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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Wednesday, May 31, 1978

55-Down : Male swan

Author:
Herb L. Risteen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { F H J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, 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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© 1978, The New York TimesNo. 10,518
Across
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Namath was one : RAM
4
She wrote "A Certain Smile" : SAGAN
9
Without change : ASIS
13
Not written : ORAL
15
Avian abode : AERIE
16
Area ___ : CODE
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Concerning : INRE
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Occupation : TRADE
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Hold sway : RULE
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Site : LOCATION
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Tune-caller's payee : PIPER
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Begin : OPEN
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Outdoorsy in taste or habits : TWEEDY
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Very thin : PAPERY
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Flapper : WING
30
U.S.S.R. lake : SEG
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Deck : ADORN
34
Musical work : RONDO
35
Latin I verb : AMO
36
Guys' partners : GALS
37
Crucifixes : ROODS
38
Helping of whipped cream : GLOB
39
Past : AGO
40
Hot, spicy alcoholic drink : TODDY
41
"___ nascitur, non fit" : POETA
42
Little knot : NEP
43
Of hearing : OTIC
44
Puckered : PURSED
45
Thin layer : LAMINA
47
Suffix used in names of acids : OLIC
48
Joseph in Egypt : SLAVE
50
Disgusted : REPELLED
54
Danny or Sammy : KAYE
55
Object pettily : CAVIL
57
Horne with a great sound : LENA
58
Affirm : AVER
59
Type of hat : OPERA
60
Bohemian : ARTY
61
Pastry item : TART
62
Destructive insect : BORER
63
Lands a haymaker : KOS
Down
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Ruffle : ROIL
2
Ligurian Sea feeder : ARNO
3
Explorer-athlete : MARCOPOLOPLAYER
4
Smooth and glossy : SATINY
5
Of aircraft : AERO
6
Artist-artisan : GRANTWOODCARVER
7
Succor : AID
8
Formerly : NEE
9
Excessively caustic : ACRID
10
Comedian-store worker : SOUPYSALESCLERK
11
Worthless : IDLE
12
Farsighted fellow : SEER
14
Acrobats : LEAPERS
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Sea bird : TERN
22
"___ My Heart," 1913 song : PEGO
25
Weather forecast : WINDY
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At loose ___ : ENDS
27
Not religious : PAGAN
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Old saying : ADAGE
31
What hams do : EMOTE
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Turn rotten : GOBAD
34
He carved "The Kiss" : RODIN
37
French meat dish : ROTI
38
Beast that may weigh 500 pounds : GORILLA
40
Item on a library shelf : TOME
41
Make a moaning sound : PULE
44
Aspen, for one : POPLAR
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Prevent : AVERT
48
Card game : SKAT
49
Output of Kilauea : LAVA
51
Where Cobh is : EIRE
52
Within: Comb. form : ENTO
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Calends and ides : DAYS
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Male swan : COB
56
Mailing address for a G.I. : APO

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

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