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Herb L. Risteen
New York Times, Thursday, July 29, 1954
48-Across : Stopper for a keg.
Author:
H. L. Risteen
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { H J Q W Y Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
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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13 I | R | A | N | I | A | N | 14 E | M | U | L | A | T | 15 E |
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16 C | O | N | N | E | C | T | 17 M | A | N | L | I | E | R |
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18 E | L | K | 19 S | E | R | 20 V | E | S | 21 L | E | A |
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22 A | L | I | 23 S | 24 R | A | I | N | S | 25 P | E | P | S |
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26 G | E | N | U | 27 S | 28 P | I | T | 29 C | A | R | L | E |
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30 E | D | G | I | N | 31 G | S | 32 S | 33 P | A | R | S | E | R |
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34 T | O | E | 35 O | R | A | |||||||||
36 A | 37 F | 38 F | I | R | M | 39 S | 40 S | L | O | B | 41 B | 42 E | 43 R |
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44 T | A | I | N | T | 45 P | 46 I | P | 47 L | L | A | N | O |
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48 B | U | N | G | 49 K | R | A | I | 50 T | 51 E | S | T | A |
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52 E | X | E | 53 N | U | N | C | I | 54 O | 55 T | I | M |
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56 S | P | A | 57 S | 58 M | I | C | 59 I | N | V | 60 O | I | C | E |
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61 T | A | R | T | U | F | E | 62 N | E | E | D | L | E | D |
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63 S | T | A | G | E | S | 64 G | A | N | D | E | R |
© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,857
Across
1
Extra-base hit. : TRIPLE
7
Silly tricks. : CAPERS
13
Man from Teheran. : IRANIAN
14
Try to equal. : EMULATE
16
Link. : CONNECT
17
More resolute. : MANLIER
18
Animal. : ELK
19
Trabert's specialties. : SERVES
21
Meadow. : LEA
22
Baba and others. : ALIS
24
Monsoon weather. : RAINS
25
Encourages (with "up"). : PEPS
26
One or more species. : GENUS
28
Shaft of a mine. : PIT
29
Dance band leader. : CARLE
30
Borders. : EDGINGS
32
More meager. : SPARSER
34
___ dance. : TOE
35
Pray: Latin. : ORA
36
Ratifies. : AFFIRMS
40
Gush sentimentally. : SLOBBER
44
Contaminate. : TAINT
45
Playing card spot. : PIP
47
Grassy plain of South America. : LLANO
48
Stopper for a keg. : BUNG
49
Venomous snake of India. : KRAIT
51
Girl's name. : ESTA
52
English river. : EXE
53
Papal representative. : NUNCIO
55
Man's nickname. : TIM
56
Progressing fitfully. : SPASMIC
59
List of goods. : INVOICE
61
Hero of a Molière comedy. : TARTUFE
62
Goaded. : NEEDLED
63
Arranges. : STAGES
64
Canadian airport. : GANDER
Down
1
Fished, with a spoon. : TROLLED
2
Taking precedence over. : RANKING
3
Public house. : INN
4
Desserts. : PIES
5
Wearer of stays. : LACER
6
Catches. : ENTRAPS
7
Adhesive substances. : CEMENTS
8
Collect. : AMASS
9
Ad libber's quip. : PUN
10
Wing. : ELL
11
Complainers. : RAILERS
12
Village high point. : STEEPLE
13
Period of geological time. : ICEAGE
15
Pencil end. : ERASER
20
Time to get up. : VII
23
Tailor's cloth. : SUITING
25
The Prodigal Son, for instance. : PARABLE
27
Sound of contempt. : SNORT
29
Song. : CAROL
31
Idaho's nickname. : GEM
33
European country: Abbr. : POL
36
Under the most favorable conditions. : ATBEST
37
Tactless remark. : FAUXPAS
38
Museum specialty. : FINEART
39
Evergreen trees. : SPRUCES
40
Flavoring. : SPICING
41
Small fortress. : BASTILE
42
Tempter. : ENTICER
43
Wandered. : ROAMED
46
Man's name. : IAN
49
Necessity for mumblety peg game. : KNIFE
50
Ringworm. : TINEA
54
Heating receptacle. : OVEN
57
Rank: Abbr. : STA
58
Drinking cup. : MUG
60
Extra. : ODD
Answer summary:
9 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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