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

New York Times, Thursday, October 23, 1958

Author:
H. L. Risteen
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { F J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 252 (avg 1.31)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Herb L. Risteen has 244 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
H. L. Risteen is an alias for Herb L. Risteen.
1
S
2
T
3
A
4
I
5
R
6
S
7
D
8
E
9
G
10
A
11
U
12
L
13
L
14
E
15
P
E
L
L
E
T
16
O
M
I
S
S
I
O
N
17
A
N
G
L
E
R
18
S
E
R
P
E
N
T
S
19
S
S
E
20
D
A
21
M
S
E
L
S
22
T
I
U
23
M
I
R
24
A
25
P
A
I
R
S
26
B
E
O
R
27
O
I
L
28
S
29
R
E
S
30
M
I
L
N
E
31
N
A
T
T
32
I
E
R
33
B
A
L
34
S
N
O
O
D
S
35
C
A
L
L
36
A
37
S
38
O
W
E
39
C
H
A
L
I
C
E
40
S
41
A
42
O
N
E
43
R
A
E
44
S
E
T
A
45
A
G
R
A
46
G
E
L
E
47
E
48
S
I
R
49
E
50
L
E
A
51
I
R
R
U
P
T
52
S
53
V
O
W
54
A
N
T
55
E
R
O
O
M
56
T
O
57
H
A
V
E
58
A
D
E
L
A
I
D
E
59
E
L
A
T
E
R
60
M
A
S
S
E
N
E
T
61
S
O
W
E
R
S
© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,404
Across
1
Companionway. : STAIRS
7
Famous French man. : DEGAULLE
15
Small lead shot. : PELLET
16
Oversight. : OMISSION
17
Flycaster. : ANGLER
18
Assailants of Laocoön. : SERPENTS
19
Compass point. : SSE
20
Ladies fair. : DAMSELS
22
Teutonic sky-god. : TIU
23
Star with fluted spectrum, in Cetus. : MIRA
25
Married folk. : PAIRS
26
"To ___ not to be ... " : BEOR
27
Certain pictures. : OILS
29
In medias ___. : RES
30
"Now We Are Six" author. : MILNE
31
More trim and tidy. : NATTIER
33
___ masque. : BAL
34
Old-time hairnets. : SNOODS
35
Metropolitan star. : CALLAS
38
Be indebted to. : OWE
39
Goblet. : CHALICE
40
Rhone tributary. : SAONE
43
Girl's name. : RAE
44
Bristle. : SETA
45
Historic Indian city. : AGRA
46
Jelly, in French cookery. : GELEE
48
Forefather: Poet. : SIRE
50
Grassy field. : LEA
51
Bursts in. : IRRUPTS
53
Promise of fidelity. : VOW
54
Place of waiting. : ANTEROOM
56
"___ and to Hold." : TOHAVE
58
Australian metropolis. : ADELAIDE
59
Click beetle. : ELATER
60
Composer of "Manon." : MASSENET
61
Farmers in the spring. : SOWERS
Down
1
Brief spell of activity. : SPASM
2
Modern living problems. : TENSIONS
3
Possible follower of 7 Across. : ALGERIAN
4
Where Decatur is: Abbr. : ILL
5
Hollow-stemmed grass. : REED
6
Shoulder ___. : STRAP
7
G-man's file of letters, records, etc. : DOSSIER
8
Far East notables. : EMEERS
9
"Les ___." : GIRLS
10
Ophidians of Egypt. : ASPS
11
Function. : USE
12
Door beam. : LINTEL
13
Soothing liquid. : LOTION
14
Make certain. : ENSURE
21
Farm animals. : MARES
24
Pennsylvania city. : ALTOONA
26
Clubs. : BILLIES
28
American novelist. : STOWE
30
Shaded walks. : MALLS
32
Suffix in chemistry. : IDE
33
Pasture sound. : BAA
35
Bird sound. : CHEEP
36
Set in motion. : ACTIVATE
37
Henry Morgan, for example. : SEAROVER
39
Peace pipe. : CALUMET
40
Oriental greeting. : SALAAM
41
Program. : AGENDA
42
Waxes eloquent. : ORATES
43
Was carried again. : RERODE
46
Vaulted roof angle. : GROIN
47
Diminutive suffixes. : ETTES
49
Pitchers. : EWERS
51
"Dies ___," Latin hymn. : IRAE
52
Alone. : SOLO
55
Pre-subway carriers. : ELS
57
Red berry of a spiny shrub. : HAW

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 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
60 ms