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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Wednesday, December 22, 1982

53-Down : Tabula ___ (clean slate)

Author:
Herb L. Risteen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.17, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, 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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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 12,097
Across
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State of India : ASSAM
6
Earns : MERITS
12
Oscar winner for Maggio role : SINATRA
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Ballerina Markova : ALICIA
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Continual : ENDLESS
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Joins firmly : CEMENTS
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Trouble : ADO
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Business expense : POSTAGE
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Kennel sound : YIP
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Hamilton's foe : BURR
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In want : NEEDY
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Hollywood notable : STAR
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Possessing lands : ACRED
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Affirmative : YEA
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Friendliness : AMITY
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Pieces of crockery : TEAPOTS
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Title for Bovary : MADAME
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A Gershwin : IRA
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Conflict : WAR
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Campus notable : SENIOR
39
Slide along : SLITHER
43
Ships' havens : COVES
44
"Cap'n ___," Lincoln novel : ERI
46
Bailiff : REEVE
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Aussie tennis great : HOAD
48
Belle or Bart : STARR
50
Play based on a Maugham tale : RAIN
51
Actress Harding : ANN
52
Flap on a bridle : BLINDER
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Strong stuff : TNT
55
Arranged like tiles : TEGULAR
57
Cupidity : AVARICE
59
Dwell : RESIDE
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Treated, as with mastic : RESINED
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Winter Olympics sights : SLOPES
62
Some neologisms : SLANG
Down
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Pyrenees republic : ANDORRA
2
Pharmacy item : SAL
3
Short distance : STEP
4
Major crime : ARSON
5
Family of actors : MASSEYS
6
Road material : MACADAM
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Mournful poem : ELEGY
8
Hoarfrost : RIME
9
Dessert : ICE
10
Singer who "tiptoed through the tulips" : TINYTIM
11
Fill full : SATIATE
12
Devilfish : SEABAT
13
Bring about : INDUCE
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Active : SPRY
20
Small mound : TEE
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Was fretful : REPINED
25
More stylish : SMARTER
27
One fine Day : DORIS
29
Robin ___ of balladry : ADAIR
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The way, to Lao-tse : TAO
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Small tool : AWL
36
Okla. athletes : SOONERS
37
Good news : EVANGEL
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Calls it a day : RETIRES
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Bombay bigwigs : SIRDARS
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Kind of pad : HEATING
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Show : EVINCE
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Let : RENTED
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Converse with chums : CHAT
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Spread : RAN
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"Tribute" playwright : SLADE
49
Merrymaking : REVEL
52
Image in a radar set : BLIP
53
Tabula ___ (clean slate) : RASA
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Morale-building group for G.I.'s : USO
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Kobe coin : RIN

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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