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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Wednesday, March 2, 1955

25-Down : Inactive.

Author:
H. L. Risteen
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 257 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Herb L. Risteen has 244 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
H. L. Risteen is an alias for Herb L. Risteen.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,073
Across
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Branch of a labor union. : LOCAL
6
Catch-all. : RAGBAG
12
Iroquoian Indians. : SENECAS
14
Operates a plane. : AVIATES
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Capital of Society Islands. : PAPEETE
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Star of "Young at Heart." : SINATRA
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Girl's name. : ADA
19
Oxeye daisies. : SHASTAS
21
Title for Frances E. Willis: Abbr. : AMB
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Gratuities. : TIPS
24
Mrs. John McCloy. : ELLEN
25
___ tone. : DIAL
26
Champion golfer. : SNEAD
28
Global marking: Abbr. : MER
29
English divine and poet. : DONNE
30
Afflicted. : GRIEVED
32
Bags. : PURSES
33
Reclined. : LAIN
34
___ colony. : FILM
35
Famous name in 34 Across. : TYRONE
38
Stylish coats. : RAGLANS
41
Brings up. : REARS
42
Fathers. : PAS
43
Crisp cookies. : SNAPS
45
Trees. : ELMS
46
Small coins. : PENCE
48
Submit for approval (with "out"). : TROT
49
Vestment. : ALB
50
Illustrator of early American scenes. : NUTTING
52
Be sorry for. : RUE
53
Cultivated land. : TILLAGE
55
Breathing pores in plants. : STOMATA
57
Contemptuous one. : SNEERER
58
Had a rendezvous. : TRYSTED
59
Receives. : GREETS
60
Anything that facilitates. : EASER
Down
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Principal. : LEADING
2
In black and white. : ONPAPER
3
Letter. : CEE
4
Tennis points. : ACES
5
Machine. : LATHE
6
Pattern of parallel lines, in TV. : RASTER
7
Of the birds. : AVIAN
8
Wins a certain card game. : GINS
9
Farmyard sound. : BAA
10
Accomplishes. : ATTAINS
11
Pertinent. : GERMANE
12
Squabbles. : SPATS
13
Alaskan fur hunters. : SEALMEN
15
Fur coats. : SABLES
20
Pung. : SLED
23
Ralph Rackstraw and others. : SAILORS
25
Inactive. : DORMANT
27
Former St. Louis baseball stars. : DEANS
29
Blunts. : DULLS
31
Compete. : VIE
32
Oblong casting of iron. : PIG
34
Falangist. : FASCIST
35
Considers. : TREATS
36
Cheering. : YELLING
37
Rose. : RAMBLER
38
Talk wildly. : RANT
39
Relate. : NARRATE
40
Whale. : SPOUTER
42
Metropolitan star. : PETERS
44
Place. : STEAD
46
Sound of the Pacific coast. : PUGET
47
Between: Fr. : ENTRE
50
Nostril. : NARE
51
Spanish painter. : GOYA
54
Utah Governor. : LEE
56
Library treasures: Abbr. : MSS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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