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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Monday, January 5, 1976

6-Down : Furthers

Author:
Herb L. Risteen
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.68, Missing: { K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 305 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, 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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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,641
Across
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Greek hero : AJAX
5
Loud cry : WHOOP
10
Peevish person : CRAB
14
Romantic isle : BALI
15
Lift : HEAVE
16
Harness part : HAME
17
He damned the torpedoes : ADMIRALFARRAGUT
20
Goddess, in Rome : DEA
21
Tourist mecca : ALPS
22
___ hats : OPERA
23
Birds' class : AVES
24
Ostriches' relatives : MOAS
26
Trim : DAPPER
29
U.S. naturalist : MUIR
30
Trashy writing : PAP
33
Garden bloom : IRIS
34
Not mod : PASSE
35
Personality face : EGO
36
He took a ride : GENERALSHERIDAN
40
Bag or cream : ICE
41
Friendliness : AMITY
42
Great ___ : DANE
43
Young person : TAD
44
Shuts in : PENS
45
Diva Maria : CALLAS
47
Full of certain trees : PINY
48
Sports event : RACE
49
Small task : CHORE
52
Excellent : AONE
53
Ship section : AFT
56
He was allowed to keep his sword : ROBERTEDWARDLEE
60
Century plant : ALOE
61
Mountain nymph : OREAD
62
Flirt : OGLE
63
___-ager : TEEN
64
Soul food : MANNA
65
Post-storm condition : CALM
Down
1
"The Story of ___ Boy" : ABAD
2
Light green : JADE
3
Michigan college : ALMA
4
Clock-dial number : XII
5
Ahab's ship : WHALER
6
Furthers : HELPS
7
Dimwits : OAFS
8
Egg cells : OVA
9
___ diem : PER
10
Cowboy garb : CHAPS
11
Blow one's top : RAGE
12
Asian river : AMUR
13
Greek letter : BETA
18
Be enthusiastic : RAVE
19
Lion, at times : ROARER
23
Church section : APSE
24
Sentimental : MUSHY
25
French river : OISE
26
Number : DIGIT
27
Palm tree : ARECA
28
Languished : PINED
29
Mizzen and main : MASTS
30
Bike part : PEDAL
31
Guam's capital : AGANA
32
Dixie fare : PONES
34
Roman writer : PLINY
37
Sword : RAPIER
38
Prayer word : AMEN
39
Empty : IDLE
45
___ goose : CANADA
46
Maple genus : ACER
47
Dress carefully : PREEN
48
Mountain ash : ROWAN
49
Suffix for pluto : CRAT
50
Difficulty : HOLE
51
Music maker : OBOE
52
Arabian gulf : ADEN
53
Water growth : ALGA
54
Savage : FELL
55
Abound : TEEM
57
Male animal : TOM
58
Epoch : ERA
59
"Gunsmoke" man : DOC

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

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