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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Tuesday, July 28, 1981

28-Across : Held in reserve

Author:
Herb L. Risteen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { F J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Herb L. Risteen has 244 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1981, The New York TimesNo. 11,585
Across
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Newspaper needs : ADS
4
Spartan slave : HELOT
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African lake : CHAD
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___ Hari : MATA
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Irregular : EROSE
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Money in Modena : LIRE
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Responsibility : ONUS
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Biddy's abode : ROOST
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Menace in Sicily : ETNA
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C.S.A. troops : REBS
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Inquire : ASK
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Lodge member : MASON
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Small knot in wood : BURL
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Significance : IMPORT
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Held in reserve : STORED
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Proper ___ : NOUN
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Erratic line in the fashion world : HEM
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Frost's "The Death of the ___ Man" : HIRED
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Guam's capital : AGANA
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Ivy Leaguer : ELI
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"The Fountainhead" author : RAND
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Catalogues : LISTS
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"Hallelujah, I'm ___!" : ABUM
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Time span : ERA
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Spa treatments : BATHS
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Rough : CRUDE
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"___ this the face ... ?" : WAS
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___ pudding : RICE
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Formed ringlets : CURLED
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Geronimo was one : APACHE
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Biblical brother : ABEL
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Type of type : ROMAN
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Londonderry lad : PAT
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Davis Cup figure : ASHE
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Chopin creation : OPUS
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Religious sect : AMISH
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Do farm work : REAP
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Brewing need : MALT
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Beat soundly : BASTE
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"Auld Lang ___" : SYNE
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Defense in reply to a charge : PLEA
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Loathe : ABHOR
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Compass point : ESE
Down
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God of love : AMOR
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Native of Aarhus : DANE
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Very obstinate : STUBBORNASAMULE
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Messenger : HERALD
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Another god of love : EROS
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Showing embarrassment : LOOKINGSHEEPISH
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C.I.A. predecessor : OSS
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Hanoi holiday : TET
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Pass quarantine : CLEAR
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Makes a perfect shot : HITSTHEBULLSEYE
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Pisa's river : ARNO
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Campus notable : DEAN
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Confident : ASSURED
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Actress Maris : MONA
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___ Auerbach, "winningest" N.B.A. coach : RED
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Ditches for ducal domains : MOATS
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Some of Benny Hill's offerings : PUNS
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Mouselike mammal : SHREW
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Headdress : TIARA
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Baffle : ELUDE
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Emulated Harpo Marx : MIMED
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Gee follower : AITCH
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Secular : LAIC
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Unpaid debts : ARREARS
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Breakfast food : BRAN
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Chicago baseballer : CUB
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She wrote "My Antonia" : CATHER
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Food in Firenze : PASTA
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Lively play : ROMP
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Cacholong : OPAL
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Concerning : ASTO
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Berlin boy : HANS
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Fencing tool : EPEE
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Arab robe : ABA
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Fairy queen : MAB

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1 unique to this puzzle, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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