This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.
Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Monday, September 17, 1956

25-Down : Person.

Author:
H. L. Risteen
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.72, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5 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.
1
W
2
A
3
F
4
D
5
V
6
A
7
P
8
I
9
D
10
S
11
E
12
L
13
F
14
A
M
I
A
15
B
I
L
I
T
Y
16
U
X
O
R
17
H
O
R
S
E
S
E
N
S
E
18
N
A
N
A
19
R
Y
E
20
L
O
S
T
21
R
22
E
D
M
E
N
23
M
I
R
24
O
S
S
A
25
H
26
A
27
G
U
E
28
D
29
A
D
30
S
E
31
A
32
T
33
S
34
U
P
O
N
35
R
E
C
I
36
F
E
37
N
I
P
38
M
A
R
I
39
E
A
N
T
O
I
N
40
E
T
T
E
41
A
R
E
42
C
U
T
O
U
T
43
D
E
L
A
44
N
A
S
45
A
L
46
E
N
S
47
C
I
D
E
R
48
S
A
49
N
D
50
O
R
T
51
S
52
H
53
A
S
T
A
54
S
55
O
D
A
56
I
57
K
58
E
59
H
O
P
E
60
D
61
O
O
R
O
P
62
E
N
E
R
63
U
S
E
R
64
I
N
F
E
R
E
N
C
E
S
65
N
E
X
T
66
R
E
A
M
S
67
D
A
F
T
© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,638
Across
1
Extreme nationalist party of Egypt. : WAFD
5
Tasteless. : VAPID
10
One's own person. : SELF
14
Good nature. : AMIABILITY
16
Wife: Latin. : UXOR
17
Practical intelligence. : HORSESENSE
18
Zola novel. : NANA
19
Farmer's crop. : RYE
20
Bewildered. : LOST
21
Sioux. : REDMEN
23
Chief, in India. : MIR
24
Greek mountain. : OSSA
25
The ___, home of the Peace Palace. : HAGUE
28
Pop. : DAD
30
Established places. : SEATS
34
Preposition. : UPON
35
Seaport of Brazil. : RECIFE
37
Bite. : NIP
38
V. I. P. of 18th century. : MARIEANTOINETTE
41
Auxiliary verb. : ARE
42
Childhood delight. : CUTOUT
43
Place ___ Concorde. : DELA
44
Describing voices. : NASAL
46
Navy man: Abbr. : ENS
47
Beverage. : CIDER
48
Hosiery shade. : SAND
50
Fragment. : ORT
51
California peak. : SHASTA
54
Relative of 10 Down. : SODA
56
Campaign nickname. : IKE
59
Want and expect. : HOPE
60
Footman. : DOOROPENER
63
Consumer. : USER
64
Conclusions. : INFERENCES
65
Nearest to. : NEXT
66
Slews. : REAMS
67
Silly. : DAFT
Down
1
True: Ger. : WAHR
2
East Asian port. : AMOY
3
Strong feeling. : FIRE
4
Men of the law: Colloq. : DAS
5
Part of a windshield. : VISOR
6
Pub sign. : ALES
7
Unit of measure. : PINT
8
Pronoun. : ITS
9
Textile factory workers. : DYERS
10
Dessert. : SUNDAE
11
Midyear event. : EXAM
12
Isolated. : LONE
13
TV nickname. : FRAN
15
Show to be false. : BELIE
22
German industrial center. : ESSEN
23
Actor Paul. : MUNI
24
Very displeasing. : ODIOUS
25
Person. : HUMAN
26
Three-banded armadillo. : APARA
27
Dixie Senatorial family. : GORES
28
Describing many fenders. : DENTED
29
Function in regard to. : ACTON
31
Paid up. : ANTED
32
Peerage prerogative. : TITLE
33
Long blade. : SPEAR
35
Indian diplomat. : RAU
36
Prepared. : FIT
39
Brilliancy. : ECLAT
40
Do journalistic work. : EDIT
45
Asseverate. : ASSERT
47
Cloth. : CRAPE
49
Lowest point. : NADIR
50
Perfumes. : ODORS
51
Eschew. : SHUN
52
Water carrier. : HOSE
53
Highest point. : APEX
54
Davenport. : SOFA
55
Senator Watkins' home town. : OREM
56
Indian monarch. : INCA
57
Campaign nickname. : KEEF
58
Formerly: Arch. : ERST
61
Number. : ONE
62
___ table. : END

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

Found bugs or have suggestions? Please let us know.

Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

Previous puzzle | Next puzzle
XWord Info Home
XWord Info © 2007-2024, Jim Horne
54 ms