : BREADS
44
Theatre box. : LOGE
45
Strength. : BRAWN
46
Game animal. : DEER
48
Beginning at. : FROM
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Muffin. : GEM
52
Well-known novelist. : HERMANWOUK
55
Dance. : HULA
56
Elasticity. : RESILIENCE
57
Tobacco kiln. : OAST
58
Hope: Lat. : SPES
59
Blue ___, signal flag of British navy. : PETER
60
Colors. : DYES
Down
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Farm animal. : GOAT
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Very small amount. : INCH
3
Ornamentation. : SCROLLWORK
4
Driver's place. : TEE
5
Weak. : ANEMIC
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Pasture-seeking tribesman. : NOMAD
7
Gaseous element. : NEON
8
Unfavorable. : ILL
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Small shield: Fr. : ECU
10
Waves. : SWELLS
11
Skein. : HANK
12
Branch of academic learning. : ARTS
13
Measurements: Abbr. : YDS
16
Lenten fare. : OMELET
20
Grating. : GRID
23
Western tribesmen. : UTES
24
Thomas specialties. : POEMS
25
Numbers. : ONES
26
French port. : BREST
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Main artery. : AORTA
28
Tired of pleasure. : BLASE
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Famous name of vaudeville days. : EVATANGUAY
30
Designating certain walls. : TILED
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Boxes. : SPARS
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Tongue of light. : FLAME
36
Hit hard. : SLOG
37
Moved swiftly. : FLEW
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___ music. : CHORAL
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Ancient Syria. : ARAM
42
Fragrant oleoresins. : ELEMIS
43
Agent. : BROKER
45
Celebrated Scottish family. : BRUCE
46
Profound. : DEEP
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Gaelic. : ERSE
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Origin. : FONT
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In addition. : ELSE
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Floor coverings. : MATS
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Periods: Abbr. : HRS
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Bite. : NIP
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Very small. : WEE
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Fuel carrier. : HOD

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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