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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Monday, December 10, 1956

Author:
H. L. Risteen
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q X Y }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 23.4
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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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,722
Across
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Priestly robes. : ALBS
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Make tracks: Slang. : SCRAM
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Thump. : DRUB
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Encircled. : GIRT
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Beautiful damsel. : HOURI
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Ready. : RIPE
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English essayist. : ELIA
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Central American country. : ELSALVADOR
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Tree of Kentucky. : RIDGEOAK
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Intending. : AIMING
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Unit of measure. : GILL
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Coin of India. : ANNA
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Celerity. : SPEED
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Take three swings. : FAN
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Impede or bar: Law. : ESTOP
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Constabulary: Slang. : COPS
34
He wrote "Auntie Mame." : DENNIS
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Compass point. : ESE
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Serious disorder. : RIOT
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Musical instrument. : ORGAN
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Piece of music. : TRIO
40
Levantine country: Abbr. : ISR
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Stick. : FERULE
42
He built Saint Paul's. : WREN
43
Substance. : METAL
45
Letter. : ESS
46
People of South Africa. : BOERS
47
Rhode Island rebel, 1842. : DORR
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Foolhardy. : RASH
50
Hindu poet. : TAGORE
53
Lizards. : SAURIANS
57
Hill's constituents. : ALABAMIANS
59
Twofold. : DUAL
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Be off guard. : DOZE
61
Act in concert. : UNITE
62
Sicilian observatory. : ETNA
63
Red and Black. : SEAS
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December phenomena. : SALES
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Mineral deposit. : SEAM
Down
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Antiquing device. : AGER
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Leslie Caron role. : LILI
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City on Long Island Sound. : BRIDGEPORT
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Most theatrical. : STAGIEST
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Old Testament underworld. : SHEOL
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African nut tree. : COLA
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Sweetened biscuit. : RUSK
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Constellation. : ARA
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Historic city of Lombardy. : MILAN
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Stage productions. : DRAMAS
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"Laugh," in Leoncavallo aria. : RIDI
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Well versed in: Colloq. : UPON
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Mass of ice. : BERG
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Creepers. : VINES
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Days of yore: Arch. : ELD
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Historic records. : ANNALS
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Loosely woven cotton cloth. : SCRIM
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Carriage. : POISE
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Cyrano portrayer. : FERRER
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Breed of cattle. : ANGUS
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City on the Wabash. : TERREHAUTE
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Willow tree. : OSIER
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Laborers. : PEONS
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Female rabbit. : DOE
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Chemical suffix. : INE
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What every question has. : TWOSIDES
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Plants of a certain region. : FLORA
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New Mexican dwellings. : ADOBES
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A measure, in music. : BAR
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Legendary twin. : REMUS
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Relatives of Trojan horses. : RUSES
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Small boys. : TADS
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Yucca's relative. : ALOE
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Contested area of the Middle East. : GAZA
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Spinnaker. : SAIL
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Stake. : ANTE
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Zola classic. : NANA
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Bridge triumph. : SLAM
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Once ___ lifetime. : INA

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

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