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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Monday, July 26, 1982

9-Down : Foxes

Author:
Herb L. Risteen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 301 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 0
Herb L. Risteen has 244 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,948
Across
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A hero of '76 : HALE
5
Evergreen : CEDAR
10
Road or sand follower : HOG
13
G.I. offense : AWOL
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Have origin : ARISE
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Capital of Fiji : SUVA
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Trickery; mischief : HANKYPANKY
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Russia's ___ Mts. : URAL
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Affirmative : AYE
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Church section : APSE
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One's bean : NODDLE
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Corner : TREE
24
___ Peninsula : MALAY
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Under control : INHAND
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Scraps from k.p. work : PARINGS
30
Clever acts : COUPS
31
John Wayne film : HONDO
32
High points : UPS
34
Raison d'___ : ETRE
35
Is bested : LOSES
36
French cheese : BRIE
37
Andrea ___ Sarto : DEL
38
Le Havre hat : BERET
39
Military unit : CADRE
40
Rulers : DYNASTS
42
Thespian : PLAYER
43
Sac : BURSA
44
Soviet sea : ARAL
45
Professor's offering : COURSE
47
Iowa college town : AMES
48
Sweep : OAR
51
Melodies : AIRS
52
Insipid : NAMBYPAMBY
55
Map item : ISLE
56
Roman magistrate : EDILE
57
Marie Curie was one : POLE
58
A loser at Waterloo : NEY
59
Given treatment of a sort : DOSED
60
Santa's largess : TOYS
Down
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Mirthful sound : HAHA
2
Not at home : AWAY
3
Solitary : LONE
4
Game animal : ELK
5
Bettered : CAPPED
6
Remove : ERASE
7
Have a repast : DINE
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Inquire : ASK
9
Foxes : REYNARDS
10
Hand organ : HURDYGURDY
11
Stadium : OVAL
12
Navigation hazard : GALE
15
Where Khartoum is : SUDAN
17
Tall tales : YARNS
22
Mixture : OLIO
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Record : TAPE
24
"Déjeuner sur l'herbe" painter : MANET
25
___ tea : ICED
26
Observed : NOTED
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Commotion : HURLYBURLY
28
Puts forth : POSES
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Village high point : SPIRE
31
Azores seaport : HORTA
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Farsighted fellow : SEER
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Diminished : LESSENED
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Jezebel's god : BAAL
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Lieutenant's insignia : BARS
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Embrace : CLASP
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Clinic worker : NURSE
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___ upon (weighed heavily) : PREYED
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Walk slowly : AMBLE
45
Third person : CAIN
46
Creil's river : OISE
47
He wrote "One Fat Englishman" : AMIS
48
Melville novel : OMOO
49
In a competent manner : ABLY
50
Bakery display : RYES
53
Trouble : ADO
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Skillful : APT

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