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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Tuesday, July 24, 1979

39-Down : Oddball

Author:
Herb L. Risteen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 58, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, 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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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,850
Across
1
Author of "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" : BACH
5
Gluey stuff : GEL
8
Large quantity : SCADS
13
Where Rio Branco is : ACRE
14
Till item : ONE
15
Steam ___ : SHOVEL
16
" ... drown ___ with tears": Hamlet : THESTAGE
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Sometime : MANANA
19
Playwright's ploy : ASIDE
20
Puffin's cousin : AUK
21
Kind of dog or fish : TOY
22
Tribal emblem : TOTEM
24
F.D.R. agency : NRA
26
Delight : ELATE
28
Finial : EPI
29
"Heav'n's first law": Pope : ORDER
31
More tender : SORER
32
Skipper's sci. : NAV
33
December song : NOEL
34
A.P. relative : UPI
35
Subtitle of a 1604 tragedy : THEMOOROFVENICE
41
Word with shove or cast : OFF
42
Field : AREA
43
Conjunction : NOR
44
Frank of Hollywood : CAPRA
47
" ... ___ and true industrious friend": Shak. : ADEAR
48
Machine part : COG
49
Spartan slave : HELOT
50
Application : USE
51
Does literary work : EDITS
53
Old English coin : ORA
54
Take an unfair share : HOG
56
Cafeteria equipment : TRAYS
58
Newscaster Dan : RATHER
60
Very brave : LIONLIKE
63
Put in accord : ATTUNE
64
North Sea feeder : EMS
65
Class of vertebrates : AVES
66
Sly looks : LEERS
67
Actress Sandra : DEE
68
Tidings : NEWS
Down
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"The ___" (stage thriller) : BAT
2
Essen exclamation : ACH
3
Like great artists : CREATIVE
4
Nobelist in Literature: 1946 : HESSE
5
Drive : GOAD
6
Propagate : ENGENDER
7
Actor Marvin : LEE
8
Kind of sonnet : SHAKESPEAREAN
9
Swindle : CON
10
Incarnation : AVATAR
11
Indicate : DENOTE
12
Macbeth, for one : SLAYER
15
Univ. at Dallas : SMU
17
Tragedy about a misanthrope : TIMONOFATHENS
20
Swiss river : AAR
22
Circus feature : TENT
23
Fancy fish : OPAH
25
Certain gun cartridges : RELOADS
27
___ roast : LOIN
30
Building part : ROOF
34
Eye part : UVEA
36
Italian Prime Minister: 1964-68 : MORO
37
Nonworking hours : FREETIME
38
Penetrating : INCISIVE
39
Oddball : COOT
40
Work units : ERGS
44
Type of music : CHORAL
45
Pump up : AERATE
46
Missouri branch : PLATTE
47
Sept. predecessor : AUG
52
Poet Thomas : DYLAN
55
Smelter food : ORE
57
Gypsy ___ Lee : ROSE
59
Wallace hero, for short : HUR
60
Directed : LED
61
___ Gardens, in Queens : KEW
62
Letter : ESS

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

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