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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Saturday, February 8, 1975

46-Down : Very small

Author:
Herb L. Risteen
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.63, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, 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.
1
C
2
O
3
B
4
H
5
E
6
M
7
D
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E
9
N
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G
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A
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T
13
E
14
O
L
I
O
15
M
E
R
L
E
16
A
R
I
A
17
P
E
T
E
18
R
P
A
U
L
R
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U
B
E
N
S
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T
O
E
21
H
A
N
G
22
B
O
S
S
Y
23
S
O
L
24
O
25
D
26
E
O
N
27
F
28
E
29
L
I
N
E
30
N
O
R
A
31
G
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A
33
T
34
O
V
I
N
E
35
T
W
I
T
36
E
M
U
37
C
O
N
K
38
J
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O
H
N
S
40
S
T
U
B
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U
K
E
42
B
A
R
E
43
C
A
U
S
E
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S
E
N
45
L
I
A
M
46
T
A
M
P
E
R
47
C
A
L
L
A
48
E
R
E
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S
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P
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O
O
N
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R
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H
E
A
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S
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O
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D
57
P
A
D
U
C
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A
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H
K
E
N
T
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U
C
K
Y
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A
C
E
R
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L
I
E
N
S
63
D
A
R
E
64
T
A
R
T
65
B
E
T
S
Y
66
O
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,310
Across
1
Irish port : COBH
5
German port : EMDEN
10
Receipts : GATE
14
Mixture : OLIO
15
Author Miller : MERLE
16
Diva's forte : ARIA
17
Flemish painter : PETERPAULRUBENS
20
Italian area : TOE
21
Install, as curtains : HANG
22
Cow : BOSSY
23
Callao coin : SOL
24
Greek theater : ODEON
27
Panther, for one : FELINE
30
Miss Bayes : NORA
31
Shooting iron : GAT
34
Sheeplike : OVINE
35
Reproach : TWIT
36
Large bird : EMU
37
___ out (go dead) : CONK
38
St. ___, Antigua : JOHNS
40
Part of a checkbook : STUB
41
Music maker : UKE
42
Empty : BARE
43
Occasion : CAUSE
44
Kobe coin : SEN
45
O'Flaherty : LIAM
46
___ with (meddle) : TAMPER
47
House lily : CALLA
48
Sooner than : ERE
49
Illinois river : SPOON
52
Hera's mother : RHEA
54
Do lawn work : SOD
57
City on the Ohio : PADUCAHKENTUCKY
61
Maple genus : ACER
62
Debtors' concerns : LIENS
63
Virginia ___ : DARE
64
Pastry item : TART
65
Miss Palmer : BETSY
66
Toward the mouth : ORAD
Down
1
Egyptian : COPT
2
Grocery item : OLEO
3
Be caught : BITE
4
Garden implement : HOE
5
Pierce: Var. : EMPALE
6
Golden ___ : MEAN
7
Slow seller : DRUGONTHEMARKET
8
Building part : ELL
9
Saul's grandfather : NER
10
African land : GABON
11
Greek Mars : ARES
12
Containers : TINS
13
Moderate : EASY
18
European river : RHONE
19
Ocean raider : UBOAT
23
Make, as a putt : SINK
25
One of a football four : DOWN
26
Goddess of discord : ERIS
27
Concentrate : FOCUS
28
Bring out : EVOKE
29
Fabric : LINEN
31
Prepare : GETUP
32
Give pleasure to : AMUSE
33
Potato : TUBER
38
Kind of bird : JAIL
39
Examination : ORAL
40
"Sighted sub, sank ___" : SAME
42
Mont ___ : BLANC
43
Weight unit : CARAT
46
Very small : TEENSY
47
Kind of yard or martial : COURT
49
Quarrel : SPAT
50
Spotted rodent : PACA
51
River to the Baltic : ODER
53
Scratchers : HENS
54
Mark : SCAR
55
Plant with pods : OKRA
56
Colored : DYED
58
Priestly vestment : ALB
59
Hasten : HIE
60
Japanese herb : UDO

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

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