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Herb L. Risteen
New York Times, Tuesday, April 8, 1958
33-Across : Bird sounds.
Author:
H. L. Risteen
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, 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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16 D | I | C | T | A | T | E | 17 P | L | E | N | A | R | Y |
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18 E | F | T | 19 M | A | M | 20 M | A | L | S | 21 I | R | A |
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22 N | O | U | 23 S | 24 R | I | O | T | S | 25 C | L | A | N |
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26 A | R | R | A | 27 S | 28 T | O | E | 29 F | R | E | T | S |
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45 I | T | A | L | 46 M | A | R | O | 47 C | 48 M | O | V | E |
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49 T | A | B | 50 R | A | T | T | R | A | 51 P | 52 W | I | T |
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53 A | D | A | 54 M | I | T | E | 55 T | R | E | 56 M | B | L | E |
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57 N | E | M | E | S | E | S | 58 S | O | C | I | A | L | S |
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59 S | L | A | T | E | S | 60 B | A | R | R | E | T |
© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,206
Across
1
Edible fish. : MULLET
7
Caribbean capital. : HAVANA
13
New York Indians. : ONEIDAS
15
Metal urn for tea making. : SAMOVAR
16
Command expressly. : DICTATE
17
Complete. : PLENARY
18
Small lizard. : EFT
19
Cetaceans, for example. : MAMMALS
21
Man's name meaning watchful. : IRA
22
We: Fr. : NOUS
24
Tumults. : RIOTS
25
Social group. : CLAN
26
City famed for tapestry. : ARRAS
28
___ dancer. : TOE
29
Mandolin parts. : FRETS
30
Spirit. : METTLE
32
Open space in a forest. : GLADE
33
Bird sounds. : COOS
34
Invent, as a phrase. : COIN
35
Supposedly extinct bird, recently found in Bermuda. : CAHOW
37
Eyes: Colloq. : OPTICS
40
Designating certain floors, roofs, etc. : TILED
41
Exclamation of scorn. : BAH
43
More confident. : SURER
45
Slanting type: Abbr. : ITAL
46
French name for region of North Africa. : MAROC
48
Chess play. : MOVE
49
Reckoning: Colloq. : TAB
50
Rodent catcher. : RATTRAP
52
Maker of epigrams. : WIT
53
Human being. : ADAMITE
55
Quake. : TREMBLE
57
Just punishments. : NEMESES
58
Informal parties. : SOCIALS
59
Roofing tiles. : SLATES
60
Small cap, like a biretta. : BARRET
Down
1
City of northern Italy. : MODENA
2
Even. : UNIFORM
3
Scold at length. : LECTURE
4
Illuminated. : LIT
5
Dutch cheese. : EDAM
6
Siberian tribesman. : TATAR
7
College buildings. : HALLS
8
Iowa college town. : AMES
9
___ Bismarck. : VON
10
Was of help. : AVAILED
11
Recount. : NARRATE
12
Indo-Europeans. : ARYANS
14
Arabs, Syrians, et al. : SEMITES
15
A rush, as of words. : SPATE
20
Barnyard sound. : MOO
23
Small bag. : SATCHEL
25
Skull. : CRANIUM
27
Remained in an upright position. : STOOD
29
Moves lightly. : FLITS
31
Deep in pitch. : LOW
32
Party monogram. : GOP
34
Roman military units. : COHORTS
35
Stronghold. : CITADEL
36
Senator Hill's state. : ALABAMA
38
Pry. : CROWBAR
39
City of opera fame. : SEVILLE
40
Giant deities of Greek myth. : TITANS
41
Author of "America the Beautiful." : BATES
42
Skill. : ART
44
Analyze again. : RETEST
46
Spouses. : MATES
47
Evergreen tree of Mediterranean area. : CAROB
50
Stand. : RISE
51
Old Portuguese coin, the johannes. : PECA
54
Encountered. : MET
56
"Bei ___ Bist Du Schön." : MIR
Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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