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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Friday, August 9, 1957

49-Down : Roman deities.

Author:
H. L. Risteen
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.72, Missing: { J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has duplicate clues.
Herb L. Risteen has 244 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
H. L. Risteen is an alias for Herb L. Risteen.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,964
Across
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Feign. : SHAM
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Musical instrument. : FLUTE
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Direct insult. : SLAP
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Gossip. : TALEBEARER
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Forbidden. : TABU
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Hollywood actress. : AVAGARDNER
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Unique thing: Slang. : ONER
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Tree. : YEW
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Trees. : BAYS
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Flattened at the poles. : OBLATE
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___ Aviv. : TEL
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Characteristic. : TRAIT
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Sail supports. : SPARS
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Far East name. : MAO
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Draw forth. : EDUCE
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Japanese tribesman. : AINU
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Infield hit. : ROLLER
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Inexperienced. : RAW
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Harmful thing. : BANE
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Wake Island, for example. : ATOLL
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Concerning. : INRE
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Compass point. : ENE
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A ___ throw. : STONES
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Put up. : REAR
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Capek creation. : ROBOT
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Color. : RED
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Supermarket vehicles. : CARTS
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Farewell. : ADIOS
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Hot weather aid. : FAN
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Large dogs. : BOXERS
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Moselle tributary. : SAAR
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River of Central Asia. : ILI
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Hill dwellers. : ANTS
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Solidified. : COAGULATED
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Desserts. : ICES
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Hollywood redhead. : ARLENEDAHL
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Scarlett's home. : TARA
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Orchestral instruments. : REEDS
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"It's a sin to tell ___." : ALIE
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Check. : STAY
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Experience. : HAVE
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"There ought to be ___!" : ALAW
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Alcott heroine. : MEG
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Wild. : FERAL
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Title. : LADY
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Receptacles. : URNS
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Links place. : TEE
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Slip. : ERROR
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Impassive. : STOLID
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Hollywood actress. : LANATURNER
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Encourage. : ABET
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Absolute. : PURE
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Innocents. : BABES
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Former heavyweight champion. : BAER
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Loyal. : TRUE
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Rang out. : TOLLED
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Cavalry weapon. : SABER
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Serkin's forte. : PIANO
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She'll appear on Broadway in the fall. : ANNEBAXTER
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Takes a trip. : MOTORS
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Isolated. : ALONE
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Unit of weight. : CARAT
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Pitchers. : EWERS
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Pompadour pad. : RAT
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Urban railroads. : ELS
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Asiatic country. : IRAN
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Agitate. : STIR
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Gulf of the Black Sea. : ODESSA
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Popular bandleader. : CARLE
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Admired award. : OSCAR
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Roman deities. : FAUNS
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Entice. : BAIT
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Brazilian ounce. : ONCA
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Fire ___. : SALE
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Venerable. : AGED
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European country: Abbr. : ITAL
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Where Samson slew the Philistines. : LEHI
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Empty. : IDLE
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State: Abbr. : ORE
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Actress Rehan. : ADA

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1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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