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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Thursday, February 16, 1978

9-Across : Pit or well

Author:
Herb L. Risteen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { F Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 304 (avg 1.66)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Herb L. Risteen has 244 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1978, The New York TimesNo. 10,414
Across
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Balkan bigwig : TITO
5
Equine's pride : MANE
9
Pit or well : SUMP
13
Man from Jidda : ARAB
14
Frugal fellow : SAVER
15
Diva's forte : ARIA
16
Actress involved with Abigail's man : JILLSTJOHNADAMS
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Large eared seal : SEALION
20
Gentleman's gentleman : VALET
21
Part of Harvard Stadium : TIER
22
Author Harte : BRET
24
Canter and single-foot : GAITS
26
Show scorn : JEER
27
Old saying : SAW
30
Choir singer : ALTO
31
Civil War leader : DAVIS
32
Collection : ANA
33
Actor having connections with a singer : JOHNWAYNENEWTON
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Finnish port : ABO
38
Cancel : ANNUL
39
Mask : HIDE
40
Thing, in law : RES
41
Draws : TIES
42
Macduff, e.g. : THANE
44
Coagulates : GELS
45
Form of fuel : PEAT
46
Take the ___ (preside) : CHAIR
49
Toothed : SERRATE
52
Novelist tied up with a winner over Clay : HENRYJAMESKPOLK
56
Huffy : IRED
57
Plant part : OVULE
58
Female friend, in France : AMIE
59
What a tug does : TOWS
60
London art gallery : TATE
61
Incline : LEAN
Down
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___ Mahal : TAJ
2
Garden bloom : IRIS
3
Narrative : TALE
4
Sacrifice : OBLATION
5
Kind of suit : MAJOR
6
Stratford's stream : AVON
7
Biblical book: Abbr. : NEH
8
Water bird : ERN
9
Top Cairene : SADAT
10
Red river : URAL
11
Jester : MIME
12
All our yesterdays : PAST
14
Porker pads : STIES
17
Cut : SLIT
18
Unwilling : AVERSE
22
Slanting edge : BEVEL
23
Check : REIN
24
Light bulb : GLOBE
25
One of a Dumas trio : ATHOS
26
Two-faced god : JANUS
27
Fine fabric : SATIN
28
Electrical terminal : ANODE
29
Lose force : WANE
30
Not in harmony : AJAR
31
Force units : DYNES
34
Wet or wishy-washy : WATERY
35
Indigo source : ANIL
36
"Oh ___ was Mary" : WHATAPAL
42
Succinct : TERSE
43
Listen! : HARK
44
Encircles : GIRDS
45
Contemporary of the Bard : PEELE
46
I.O.U. : CHIT
47
Villain's adversary : HERO
48
Again : ANEW
49
X-rated material : SMUT
50
Heavy volume : TOME
51
English essayist : ELIA
53
Tiny bit : JOT
54
Hollywood name : AVA
55
Understanding : KEN

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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