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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Monday, June 1, 1959

14-Across : Verve.

Author:
H. L. Risteen
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 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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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,608
Across
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I am willing: Lat. : VOLO
5
Picture transfer process. : DECAL
10
Expedited the going of. : SPED
14
Verve. : ELAN
15
Nuclear reactor. : ATOMICPILE
17
Support. : REST
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Washington landmark. : WHITEHOUSE
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Twaddle. : BOSH
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___ Jacinto. : SAN
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Goose genus. : ANSER
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Dark. : EBON
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Loud noise. : BANG
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"Dorothy Vernon of ___ Hall." : HADDON
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Water vapor. : FOG
30
Ancient kingdom on Persian Gulf. : ELAM
34
Mental midget. : IDIOT
35
Narrative. : SAGA
36
"Where ___?" : AMI
37
Ultramodern phenomena. : EARTHSATELLITES
41
Equipment for drilling an oil well. : RIG
42
Yield to the power of. : OBEY
43
Concerning. : ANENT
44
Materials for smelteries. : ORES
46
Provided with material. : FED
47
Name given to a certain "land." : DISNEY
48
Go rapidly. : TEAR
50
___ goes! : HERE
51
Friend of Fido. : ROVER
54
Genus of cattle. : BOS
55
Set of actors. : CAST
59
Too busy. : OVERACTIVE
62
Grunt expressing doubt. : UMPH
63
Early Christian martyr. : SAINTPETER
64
Profligate. : ROUE
65
Extensions at right angles. : ELLS
66
Warning. : ALERT
67
Jane ___. : EYRE
Down
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Part of speech. : VERB
2
Bread spread. : OLEO
3
Maid. : LASS
4
At the exact time. : ONTHEDOT
5
Capital of Yukon Territory. : DAWSON
6
One of the Allens. : ETHAN
7
Invent. : COIN
8
Quantity: Abbr. : AMT
9
Noted Norwegian. : LIE
10
Piece of foam rubber. : SPONGE
11
Papal name. : PIUS
12
In addition. : ELSE
13
Sambar. : DEER
16
Charlie ___. : CHAN
23
The two. : BOTH
24
Par, on the links. : BOGEY
25
Bedouin's head cord. : AGAL
26
Sacred: Comb. form. : HIERO
27
"Robin ___." : ADAIR
28
Threnody. : DIRGE
29
Destined. : FATED
31
Make tardy. : LATEN
32
Agreeable. : AMENE
33
Vague. : MISTY
35
Cavalry weapon. : SABER
38
Chesterfield. : SOFA
39
Animal abode. : LAIR
40
Shaky. : INSECURE
45
Boat parts. : STERNS
47
Palm Springs environs. : DESERT
49
He was: Lat. : ERAT
50
Linger close by. : HOVER
51
Dorothy Perkins. : ROSE
52
Face shape. : OVAL
53
Millinery item. : VEIL
54
Tight hold. : BITE
56
Island in inlet of Formosa Strait. : AMOY
57
Mountain ridge. : SPUR
58
Poetic pronoun. : THEE
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Bookkeeper. : CPA
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___ Aviv. : TEL

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

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