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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Friday, November 30, 1956

5-Across : Jet.

Author:
H. L. Risteen
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F Q X }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,712
Across
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Side post of a doorway. : JAMB
5
Jet. : SPURT
10
Ragout. : STEW
14
Building beam. : IBAR
15
"Gay" capital. : PAREE
16
Part of a comet. : COMA
17
___ fide. : BONA
18
Contemporary political leader. : EISENHOWER
20
Top subject on U. N. agenda. : SUEZCANAL
22
Confess frankly: Colloq. : OWNUP
23
Annoys. : IRKS
24
Very soft mineral. : TALC
25
North wind. : BOREAS
28
Describing a tempo. : OVERSLOW
32
Harsh and sharp. : ACERB
33
Kind. : BRAND
34
Compass point. : ENE
35
Monocle. : LENS
36
Finnish islands. : ALAND
37
Gaelic. : ERSE
38
___ Paulo. : SAO
39
Roofing material. : SLATE
40
Gathered together. : RAKED
41
Do editorial work. : ANNOTATE
43
Explosions. : BURSTS
44
Rigid version of the foil. : EPEE
45
Show satisfaction. : GRIN
46
North Carolina Senator. : ERVIN
48
Star of early films. : POLANEGRI
53
Contemporary dramatist. : SEANOCASEY
55
Moved stealthily. : SLID
56
Specially prepared. : MADE
57
River of the Argonne. : AISNE
58
Large bulrush. : TULE
59
Historic times. : ERAS
60
Gentle. : BLAND
61
"Things are seldom what they ___ ... " : SEEM
Down
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Sails. : JIBS
2
Leigh Hunt hero. : ABOU
3
Shaggy thatch. : MANE
4
Old-time heating devices. : BRAZIERS
5
Pronounces. : SPEAKS
6
Effort. : PAINS
7
Major or Minor. : URSA
8
Spool. : REEL
9
Big ___. : TEN
10
Shows displeasure. : SCOWLS
11
Public officials. : TOWNCLERKS
12
Nonflying bird. : EMEU
13
Distort in telling. : WARP
19
Miser's pride. : HOARD
21
Find fault with: Colloq. : CRAB
24
Cultivate. : TEND
25
Raft material. : BALSA
26
Vast amount. : OCEAN
27
Site of annual rodeo. : RENONEVADA
28
Speak pompously. : ORATE
29
Flat part of a feather. : VANE
30
Beginning. : ONSET
31
Dandelions, daisies, etc. : WEEDS
33
Blurt out. : BLAT
36
Winglike structures: Zool. : ALAE
37
Pledges or token payments. : EARNESTS
39
Girl with notebook: Colloq. : STENO
40
Overthrow. : RUIN
42
Reckons. : OPINES
43
Made a loud, harsh sound. : BRAYED
45
One of the Fords. : GLENN
46
___ Howard, former British ambassador. : ESME
47
Opposite of van. : REAR
48
Container. : PAIL
49
Peak near Olympus. : OSSA
50
Stick. : GLUE
51
Vex: Colloq. : RILE
52
The same. : IDEM
54
Truck driver's compartment. : CAB

Answer summary:
8 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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