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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Monday, November 10, 1980

12-Down : City in N Indiana

Author:
Herb L. Risteen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2 Grid has duplicate clues.
Herb L. Risteen has 244 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,325
Across
1
Silence : GAG
4
Church sections : APSES
9
Antlered animal : STAG
13
Pale brown : ECRU
15
Singer Della : REESE
16
Farewell, informally : TATA
17
Appearance : MIEN
18
Take it easy : COAST
19
___ patriae : AMOR
20
Nonconformist : DEVIANT
22
Brisk : ZIPPY
23
Type of light : NEON
24
Balkan capital : TIRANA
27
Ancient Italian : SABINE
29
Diving bird : LOON
30
Chiropter : BAT
33
Silver Springs neighbor : OCALA
34
Rough Rider's nickname : TEDDY
35
Japanese herb : UDO
36
Times for "wine and roses" : DAYS
37
Girl of song : ROSIE
38
Carlyle was one : SCOT
39
" ... ___ with adder fight": Wilde : ASP
40
Ancient physician : GALEN
41
Legal capital of Bolivia : SUCRE
42
Vast amount : SEA
43
Kind of way : AREA
44
Supply's partner : DEMAND
45
"The Iceman ___": O'Neill : COMETH
47
Algerian port : ORAN
48
Sweet wine : TOKAY
50
Dad's kinfolk : AGNATES
53
Tavern stock : ALES
54
Knife man : BOWIE
56
Put up : REAR
58
Money in Modena : LIRE
59
Leg part : ANKLE
60
Italian river : ARNO
61
Setback : LOSS
62
Sights in the Southwest : MESAS
63
Kind of diver : SKY
Down
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Muffin : GEM
2
Biting : ACID
3
Gridiron group : GREENBAYPACKERS
4
Secret : ARCANE
5
Tampico toiler : PEON
6
Gridiron group : SEATTLESEAHAWKS
7
Letter : ESS
8
Clique : SET
9
Dishonor : STAIN
10
Gridiron group : TAMPABUCCANEERS
11
At the summit : ATOP
12
City in N Indiana : GARY
14
Discloses : UNVEILS
21
Hebrides island : IONA
22
Foolish fellow : ZANY
25
Antiseptic: Var. : IODIN
26
Made fun of : RODE
27
Fountain items : SODAS
28
Doyle's "___ of Identity" : ACASE
31
Deck : ADORN
32
Transported : TOTED
34
Landlord's sign : TOLET
37
Thin : RARE
38
Indonesian island : SUMATRA
40
Titillating : GAMY
41
Immunizing agents : SERA
44
Gift recipients : DONEES
46
Highway havens : OASES
48
Exaggerated : TALL
49
Hodgepodge : OLIO
51
Lizard, river or monster : GILA
52
Visited Davy Jones's locker : SANK
54
Blast sound : BAM
55
Homophone for won : ONE
57
"Rob ___": Scott : ROY

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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