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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Monday, July 24, 1978

24-Across : Humble

Author:
Herb L. Risteen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Herb L. Risteen has 244 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1978, The New York TimesNo. 10,572
Across
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Hit hard : BASH
5
Linguini, ziti, etc. : PASTA
10
Forbidding one : OGRE
14
Things done : ACTA
15
Popular pigment : OCHER
16
Strip : PEEL
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"Golden West" person : GIRL
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Foot the bill : TREAT
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Greek letters : ETAS
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Enlarged : DILATED
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"___ and Punishment" : CRIME
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Japanese seaport : KOBE
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Humble : DEMEAN
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Was fretful : STEWED
29
Wroth : IRED
30
Use a shuttle : TAT
33
___ beam : LASER
34
Historic river : NILE
35
Unclose, to Shakespeare : OPE
36
"The Story of ___ Boy" : ABAD
37
Cause to be : BEGET
39
Transport : SHIP
40
Unlucky : ILL
41
___ down (scold) : CALL
42
Was selective : CHOSE
43
Recent: Comb. form : NEO
44
Jai ___ : ALAI
45
Dress : CLOTHE
46
" ... a ___ dream?": Keats : WAKING
48
Acknowledge : AVOW
49
Slow pace : AMBLE
51
Dwelling place : HABITAT
54
Soothe : LULL
55
___ statistics : VITAL
57
Use a dirk : STAB
59
Relative of a yucca : ALOE
60
Like very much : ADORE
61
Of aircraft : AERO
62
Fastened, in a way : SEWN
63
___ up (strengthened) : TONED
64
Helen's abode : TROY
Down
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Catch : BAG
2
Biting : ACID
3
Acts unfairly : STRIKESALOWBLOW
4
Sanctified : HALLOWED
5
Under the alfluence of incohol : POTTED
6
Unit on a grange : ACRE
7
Making clear : SHEDDINGLIGHTON
8
Kind of rose or party : TEA
9
Skill : ART
10
"Norma" is one : OPERA
11
Cross the boss : GETINTOHOTWATER
12
Use an auger : REAM
13
Differently : ELSE
21
But, in Berlin : ABER
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Hand over, as lands : CEDE
25
Relative of a Huron : ERIE
26
Dissolve : MELT
27
"I am ___ by a fair cruel maid": Shak. : SLAIN
28
Grace place : TABLE
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Very silly : APISH
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Arikara abode : TEPEE
37
South Seas isle : BALI
38
Spirit : ELAN
39
Strives toward : SHOOTSAT
41
Gingerbread : CAKE
42
One-fourth of DCXXIV : CLVI
45
Sent a message overseas : CABLED
47
Ticonderoga hero : ALLEN
49
Word said with a sigh : ALAS
50
Symbol of obstinacy : MULE
52
Swiss river : AARE
53
Starchy plant : TARO
55
Large container : VAT
56
Witness's pledge : IDO
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Altar ___ : BOY

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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