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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Monday, August 17, 1981

24-Down : Ordinary

Author:
Herb L. Risteen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { F J K Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 250 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 2
Herb L. Risteen has 244 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1981, The New York TimesNo. 11,605
Across
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Route : PATH
5
Buffet dish : SALAD
10
Cicatrix : SCAR
14
___ code : AREA
15
Encomium : ELOGE
16
Verrett specialty : ARIA
17
Beautiful birds : SCARLETTANAGERS
20
Meddle : TAMPER
21
Far from fresh : TIRED
22
Greek theater : ODEON
23
French dairy product : CREME
25
Corrode : EAT
28
Word with wing or wood : RED
29
Bird call : COO
30
Formerly : ONCE
31
Private eye : SHAMUS
34
Walked with a certain gait : PACED
35
Prynne's stigma : SCARLETLETTER
38
Plymouth prisons : GAOLS
39
Headdresses : TIARAS
40
Be flirtatious : OGLE
41
Dir. from Albuquerque to Denver : NNE
42
Invalid's food : PAP
45
Dijon dance : BAL
46
Proofreading mark : CARET
49
Had origin : AROSE
51
Armadillo : APARA
53
Modifies : ADAPTS
54
Sherlock Holmes story : ASTUDYINSCARLET
58
Fishing need : REEL
59
Necktie : ASCOT
60
Feudal bigwig : EARL
61
Hand over : CEDE
62
Urban illumination : NEONS
63
Gaelic : ERSE
Down
1
Parish head : PASTOR
2
Arched passageway : ARCADE
3
Joined : TEAMED
4
Memorable mime : HARPO
5
Melampus was one : SEER
6
High in pitch : ALT
7
Batch : LOT
8
Quartz variety : AGATE
9
Cotton cloth : DENIM
10
Big brain : SAGE
11
Belief : CREDENCE
12
Make known : AIR
13
Ethiopian title : RAS
18
Author Deighton : LEN
19
Exist : ARE
23
Sky traveler : COMET
24
Ordinary : ROUTINE
26
Maple-tree genus : ACER
27
Lewis or Nugent : TED
29
Nickname in "East of Eden" : CAL
30
Stable fare : OATS
31
White ___ : SALE
32
A wk. has 168 of these : HRS
33
Point of view : SLANT
34
Sch. auxiliary : PTA
35
Tale of the Forsytes : SAGA
36
Put together, as parts of a book : COLLATED
37
Sooner than, to Shakespeare : ERE
38
Tar : GOB
42
Tulip tree : POPLAR
43
Garden blooms : ASTERS
44
Crushing tool : PESTLE
46
Obnoxious fellow : CAD
47
Indo-European : ARYAN
48
Work incentive : RAISE
49
Oklahoma city : ADA
50
Peep show : RAREE
52
Whimper : PULE
53
Biblical book : ACTS
54
Spark stream : ARC
55
___ out (finish) : SEE
56
Sgt. or cpl. : NCO
57
Absalom, to David : SON

Answer summary:
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