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Herb L. Risteen
New York Times, Monday, December 6, 1954
Author:
H. L. Risteen
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { H J K Q U X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 257 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Herb L. Risteen has 244 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
H. L. Risteen is an alias for Herb L. Risteen.
1 L | 2 A | 3 D | 4 L | 5 E | 6 D | 7 B | 8 R | 9 A | 10 S | 11 S | ||||
12 B | E | R | E | A | V | E | 13 P | O | I | N | T | E | 14 D |
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15 R | A | M | E | S | E | S | 16 R | E | A | T | O | N | E |
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17 A | D | A | 18 S | N | I | 19 P | E | R | S | 20 R | A | T |
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21 N | E | D | 22 S | 23 T | R | E | S | S | 24 M | A | T | E |
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25 D | R | A | M | 26 A | 27 E | N | S | 28 C | A | G | E | S |
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29 O | S | S | I | F | 30 I | E | D | 31 A | R | R | E | S | T |
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32 T | O | N | 33 T | A | R | |||||||||
34 P | 35 I | 36 S | T | O | N | 37 F | 38 R | A | M | I | 39 N | 40 G | 41 S |
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42 I | N | L | E | T | 43 M | A | E | 44 P | E | A | L | E |
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45 E | T | O | N | 46 P | A | R | D | 47 S | 48 D | I | E | T |
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49 C | O | W | 50 G | E | N | E | R | A | 51 L | 52 V | A | T |
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53 E | N | E | 54 M | I | E | S | 55 A | B | I | 56 L | E | N | E |
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57 D | E | S | E | R | V | E | 58 F | L | O | A | T | E | R |
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59 S | T | A | L | E | 60 T | E | N | D | E | R |
© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,987
Across
1
Dipped out. : LADLED
7
Material of the French horn. : BRASS
12
Leave desolate. : BEREAVE
13
Sharp. : POINTED
15
Any of twelve Egyptians. : RAMESES
16
Make up for again. : REATONE
17
Political group. : ADA
18
Marksmen. : SNIPERS
20
Coiffure pad. : RAT
21
Edgar and Edmund. : NEDS
23
Lock. : TRESS
24
Counterpart. : MATE
25
Series of vivid events. : DRAMA
27
Letters. : ENS
28
Shuts up. : CAGES
29
Fixed rigidly in a custom. : OSSIFIED
31
Check. : ARREST
32
Cargo weight. : TON
33
Coal ___. : TAR
34
Engine part. : PISTON
37
Ornamental borders. : FRAMINGS
42
Entrance. : INLET
43
Girl's name. : MAE
44
Minister and author. : PEALE
45
Historic school. : ETON
46
Western pals. : PARDS
48
Formal assembly. : DIET
49
Hereford or Jersey. : COW
50
Handy's title. : GENERAL
52
Large container. : VAT
53
Hostile forces. : ENEMIES
55
Small city W of Topeka. : ABILENE
57
Merit. : DESERVE
58
Transient laborer: Colloq. : FLOATER
59
Hackneyed. : STALE
60
Affectionate. : TENDER
Down
1
Main editorials. : LEADERS
2
Fleets. : ARMADAS
3
Letter. : DEE
4
Annie Laurie. : LASS
5
Outcome. : EVENT
6
Role for Jean Simmons. : DESIREE
7
Residents of Natal. : BOERS
8
Inlets. : RIAS
9
Dweller in a formicary. : ANT
10
Cold —. : STORAGE
11
Legislatures. : SENATES
12
Napoleon, Mark Antony, et al. : BRANDO
13
___ conference. : PRESS
14
Hate. : DETEST
19
Be undecided. : PEND
22
Deeply enamored. : SMITTEN
24
"Reader, I ___ him."—Jane Eyre. : MARRIED
26
In action. : AFOOT
28
Hamper. : CRAMP
30
Stopping place. : INN
31
___ loss. : ATA
34
Joined together. : PIECED
35
Chants. : INTONES
36
Most tedious. : SLOWEST
37
Turn out. : FARE
38
A second version. : REDRAFT
39
Simplicity. : NAIVETE
40
Worker in the fields. : GLEANER
41
Pointer's friend. : SETTER
43
Emerson's Concord home. : MANSE
46
Annoyance: Colloq. : PEEVE
47
Dark fur. : SABLE
50
"Brownie." : GIRL
51
Social success. : LION
54
___ culpa (I am to blame). : MEA
56
Friend of 4 Down. : LAD
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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