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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Tuesday, September 10, 1957

63-Across : Click beetle.

Author:
H. L. Risteen
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F H J K Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 243 (avg 1.30)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,996
Across
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Porter. : REDCAP
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Kitchen utensil. : COLANDER
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Sharp at the end. : ACUATE
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Begin. : INITIATE
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Chattered. : PRATED
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Gifted. : TALENTED
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City S of Moscow. : TULA
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John ___. : DOE
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Residue. : LEES
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Take it easy. : LOLL
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Move. : STIR
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Marred the enjoyment of. : SPOILED
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Locks. : TRESSES
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Cut away, as branches. : PRUNE
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Glacier in Alaska. : MUIR
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___ Aviv. : TEL
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Small amount. : IOTA
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"Sturm und ___." : DRANG
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Aqua ___. : PURA
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Time just before. : EVE
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Home of Lot's descendants. : MOAB
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Cotton cloth. : DENIM
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Inactive. : DORMANT
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Republican Senator. : BRIDGES
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Roman calendar term. : IDES
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Excellent: Colloq. : AONE
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Water ___. : POLO
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Conceit. : EGO
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Religious group. : SECT
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Democratic Senator. : ELLENDER
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"The Rose ___." : TATTOO
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Acquired knowledge. : LEARNING
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Click beetle. : ELATER
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Roofs. : MANSARDS
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Mislead. : DELUDE
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Showing great joy. : RAPT
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Light tan. : ECRU
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Two-fold. : DUAL
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Pacific Coast resort. : CATALINA
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Consumed. : ATE
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Sell. : PEDDLE
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Ile de la ___, historic core of Paris. : CITE
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"Ode ___ Grecian Urn." : ONA
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Girl's nickname. : LIL
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Workshop. : ATELIER
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Forty-___. : NINERS
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Tropical fruit. : DATE
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Summers: Fr. : ETES
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Rainbow hue. : RED
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Of long standing. : OLD
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Suffix in chemistry. : OLE
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Overwhelm. : STUN
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Smart looking. : TRIG
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Caught sight of. : SPIED
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City in Utah. : PROVO
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External. : OUTER
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Smarted. : STUNG
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Having ghostly overtones. : EERIE
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Bridge bonanzas. : SLAMS
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Queen in English folklore. : MAB
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Through. : DONE
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Slangy exclamation. : RATS
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Foot of a lamp. : PEDESTAL
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Subject of many great paintings. : MADONNA
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Say over and over. : DIN
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Track athletes. : MILERS
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Capture. : BAG
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Supported the team. : ROOTED
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Request. : PLEA
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"Good Earth" heroine. : OLAN
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Work units. : ERGS
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Caesar's reproachful words. : ETTU
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Student. : COED
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Went hurriedly. : TORE
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Hardwood tree. : ELM
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Member of a board: Abbr. : DIR
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Object. : END
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Relative of porter. : ALE

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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