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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Monday, July 16, 1979

42-Down : Kennel sound

Author:
Herb L. Risteen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 3
Herb L. Risteen has 244 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,842
Across
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Cease moving : HALT
5
Highway shelter : MOTEL
10
Bridge thrill : SLAM
14
On the water : ASEA
15
Middle Easterner : OMANI
16
Protagonist : HERO
17
Unreliable one : LIAR
18
Did an autumnal chore : RAKED
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"It ___ hundred years ... " : RANA
20
Etnean discharge : LAVA
21
"You ___ My Sunshine," 1940 song : ARE
22
Galsworthy's "A Man of ___" : DEVON
23
Remnants : ENDS
25
Outward appearance : FACADE
28
Treats maliciously : SPITES
30
Spatiate : ROAM
31
Black Hawk was one : SAC
34
Churchman : CANON
35
Pithy : TERSE
36
Former hockey star : ORR
37
A.B.A. member : ATT
38
Devilfish : MANTA
39
Burr, to Hamilton : FOE
40
___ degree : NTH
41
Puccini heroine : TOSCA
42
"Leaves of ___" : GRASS
44
Link : TIE
45
___ ha-Shanah : ROSH
46
Congressional investigations : PROBES
47
Evergreen tree : LAUREL
49
"Trinity" author : URIS
50
Goof on an exam : FLUNK
52
Mom's admonition : EAT
54
Traditional septet : SEAS
57
Enrich : LARD
58
Mod style, in painting : OPART
60
Fastener : TNUT
61
All at ___ : ONCE
62
Formal reception : LEVEE
63
Relative of beige : ECRU
64
Exclamations of disgust : PAHS
65
Cheerless : DREAR
66
Interpret signs : READ
Down
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"Annie ___" : HALL
2
Global area : ASIA
3
Abandon : LEAVEINTHELURCH
4
Italian gulf : TARANTO
5
Fenny tract : MORASS
6
Poet translated by FitzGerald : OMAR
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Dir. from Nantes to Angers : ENE
9
Operculum : LID
10
Bit : SHRED
11
Temporary terminations : LEAVESOFABSENCE
12
Pisa's river : ARNO
13
Complain : MOAN
22
Myra Hess, for one : DAME
24
Thieves' hangout : DEN
26
Body passage : AORTA
27
Señora's bailiwick : CASA
28
Cut down : SCANT
29
Adelina of operatic fame : PATTI
32
Appeared above the horizon : AROSE
33
Pungent plant : CRESS
35
Calais cup : TASSE
38
Wasteland area : MOOR
41
Pacific island : TRUK
42
Kennel sound : GRR
43
Revel noisily : ROISTER
46
Golfer's No. 6 club : PUTTER
48
"Backbone" of S.A. : ANDES
50
Failure, in show biz : FLOP
51
Hollywood name : LANA
53
Kind of way or code : AREA
55
Ambiance : AURA
56
Boss of a sort : STUD
58
"On, brave ___ Army team" : OLD
59
By means of : PER

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