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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Monday, November 19, 1979

42-Across : Common abbr.

Author:
Herb L. Risteen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 23.5
Herb L. Risteen has 244 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
B
2
A
3
C
4
H
5
C
6
A
7
K
8
E
9
D
10
S
11
P
12
A
13
R
14
E
C
H
O
15
A
N
N
I
E
16
T
R
I
O
17
D
E
E
M
18
S
T
O
N
Y
19
E
E
L
S
20
S
C
E
21
P
T
I
C
22
B
A
S
S
E
23
K
L
E
E
24
K
25
O
26
P
E
K
S
27
S
28
T
E
E
R
S
29
E
L
A
N
30
C
31
O
32
P
33
W
O
R
S
T
34
E
D
D
I
E
35
O
D
E
36
A
W
E
S
37
W
A
F
E
R
38
A
N
E
W
39
L
I
D
40
M
A
S
O
N
41
M
U
F
T
I
42
E
T
C
43
I
C
E
R
44
R
U
D
E
S
T
45
A
46
R
E
O
L
A
47
E
M
I
R
48
B
49
A
R
O
N
50
L
51
O
B
S
T
E
52
R
53
O
L
E
O
54
M
55
A
O
R
I
56
I
N
O
57
N
58
U
S
E
S
59
E
B
O
N
D
60
O
C
T
O
61
T
O
R
T
62
G
A
P
E
S
63
N
E
E
D
© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,968
Across
1
One of the "three B's" : BACH
5
Hardened : CAKED
10
Sail support : SPAR
14
Imitate : ECHO
15
B'way musical : ANNIE
16
Work by 1 Across : TRIO
17
Consider : DEEM
18
Unfeeling : STONY
19
Lampreys' kin : EELS
20
Doubter: Var. : SCEPTIC
22
___-Terre, capital of Guadeloupe : BASSE
23
Swiss painter: 1879–1940 : KLEE
24
Money in Minsk : KOPEKS
27
Guides : STEERS
29
Liveliness : ELAN
30
"Blue knight" : COP
33
Defeat : WORST
34
Singer Fisher : EDDIE
35
Literary form : ODE
36
Impresses deeply : AWES
37
Cookie : WAFER
38
Again : ANEW
39
Top : LID
40
Construction worker : MASON
41
Ordinary clothes : MUFTI
42
Common abbr. : ETC
43
Refrigerator : ICER
44
Most uncouth : RUDEST
45
Leaf area : AREOLA
47
African chieftain : EMIR
48
Powerful financier : BARON
50
___ shift (newspaper's night relay) : LOBSTER
53
Grocery item : OLEO
54
Polynesian skilled in tattooing : MAORI
56
Let one ___ (apprise) : INON
58
"Sweet are the ___ of adversity" : USES
59
Govt. issue : EBOND
60
Numerical prefix : OCTO
61
Wrongful act, to an LL.B. : TORT
62
Stares open-mouthed : GAPES
63
Exigency : NEED
Down
1
Rollaway, e.g. : BED
2
Four of 52 : ACES
3
Lifework having its ups and downs : CHECKEREDCAREER
4
Like a waif : HOMELESS
5
Social levels : CASTES
6
Opposer : ANTI
7
In a dither : KNOCKEDFORALOOP
8
"___ Heldenleben," Strauss work : EIN
9
Erstwhile Algerian governor : DEY
10
Filet mignon, for one : STEAK
11
Periodic White House event : PRESSCONFERENCE
12
Troubles : AILS
13
"Second Hand ___," 1921 song : ROSE
21
Impudent : PERT
22
Part of N.B. : BENE
25
Ancient : OLDEN
26
Match : PAIR
27
Small meadow or swamp : SWALE
28
Namely : TOWIT
31
"Golden Boy" playwright : ODETS
32
Lapwing : PEWIT
34
Atelier gear : EASEL
37
City south of Fort Worth : WACO
38
Would-be thespian's big chance : AUDITION
40
Appearance : MIEN
41
"___ the word!" : MUMS
44
Bridge calls : REBIDS
46
Perch : ROOST
48
Dempsey vs. Tunney : BOUT
49
Too : ALSO
51
Sarah ___ Jewett, U.S. writer : ORNE
52
Set system : ROTE
54
Nickname at Buckingham : MEG
55
Goat's-hair fabric : ABA
57
Be off guard : NOD

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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