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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Wednesday, May 16, 1979

43-Down : League of Nations seat

Author:
Herb L. Risteen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J P Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 256 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 2, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Herb L. Risteen has 244 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,781
Across
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Horror-film sound : SCREAM
7
Lyricist's concern : METER
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Ricardo's "Rah! Rah!" : OLEOLE
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Broadway "turkeys" : FAILURES
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"Tannhäuser" composer : WAGNER
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Cause a desert to bloom : IRRIGATE
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Hindu title : SRI
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Blouses : MIDDIES
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Break a Commandment : SIN
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Doctrine : ISM
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___ over (helped with funds) : TIDED
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Sergeant York was one : HERO
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Theater acronym : ANTA
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With 55 Across, candidate for the N.F.L. : ALL
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Shipworm : BORER
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Axis or pudu : DEER
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Suffix with acetyl and amyl : ENE
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Suburbanite's sine qua non : CAR
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Go off-pitch : STRIKEASOURNOTE
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Zero : NIL
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Priestly vestment : ALB
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Aussie birds : EMUS
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Imprisoned : CAGED
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Sofa part : ARM
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Shading : TINT
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Bakery employee : ICER
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Parade entry : FLOAT
49
Direction : SSE
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Long Tom : GUN
51
Ponds, French style : LAGUNES
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Ukr. is one : SSR
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See 27 Across : AMERICAN
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Talk before the class : RECITE
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Took up former habits : REVERTED
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Worked hard for nothing : SLAVED
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Church sections : NAVES
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Church officials : ELDERS
Down
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Boars' mates : SOWS
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Benny Goodman plays it : CLARINET
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Singer's voice range : REGISTER
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Mind-boggling period : EON
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Turkish imperial standard : ALEM
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Earn : MERIT
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Stuck in gook : MIRED
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Ivy League team : ELIS
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Harbor vessel : TUG
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Hit man : ERASER
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Go to bed : RETIRE
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Tinkers with : FIDDLESAROUND
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Blithe spirit : ARIEL
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Man of La Mancha : SENOR
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Actress-singer Ross : DIANA
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Spacecraft sent toward Mars : MARINER
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Stingers : HORNETS
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Want ___ : ADS
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Where to find a pink lady : BAR
30
Snipefish : EEL
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Ernie Banks was one : CUB
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Tease playfully : KID
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"___ River," Kern song : OLMAN
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Leaving out : OMISSIVE
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Tin Pan Alley personage : TUNESTER
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Book by Carl Frederick: 1976 : EST
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Maduro, e.g. : CIGAR
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Businessman's asset : ACUMEN
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League of Nations seat : GENEVA
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Seaweed : ALGAE
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Data : FACTS
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Succinct : TERSE
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Money in Modena : LIRE
52
Hawk : SELL
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Seaver's teammates : REDS
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Motor turn, for short : REV
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Ill-bred person : CAD

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

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