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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Monday, February 4, 1980

Author:
Herb L. Risteen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Grid flow: 23.5 Grid has duplicate clues.
Herb L. Risteen has 244 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,045
Across
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Food fish : BASS
5
Actress Paget : DEBRA
10
Biblical brother : ABEL
14
Prefix with date or nave : ANTE
15
Auriculate : EARED
16
"Adam ___," Eliot novel : BEDE
17
Greek portico : STOA
18
Plant part : OVULE
19
Soviet city : OREL
20
Gives in : ACCEDES
22
"___ Girl" : FUNNY
23
Tropical nut : KOLA
24
Acrobatic feats : SPLITS
27
Fabric from Angora goats : MOHAIR
29
Spirit : ELAN
30
Boutique item : WIG
33
At ___ (mystified) : ALOSS
34
Come in second at Belmont : PLACE
35
Wedding words : IDO
36
Trapping trophy : PELT
37
Robust : LUSTY
38
Normandy town : STLO
39
Thrash : LAM
40
"Camille" actress : GARBO
41
Demolished : RAZED
42
Units of measure, in printing : ENS
43
Sweetbrier : ROSE
44
Very thin : PAPERY
45
Be evasive : WEASEL
47
Eastern V.I.P. : AMIR
48
Very critical : ACERB
50
N.T. books : GOSPELS
53
Fashion : MODE
54
Corrupt : TAINT
56
Is off guard : NAPS
58
Contemporary pact : OPEC
59
Bring out : EDUCE
60
Danish king of England: 1017–35 : CNUT
61
Thrown : SENT
62
Arab's hageen : CAMEL
63
MacDonald's erstwhile partner : EDDY
Down
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___-relief : BAS
2
Rectangular pier : ANTA
3
Capital city : STOCKHOLMSWEDEN
4
Littoral area : SEACOAST
5
Himalayan cedar : DEODAR
6
Building part : EAVE
7
Capital city : BRUSSELSBELGIUM
8
Electrical unit : REL
9
Picnic drink : ADE
10
Stirring : ABOUT
11
Capital city : BERNSWITZERLAND
12
Delightful spot : EDEN
13
Dutch painter: 1618–80 : LELY
21
Ivy Leaguers : ELIS
22
Punish pecuniarily : FINE
25
"Dialogues" man : PLATO
26
Like certain trimming : LACY
27
Bird's-eye ___ : MAPLE
28
City in New York : OLEAN
31
Do-nothing : IDLER
32
Exclamation of pleasure : GOODY
34
Trash, to Iago : PURSE
37
Neighbor of Cambodia : LAOS
38
Wisdom : SAPIENCE
40
Type of bag : GRAB
41
Sloping way : RAMP
44
Soft shade : PASTEL
46
Establish : ERECT
48
Biblical book : AMOS
49
Preistly cloak : COPE
51
Formerly : ONCE
52
___ Chandler, ex-Yankee pitcher : SPUD
54
Gumshoe : TEC
55
Palindromic feminine name : ADA
57
Porker's pad : STY

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