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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Monday, January 24, 1983

8-Down : Early sixth-century date

Author:
Herb L. Risteen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { F J X Z }, Scrabble score: 312 (avg 1.67)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, 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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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,130
Across
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Engage, as gears : MESH
5
Realtor's sign : SOLD
9
Incite : SPUR
13
___ pura : AQUA
14
Use double talk : EQUIVOCATE
16
Has a meal : SUPS
17
Stayed in the country : RUSTICATED
18
Marchers' word : HEP
19
Skinny stick : SLAT
20
Part of a chignon : TRESS
21
Had a slant : SLOPED
23
Hillside in the Highlands : BRAE
25
Set of steps between farms : STILE
26
Molar or submarine : GRINDER
29
Formed a spark stream : ARCED
30
Region, to Poe : CLIME
31
Which was to be proved : QED
33
Inlets : RIAS
34
One of 50 : MAINE
35
Fiji's capital : SUVA
36
Krazy ___ of comics : KAT
37
Dog recently on Broadway : SANDY
38
Pitchman's pitch : SPIEL
39
Poseidon's Roman counterpart : NEPTUNE
41
Westerns star : AUTRY
42
Wriggling : EELY
43
Bearlike mammals : PANDAS
45
Personal goal : MECCA
48
Cheat : BILK
49
Iceberg part : TIP
51
Semiprecious stone : AQUAMARINE
54
Taunt : GIBE
55
Shore birds : TURNSTONES
56
Alley Oop's gal : OOLA
57
Batters' objectives : HITS
58
Vase-shaped jug : EWER
59
Folding money : ONES
Down
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Soft mixture for cattle : MASH
2
Horseman : EQUESTRIAN
3
Pray humbly : SUPPLICATE
4
Owns : HAS
5
Military unit : SQUAD
6
Drive out : OUST
7
Kindled : LIT
8
Early sixth-century date : DVI
9
___ up (gathered quickly) : SCARED
10
Noddle : PATE
11
Salt Lake City team : UTES
12
World Series winners: 1975 and 1976 : REDS
14
Writer Gardner : ERLE
15
Motor fuel : OCTANE
19
Went fast : SPED
22
Córdoba cheers : OLES
23
Like the sea : BRINY
24
Hoarfrost : RIME
25
One of the Channel Islands : SARK
26
Ballroom step : GLIDE
27
Horsemanship : EQUITATION
28
Like some raincoats : REVERSIBLE
30
Thrifty or crafty : CANNY
32
Poet T. A. ___ : DALY
34
Heavy tool : MAUL
35
Tater : SPUD
37
Fumes or reeks : STEAMS
38
Submerged : SANK
40
Pie ingredient : PECANS
43
Undernourished ewe : PINER
44
Thirst quenchers : ALES
45
Coll. course : MATH
46
Cousin of iso : EQUI
47
Abrupt : CURT
48
Climbing plant : BINE
50
Carrots' partners : PEAS
52
Was corrosive : ATE
53
Fracas : ROW
54
Sticky stuff : GOO

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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