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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Tuesday, January 4, 1977

63-Down : Skill

Author:
Herb L. Risteen
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 43, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J K Q V Y Z }, Scrabble score: 250 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 4, 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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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,006
Across
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Felt compunction : RUED
5
___ Minor : URSA
9
Florida athlete : GATOR
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Destroy totally : EXTIRPATE
16
Palm tree : ARECA
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Like rush-hour roads : CONGESTED
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Customs : MORES
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Outbreak : RASH
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Pen part : NIB
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Apparel item : WRAP
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Abode of the lily maid : ASTOLAT
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Printing measures : ENS
28
Puckered fabric : PLISSE
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Arden : ENOCH
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More impudent : FRESHER
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Having notches : SERRATE
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None better : AONE
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Exhalation : AURA
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Elaborate molding : GADROON
43
Household appliance : TOASTER
46
Paris's river : SEINE
47
Quiets : HUSHES
48
Barnyard noise : BAA
50
Circus acrobats : LEAPERS
52
Court star : ASHE
54
Theater sign : SRO
55
Therefore : ERGO
59
Play for time : STALL
61
Acts of enclosing : ENCASINGS
65
Be aware of : SENSE
66
N.Y. suburb : SCARSDALE
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Salesman's quest : ORDER
68
Shelter item : TENT
69
Fuss : STEW
Down
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___ room : REC
2
Roman wife : UXOR
3
Heating vessel : ETNA
4
Does garden work : DIGS
5
High points : UPS
6
Pack ___ : RAT
7
Office worker : STENO
8
Roman officials : AEDILES
9
Herd of whales : GAM
10
In a line : AROW
11
City on the Wabash : TERREHAUTE
12
Vast quantity : OCEAN
13
Coarse files : RASPS
15
Go over again : REHASH
21
Harmful thing : BANE
24
Compass point : SSE
25
Region: Abbr. : TER
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Rocky peak : TOR
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Malayan boat : PROA
29
Helps : LENDSAHAND
30
French river : ISERE
32
Motoring hazard : CRASH
33
Weary : FAG
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Very: Fr. : TRES
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Head part : EAR
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Painting : OIL
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Purse items : ONES
42
Most intimate : NEAREST
43
"___ Robe" : THE
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Possessive : OUR
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Value : ASSESS
48
Met performer : BASSO
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Garden bloom : ASTER
51
Puerto Rican city : PONCE
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Otherwise : ELSE
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Frees from : RIDS
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Insect : GNAT
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Flirt : OGLE
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Gaelic sea god : LER
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Container : CAN
63
Skill : ART
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Do mending : SEW

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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