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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Wednesday, February 27, 1957

36-Across : Wilson's Secretary of State.

Author:
H. L. Risteen
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
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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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,801
Across
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Seaport in Spain. : MALAGA
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Summit. : CREST
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Pro tennis star. : ROSEWALL
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Given succor. : HELPED
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Pronghorn. : ANTELOPE
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In a glow. : AFLAME
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___ Fox. : BRER
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Baptismal fonts. : LAVERS
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Recalcitrant person. : REB
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Greek verb tense: Abbr. : AOR
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March awards. : OSCARS
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Plant with pods. : OKRA
25
Ramon Vinay. : TENOR
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Collection of reminiscences. : ANA
28
Cancel. : REMIT
29
Wearing apparel item. : WAIST
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Milieu of 10 Down. : SENATE
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Deprive of something, as by fraud. : MULCT
34
___ column. : AGONY
35
Thin boards for oil paintings. : PANELS
36
Wilson's Secretary of State. : BRYAN
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Put in a happy mood. : ELATE
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Dessert. : PIE
40
Abides. : RESTS
44
Marbles. : TAWS
45
Shelved, as discussion of a bill. : TABLED
47
Type of fuel. : OIL
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Title, added to Brahman names. : AYA
49
Barnyard fowl. : PULLET
50
Highest point. : ACME
51
Country in the news. : ISRAEL
53
Added to. : ENHANCED
55
Relatives. : NIECES
56
Line-up for a race. : STARTERS
57
Per aspera ad ___. : ASTRA
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Shows disdain. : SNEERS
Down
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Glamorous girl. : MONROE
2
Backward. : ASTERN
3
Sly look. : LEER
4
Tool. : AWL
5
Places of incarceration. : GAOLS
6
Llamas. : ALPACAS
7
Burns up. : CHARS
8
Men of decision: Abbr. : REFS
9
House wing. : ELL
10
Prominent Democrat. : SPARKMAN
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Foolish boldness. : TEMERITY
12
Clerical collar. : RABAT
13
Mediterranean countries. : LEVANT
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College extracurricular activity. : DEBATE
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Epoch. : ERA
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Person of great knowledge. : ORACLE
24
Wife of Paris. : OENONE
26
Young birds. : OWLETS
28
Consider. : REGARD
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Pronoun. : ITS
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Authority. : SAY
32
Archipelago of the Pacific. : MALAYSIA
33
By surprise. : UNAWARES
35
French military man. : PETAIN
36
Authoritative books. : BIBLES
37
Softens in temper. : RELENTS
39
Associate: Colloq. : PAL
41
Ball game. : SOCCER
42
Track meet officials. : TIMERS
43
Bobs. : SLEDS
45
Southwest metropolis. : TULSA
46
Edith Wharton hero. : ETHAN
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Equal. : PEER
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In front of: prefix. : ANTE
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Vaudeville routine. : ACT
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Live. : ARE

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

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