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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Monday, December 2, 1974

Author:
Herb L. Risteen
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 49.4 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
Herb L. Risteen has 244 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,242
Across
1
Diplomacy : TACT
5
Boston orchestra : POPS
9
Mine car : TRAM
13
Melville novel : OMOO
14
Encourages : ABETS
16
Defect : HOLE
17
Man of many marches : JOHNPHILIPSOUSA
20
Declaim : ORATE
21
Linden tree : TEIL
22
Be off guard : NOD
23
Celebrated : NOTED
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Sedate : STAID
28
Talk idly : GAS
30
Exacerbates : IRES
32
Facing a glacier : STOSS
34
Spanish gold : ORO
35
Kind of soul : TIMID
37
Light gas : ETHER
39
Rinse : LAVE
41
Cobblers' supplies : SOLES
43
Excellent : AONE
44
Mandolin parts : FRETS
46
Menu item : SALAD
48
World power : USA
49
Water buffalo : ARNEE
51
Fractional prefix : SEMI
52
Influenced : LED
53
Pastry items : TARTS
55
Make appropriations : SPEND
57
Emden exclamation : ACH
59
Vehicle : AUTO
61
Ones on the move : GOERS
64
Man with a doctrine : PRESIDENTMONROE
68
Agra attire : SARI
69
Banquet bigwig : EMCEE
70
Hand over : CEDE
71
Pitcher : EWER
72
Center : SEAT
73
Delightful spot : EDEN
Down
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Japanese general : TOJO
2
Cupid : AMOR
3
Hit song of W. W. I : COHANSOVERTHERE
4
Lone Ranger's friend : TONTO
5
Exclamation : PAH
6
Tokyo sash : OBI
7
Hide : PELT
8
Farm enclosures : STIES
9
Conjunction, for short : THO
10
Having poor posture : ROUNDSHOULDERED
11
Too : ALSO
12
Western lake : MEAD
15
Cooking devices : SPITS
18
___ four (teacake) : PETIT
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List : SLATE
24
Greek goddess : ERIS
25
Populace : DEMOS
27
Tiny bit : IOTA
28
Popular pastime : GOLF
29
Palm cockatoo : ARARA
31
Deane of Continental Congress : SILAS
33
Be aware of : SENSE
36
Crosses out : DELES
38
Understand : READ
40
Heating vessel : ETNA
42
Coarse hominy : SAMP
45
Caravansary : SERAI
47
San ___ : DIEGO
50
Musical work : ETUDE
54
Comes from : STEMS
56
Present occasion : NONCE
57
Church section : APSE
58
Crop : CRAW
60
Formerly : ONCE
62
Took the roller coaster : RODE
63
Witnessed : SEEN
65
Title : SIR
66
Sri Lanka export : TEA
67
Shea athlete : MET

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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