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Herb L. Risteen
New York Times, Wednesday, December 22, 1982
9-Down : Dessert
Author:
Herb L. Risteen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.17, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 38.8
Herb L. Risteen has 244 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 A | 2 S | 3 S | 4 A | 5 M | 6 M | 7 E | 8 R | 9 I | 10 T | 11 S | ||||
12 S | 13 I | N | A | T | R | A | 14 A | L | I | C | I | A | ||
15 E | N | D | L | E | S | S | 16 C | E | M | E | N | T | 17 S |
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18 A | D | O | 19 P | O | S | 20 T | A | G | E | 21 Y | I | P |
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22 B | U | R | 23 R | 24 N | E | E | D | Y | 25 S | T | A | R |
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26 A | C | R | E | 27 D | 28 Y | E | A | 29 A | M | I | T | Y |
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30 T | E | A | P | O | 31 T | S | 32 M | 33 A | D | A | M | E | ||
34 I | R | A | 35 W | A | R | |||||||||
36 S | 37 E | N | I | O | 38 R | 39 S | L | I | T | 40 H | 41 E | 42 R |
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43 C | O | V | E | S | 44 E | 45 R | I | 46 R | E | E | V | E |
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47 H | O | A | D | 48 S | T | A | R | 49 R | 50 R | A | I | N |
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51 A | N | N | 52 B | L | I | N | D | E | 53 R | 54 T | N | T |
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55 T | E | G | 56 U | L | A | R | 57 A | V | A | 58 R | I | C | E |
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59 R | E | S | I | D | E | 60 R | E | S | I | N | E | D |
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61 S | L | O | P | E | S | 62 S | L | A | N | G |
© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 12,097
Across
1
State of India : ASSAM
6
Earns : MERITS
12
Oscar winner for Maggio role : SINATRA
14
Ballerina Markova : ALICIA
15
Continual : ENDLESS
16
Joins firmly : CEMENTS
18
Trouble : ADO
19
Business expense : POSTAGE
21
Kennel sound : YIP
22
Hamilton's foe : BURR
24
In want : NEEDY
25
Hollywood notable : STAR
26
Possessing lands : ACRED
28
Affirmative : YEA
29
Friendliness : AMITY
30
Pieces of crockery : TEAPOTS
32
Title for Bovary : MADAME
34
A Gershwin : IRA
35
Conflict : WAR
36
Campus notable : SENIOR
39
Slide along : SLITHER
43
Ships' havens : COVES
44
"Cap'n ___," Lincoln novel : ERI
46
Bailiff : REEVE
47
Aussie tennis great : HOAD
48
Belle or Bart : STARR
50
Play based on a Maugham tale : RAIN
51
Actress Harding : ANN
52
Flap on a bridle : BLINDER
54
Strong stuff : TNT
55
Arranged like tiles : TEGULAR
57
Cupidity : AVARICE
59
Dwell : RESIDE
60
Treated, as with mastic : RESINED
61
Winter Olympics sights : SLOPES
62
Some neologisms : SLANG
Down
1
Pyrenees republic : ANDORRA
2
Pharmacy item : SAL
3
Short distance : STEP
4
Major crime : ARSON
5
Family of actors : MASSEYS
6
Road material : MACADAM
7
Mournful poem : ELEGY
8
Hoarfrost : RIME
9
Dessert : ICE
10
Singer who "tiptoed through the tulips" : TINYTIM
11
Fill full : SATIATE
12
Devilfish : SEABAT
13
Bring about : INDUCE
17
Active : SPRY
20
Small mound : TEE
23
Was fretful : REPINED
25
More stylish : SMARTER
27
One fine Day : DORIS
29
Robin ___ of balladry : ADAIR
31
The way, to Lao-tse : TAO
33
Small tool : AWL
36
Okla. athletes : SOONERS
37
Good news : EVANGEL
38
Calls it a day : RETIRES
39
Bombay bigwigs : SIRDARS
40
Kind of pad : HEATING
41
Show : EVINCE
42
Let : RENTED
43
Converse with chums : CHAT
45
Spread : RAN
48
"Tribute" playwright : SLADE
49
Merrymaking : REVEL
52
Image in a radar set : BLIP
53
Tabula ___ (clean slate) : RASA
56
Morale-building group for G.I.'s : USO
58
Kobe coin : RIN
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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