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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Saturday, March 5, 1977

19-Down : Roman writer

Author:
Herb L. Risteen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, 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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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,066
Across
1
Reputation : FAME
5
Body part : CHEST
10
At a distance : AFAR
14
Ruthless Russian : IVAN
15
American Indian : HURON
16
Festive : GALA
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John Adams's group : FEDERALISTPARTY
20
Period : ERA
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Spirit : ELAN
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Juicy fruits : LIMES
23
Takes a stand : SIDES
25
Backbone : CHINE
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Haberdashery item : CRAVAT
29
Hawthorne subject : FAUN
30
Nonsense : ROT
33
Virile fellows : HEMEN
34
Trifle : DALLY
35
Novelist Levin : IRA
36
Woeful word : ALAS
37
Object pettily : CAVIL
38
Cookie : SNAP
39
___ de-lance : FER
40
Biblical ruler : HEROD
41
Please: Ger. : BITTE
42
Common abbr. : ETC
43
European river : ODER
44
Engaged : MESHED
45
Affluent ones : HAVES
47
State capital : BOISE
48
Earth pigment : OCHRE
50
Merit : EARN
51
The mark of sorrow : DEE
54
Christianizer of Saxony : CHARLESTHEGREAT
58
Irish hill : TARA
59
Thin as ___ : ARAIL
60
In addition : ALSO
61
Literary forms : ODES
62
Rosters : ROTAS
63
Valley : GLEN
Down
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Drum's companion : FIFE
2
Assert : AVER
3
Completely daft : MADASAMARCHHARE
4
Compass point : ENE
5
Swiss abode : CHALET
6
Oahu attractions : HULAS
7
Where Sligo is : ERIN
8
Sea signal : SOS
9
Strong stuff : TNT
10
In reply : AGAIN
11
Nursery-rhyme man : FARMERINTHEDELL
12
Der ___ Fritz : ALTE
13
Guitarfish : RAYS
18
Fortification : REDAN
19
Roman writer : PLINY
24
Singer Burl ___ : IVES
25
Hot : CALID
26
Bottom part of a ship : HULL
27
Irritate : CHAFE
28
Lease anew : RELET
29
Bless : FAVOR
31
Declaim : ORATE
32
Recorded : TAPED
34
Virginia's family : DARES
37
Hand over : CEDE
38
Hissing sound : SISS
40
Atrocious abode : HOVEL
41
Supreme ___ : BEING
44
Edible mushrooms : MORELS
46
Tapestry : ARRAS
47
Salvador's state : BAHIA
48
Numerical prefix : OCTO
49
African lake : CHAD
50
Coup d'___ : ETAT
52
Facilitate : EASE
53
Harrow's rival : ETON
55
Projection : EAR
56
Theater sign : SRO
57
Kind of doll : RAG

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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