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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Monday, October 1, 1956

31-Down : Ancient.

Author:
Herbert Lyle
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { B F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 82, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Herb L. Risteen has 244 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Herbert Lyle is an alias for Herb L. Risteen.
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,652
Across
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Lion's ___. : SHARE
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"My Fair Lady" star. : HARRISON
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California bulrushes. : TULES
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Literary or scientific club. : ATHENAEUM
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Northern constellation. : ARIES
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What the game isn't worth. : THECANDLE
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Trio of beauties. : GRACES
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Old school. : ETON
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State: Abbr. : ILL
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Luxury. : EASE
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Churchman. : CANON
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Point of land. : SPIT
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Haggard title. : SHE
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Juniper. : CEDAR
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Folds up. : SHUTS
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Stood out. : SHONE
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Role for Edie Adams. : DAISY
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Baseball events. : OUTS
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Desert plant. : SAGE
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Coverings. : WRAPS
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Accumulate. : AMASS
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Ranges. : TIERS
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Lear's second daughter. : REGAN
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Volcano in the Philippines. : APO
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Trust (with "on"). : RELY
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Rio Grande tributary. : PECOS
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Dilatory. : SLOW
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New Haven tributary. : ELI
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Crown of a hat: Span. : COPA
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Old-time movie comedian. : KEATON
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Prominent Bonn residents. : ADENAUERS
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Sheer fabric. : VOILE
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Lay waste. : DEVASTATE
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Secret. : INNER
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Heartily disliked. : DETESTED
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English industrial center. : LEEDS
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Colonial transportation. : STAGES
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"The Last ___." : HURRAH
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Devices for remaining incognito. : ALIASES
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Tennessee Congressman. : REECE
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In ___. : ESSE
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Cloche. : HAT
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Olympic goddess. : ATHENA
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Orator. : RHETOR
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Military survey, for short. : RECON
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"___ Old Hawaiian Village." : INAN
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___ Jacinto River. : SAN
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Well-known complex. : OEDIPUS
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Nothingness. : NULLITY
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Disappears. : MELTS
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Gets a hint of. : SCENTS
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Fruit drinks. : ADES
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Flings. : SHIES
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Brilliant strokes. : COUPS
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Mlle. Françoise. : SAGAN
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Ancient. : HOARY
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Rose-colored. : DAMASK
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Palm tree. : SAGO
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Held and used. : WIELDED
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Send help to. : RELIEVE
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Cracker. : SALTINE
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Walk. : TREAD
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Vote more than once. : REPEAT
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Card game. : ECARTE
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Put together. : POOLED
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Proprietors. : OWNERS
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Looks sullen. : POUTS
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Rhone tributary. : SAONE
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South Dakota Senator. : CASE
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Harmful. : EVIL
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One of the Leagues: Abbr. : NAT
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But: Latin. : SED

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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