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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Tuesday, June 19, 1956

51-Down : Decisive.

Author:
H. L. Risteen
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 4.75, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,548
Across
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Throws. : CASTS
6
Ultra-modern music: Slang. : BASH
10
Grow rapidly. : BOOM
14
Indo-European. : ARYAN
15
Lawrence Tibbett is his replacement. : EZIOPINZA
17
Dance. : SAMBA
18
Facet of radio and TV programs. : NARRATION
19
Name for mademoiselle. : EMILIE
21
Imparted. : LENT
22
Wicket sides: Cricket. : ONS
23
Friend of Kit Nubbles. : NELL
24
French season. : ETE
25
Joint. : KNEE
26
Follows closely. : DOGS
28
___ spot. : INA
30
Strong-smelling plant. : RUE
32
Quantity: Abbr. : AMT
33
Clayey loam. : LOESS
35
Talk idly. : PRATE
39
"It's raining ___ ... " : VIOLETS
41
Author of 60 Across. : OCONNOR
43
Heating devices. : ETNAS
44
Democrat of ancient days. : SOLON
46
Egg drink. : NOG
47
___ blanket. : WET
49
Long or short ___. : TON
50
Goes down. : SETS
51
Popular fancies. : FADS
54
Chinese weight. : HAO
56
Musical symbol. : CLEF
58
Past. : AGO
59
Attract buyers. : SELL
60
"The Last ___," current bestseller. : HURRAH
63
Something for a rainy day. : TARPAULIN
66
End. : CEASE
67
Ill will. : ANIMOSITY
68
Of the mind or spirit. : INNER
69
Maid. : LASS
70
Suffixes in chemistry. : ENES
71
Stopover of transoceanic airlines. : DAKAR
Down
1
South Dakota Senator. : CASE
2
Ancient Syria. : ARAM
3
Could-be favorite son. : SYMINGTON
4
Turn the ___ (reverse completely). : TABLES
5
Slowpoke. : SNAIL
6
Actor Gazzara. : BEN
7
Attraction of South Carolina festival. : AZALEAS
8
River into the Danube. : SIRET
9
Nursery rhyme hero. : HORNER
10
Tool. : BIT
11
Vegetable. : ONION
12
Pure air. : OZONE
13
Type of residence. : MANSE
16
Mrs. Nixon. : PAT
20
"Middlemarch" author. : ELIOT
25
American composer. : KERN
26
Runner Sime. : DAVE
27
Overlook. : OMIT
29
Noun suffix. : NESS
31
Preposition. : UPON
33
___ majesty. : LESE
34
Musical offering. : SOLO
36
Susan Strasberg role. : ANNEFRANK
37
Warning sound. : TOOT
38
Work units. : ERGS
40
Regulations. : LAWS
42
Sea shell. : CONCH
45
Ear stone: Anat. : OTOLITE
48
"What's ___?" : THEUSE
50
Miss Blandish, Enid Bagnold heroine. : SERENA
51
Decisive. : FATAL
52
Guam's capital. : AGANA
53
Wife of 15 Across. : DORIS
55
Fatigued: Colloq. : ALLIN
57
Clearheaded. : LUCID
59
___ Miguel, Azores island. : SAO
61
Sailing. : ASEA
62
German title. : HERR
64
V. I. P.'s. : PMS
65
Symbols on Giants' caps. : NYS

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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