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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Monday, June 4, 1962

16-Across : Impression.

Author:
H. L. Risteen
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,707
Across
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Horn sound. : BEEP
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Couples. : DUADS
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Fabricate. : MINT
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"___, Brute!" : ETTU
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Geographic formation. : ISLET
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Impression. : IDEA
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At another time. : ANON
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Fissile rock. : SHALE
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Curved mark, in music. : SLUR
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Court orders. : MANDATES
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Mighty. : POTENT
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Building beam. : IBAR
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White frost. : HOAR
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Motor trip thrills. : VISTAS
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Bishops. : PONTIFFS
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Brave man, to a cockney. : ERO
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Deign. : STOOP
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Et ___. : ALII
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Where Londonderry is. : NORTHERNIRELAND
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Preposition. : UNTO
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Twilled cotton. : DENIM
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Honey, in pharmacy. : MEL
44
Heart contractions. : SYSTOLES
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Withdraw. : SECEDE
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By any chance. : EVER
50
Engage in a sport: Var. : SKEE
51
Western villain. : BADMAN
54
Tournament arrangements. : PAIRINGS
58
His: Fr. : ALUI
59
Mexican abode. : ADOBE
61
___ fide. : BONA
62
Doctrines. : ISMS
63
Business combinations. : POOLS
64
Biblical king. : AGAG
65
Rich soil. : LOAM
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Beauteous bird. : EGRET
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___ say. : SOTO
Down
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Crossbar of a balance. : BEAM
2
Sicilian scenic feature. : ETNA
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Jacket. : ETON
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Learned man. : PUNDIT
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Aversion. : DISTASTE
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Escort. : USHER
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Dear me! : ALAS
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State: Abbr. : DEL
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___ it (hurry up). : STEPON
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Court debacle. : MISTRIAL
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Empty. : IDLE
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Nine: Ger. : NEUN
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Pastry item. : TART
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Discomfit. : ABASH
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Seed. : OAT
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Jump aboard. : HOPIN
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Heavenly body. : VENUS
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Writer's device. : IRONY
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Kinds. : SORTS
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Cornmeal cakes. : PONES
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Tongue of light. : FLAME
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Penalized. : FINED
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Move crabwise. : SIDLE
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Waiter's concern. : ORDER
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Belief in symbols. : TOTEMISM
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Most hazardous. : RISKIEST
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Oriental title. : EMEER
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Eggs: Lat. : OVA
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Delaware Indian. : LENAPE
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Tropical trees yielding kapok. : CEIBAS
50
Florida cape. : SABLE
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Bucket or dipper. : BAIL
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In addition. : ALSO
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Czar's parliament, 1905-17. : DUMA
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Imperfect. : POOR
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Not possible: Colloq. : NOGO
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Midge. : GNAT
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Palm tree. : SAGO
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Samoyed. : DOG

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

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