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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Friday, December 7, 1956

Author:
H. L. Risteen
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 84, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.48, Missing: { G J Q X }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1 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.
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,719
Across
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Sprinted. : RACED
6
European. : LAPP
10
College sport. : CREW
14
Make less. : ABATE
15
Seine tributary. : OISE
16
Pueblo Indian. : HOPI
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Track event. : RELAY
18
Ivy League team. : PRINCETON
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"Boola, boola" singers. : ELIS
21
Wreaths. : LEIS
22
Dodger ss. : REESE
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Sport official: Abbr. : REF
24
Agitate: Colloq. : FAZE
25
Golf score. : PAR
26
See 10 Across. : OARS
28
Pitcher's mound. : SLAB
30
Certain officials: Colloq. : VPS
33
European capital. : BERNE
35
Sport notable. : STAR
36
Adriatic port. : BARI
37
Illuminating device. : LANTERN
39
Card game. : SEVENUP
41
Condition: Suffix. : OSIS
42
Direction. : EAST
44
Mountain system. : ANDES
45
Party. : TEA
46
Fully prepared. : RIPE
47
Phrase of comprehension. : ISEE
48
Relative. : SON
49
Athletic team. : NINE
51
Los Angeles footballer. : RAM
54
Trunks. : STEMS
57
Long and slender. : LANK
58
Spanish river. : EBRO
59
Big Ten team. : OHIOSTATE
61
Mine entrances. : ADITS
62
Supermarket aid. : CART
63
Flagrance. : ODOR
64
Misrepresent. : BELIE
65
Joint. : KNEE
66
"Bird thou never ___ ... " : WERT
67
Stakes. : ANTES
Down
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Thinner. : RARER
2
White poplar. : ABELE
3
Pacific Coast school. : CALIFORNIA
4
Greek letters. : ETAS
5
Tunisian ruler. : DEY
6
White Sox manager. : LOPEZ
7
Breeziest. : AIRIEST
8
Greek letters. : PSIS
9
Bull ___. : PEN
10
Stadium sound. : CHEER
11
Kyle ___ of football. : ROTE
12
Primitive poem. : EPOS
13
Deep, purplish red. : WINE
19
Catch a ___, in rowing. : CRAB
21
___ Vegas. : LAS
24
Not held back. : FREE
25
Trim away. : PARE
27
Tiny tunnelers. : ANTS
29
Endure. : LAST
30
Dixie university. : VANDERBILT
31
Diminutive of a girl's name. : PRUE
32
Drinks through a straw. : SIPS
33
Unsightly thing. : BLOT
34
Facility. : EASE
35
___ back, as a football. : SNAP
36
Nota ___. : BENE
38
Check. : REIN
40
Urn. : VASE
43
Washington baseballer. : SENATOR
46
Former boxing champion. : ROSS
47
Contents of a well. : INK
48
Struck hard. : SMOTE
50
Inactive. : INERT
52
Bandleader Shaw. : ARTIE
53
Role for Charlton Heston. : MOSES
54
Hit a baseball lustily. : SOCK
55
"Less ___ the Dust." : THAN
56
Island country. : EIRE
57
Bail. : LADE
58
Delightful spot. : EDEN
60
Pull. : TOW
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Arab garment. : ABA

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