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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Tuesday, July 1, 1980

25-Down : Follower of band, grand or hand

Author:
Herb L. Risteen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Herb L. Risteen has 244 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,193
Across
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Fraternity letter between phi and kappa : BETA
5
Hit hard : PASTE
10
Broadway turkey : FLOP
14
Relative of a twinge : ACHE
15
Student of Lee Strasberg : ACTOR
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Bern's river : AARE
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Burnett juvenile classic: 1911 : THESECRETGARDEN
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In addition : TOO
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Related : AKIN
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Acuff and Rogers : ROYS
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Cherished : LOVED
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Sprinkle : STREW
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Daft : ADDLED
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Greek portico : STOA
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Doctrine : ISM
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___ Plan, for reparations: 1924 : DAWES
34
Unpleasantly conspicuous : STARY
35
Dir. from Phoenix to Salt Lake City : NNE
36
Mixture : OLIO
37
All in : SPENT
38
Blue-pencil : EDIT
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Sydney Smith was one: Abbr. : REV
40
Governing body : BOARD
41
___ paper : CREPE
42
Japan or Peking follower : ESE
43
Desolate : LORN
44
Mated : PAIRED
45
Leg part : SHANK
47
Capital of Oregon : SALEM
48
Actor Laurel : STAN
49
Persian's associate : MEDE
50
Conceit : EGO
53
Two poets whose orthography is unusual : CHAUCERANDBURNS
57
___ tax : POLL
58
State capital SE of 47 Across : BOISE
59
Thurber's "The ___ in the Bedroom" : SEAL
60
Impresses deeply : AWES
61
Goof : BONER
62
Concerning : ASTO
Down
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Layer of felt used in making hats : BATT
2
Repeat : ECHO
3
Arnold Bennett classic: 1908 : THEOLDWIVESTALE
4
Loser to H.C.H.: 1928 : AES
5
Like an S.R.O. theater : PACKED
6
Biting : ACRID
7
English gun : STEN
8
One of the small fry : TOT
9
Work unit : ERG
10
Denmark's ___ Islands : FAROE
11
"___ Fan," Wilde classic: 1892 : LADYWINDERMERES
12
Mining products : ORES
13
Write : PEN
18
Building parts : EAVES
19
Impressive grouping : ARRAY
24
Bread spread : OLEO
25
Follower of band, grand or hand : STAND
26
Civil wrong: Law : TORT
27
Worship : ADORE
28
Valleys : DALES
29
Famous violinist : STERN
31
Bog bird : SNIPE
32
Distributed : METED
34
Gleam : SPARK
37
Promptly : SOON
38
Great Lakes port : ERIE
40
Mont ___ : BLANC
41
Spy for Moses : CALEB
44
Garment-factory employee : PADDER
46
Burglary takes : HAULS
47
Be aware of : SENSE
48
Come in third : SHOW
49
Water carrier : MAIN
51
Insect : GNAT
52
King Olav's capital : OSLO
53
Auditor, for short : CPA
54
Grow weaker : EBB
55
Aussie animal : ROO
56
Between Mex. and Can. : USA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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