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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Friday, March 15, 1963

16-Across : Ordinary.

Author:
H. L. Risteen
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 260 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has duplicate clues.
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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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 4,978
Across
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Hoaxes. : SHAMS
6
Garment parts. : LAPELS
12
Money substitutes. : COUPONS
14
Small drum. : TABORET
15
One of de Gaulle's concerns. : ALGERIE
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Ordinary. : ROUTINE
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___'wester, type of hat. : SOU
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Agent. : OPERANT
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Important radio outfit. : VOA
21
Part of 20 Across: Abbr. : AMER
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Ambler. : ERIC
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Angelfish. : SHARK
26
Errata of a sort. : BONERS
28
Wife of Thor. : SIF
30
Numbers. : ONES
31
Electric terminal. : ANODE
32
Hillock. : KNOLL
34
Circus features. : STUNTS
37
Grating. : GRILLE
40
Newcastle products. : COALS
42
Certain daily deliveries. : MAILS
44
Incontestable. : SURE
47
Earth: Prefix. : GEO
48
Hundredweight. : CENTAL
49
Set of beliefs. : CREDO
51
Opera role. : ELSA
53
Half: Fr. : DEMI
54
Farm animal. : RAM
55
Where Dante's tomb is. : RAVENNA
58
Free from. : RID
59
Vivify. : ANIMATE
61
Flatter fawningly. : ADULATE
63
Certain woods, in Italy. : PINETAS
64
Spanish Main peril. : PIRATES
65
Depress. : SADDEN
66
Housewives, old style. : DAMES
Down
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Pacific island group. : SOLOMONS
2
Frenchman. : HUGUENOT
3
Mandrill. : APE
4
Mindanao native. : MORO
5
Bog birds. : SNIPES
6
City NE of Soissons. : LAON
7
Borders upon. : ABUTS
8
Card playing term. : POT
9
Capital of Armenia. : ERIVAN
10
Poe ballad. : LENORE
11
Chophouse specialities. : STEAKS
12
Melon. : CASABA
13
Diviner. : SEER
14
Artist's copy. : TRACING
19
Insurance term. : RISK
22
Store sign. : REDUCED
25
Fabric used for window shades. : HOLLAND
27
City on the Truckee. : RENO
29
Suitable to. : FOR
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Juicy fruit. : LIME
35
Der ___. : TAG
36
Garment parts. : SLEEVES
38
Educated. : LITERATE
39
Babylon's enemies. : ELAMITES
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Menu item. : SOLE
43
Playground favorites. : SLIDES
44
Cracklings. : SCRAPS
45
Thalia's sister. : URANIA
46
Evoke something forgotten. : REMIND
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One kind of camera. : CANDID
50
Wax eloquent. : ORATE
52
Vigor: Colloq. : SNAP
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___ end (over). : ATAN
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Emanation. : AURA
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Of the Middle Ages: Abbr. : MED
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Getaway: Slang. : LAM

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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