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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Monday, October 1, 1979

Author:
Herb L. Risteen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 26.8
Herb L. Risteen has 244 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,919
Across
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Thomas ___ Edison : ALVA
5
Tosses : FLIPS
10
Social event : BALL
14
Place : LIEU
15
Moroccan city : RABAT
16
Hautboy : OBOE
17
Send forth, as liquid or light : EMIT
18
Declaim : ORATE
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"The show must ___!" : GOON
20
Rushes and roars like a hurricane : BLOWSGREATGUNS
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Hernando De ___ : SOTO
24
Short poem : LAY
25
Ornamental bands : SASHES
28
Pointed end : CUSP
30
Belgian town : SPA
33
Kind of horn : ALTO
34
Marie or Pierre : CURIE
35
Bovine mouthful : CUD
36
Vacillates : BLOWSHOTANDCOLD
40
Blackstone's topic : LAW
41
Language of many millions in India : TAMIL
42
York's river : OUSE
43
Word with glass or cup : EYE
44
Ratification : AMEN
45
"Rosalie" composer: 1937 : PORTER
47
High mountain : ALP
48
"Dumb ___," old comic strip : DORA
49
Commit a foul in the ring : STRIKEALOWBLOW
56
Makes huffy : IRES
57
Excite : ROUSE
58
Where Anna Leonowens taught : SIAM
60
Appearance : MIEN
61
Record : ENTER
62
Maxwell or Lanchester : ELSA
63
Pope John Paul II, e.g. : POLE
64
Gary Cooper role : DEEDS
65
Pallid : ASHY
Down
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Malt product : ALE
2
Body part : LIMB
3
Conceal : VEIL
4
Annual exhibit at N.Y.'s Coliseum : AUTOSHOW
5
Robert and Jack : FROSTS
6
Composition by Handel : LARGO
7
Building beam : IBAR
8
Noddle : PATE
9
Enters furtively : STEALSIN
10
Like a fen : BOGGY
11
Hunt hero : ABOU
12
Diving bird : LOON
13
Telescope part : LENS
21
Great grief : WOE
22
Recorded : TAPED
25
Pine marten : SABLE
26
Quiet : ALLAY
27
She wrote "The Minister's Wooing": 1859 : STOWE
28
Interrupt at the prom : CUTIN
29
Chkalov's river : URAL
30
Kit Carson was one : SCOUT
31
Vibration : PULSE
32
Puff ___ (poisonous snake) : ADDER
34
Parton's "Here You ___ Again" : COME
37
Plant part : STALK
38
Impeded : HAMPERED
39
Pacific waters NE of Australia : CORALSEA
45
A.B.C. ___ : POWERS
46
Any planet : ORB
47
Soissons' stream : AISNE
48
Given treatment for illness : DOSED
49
Blockhead : SIMP
50
Threesome : TRIO
51
Item for casting : REEL
52
First-rate : AONE
53
Pandurina, for one : LUTE
54
Salon items : OILS
55
Follower of car or hog : WASH
59
Romberg's "___ Wine" : MAY

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

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