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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Thursday, October 23, 1958

Author:
H. L. Risteen
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { F J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 252 (avg 1.31)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 28.4
Herb L. Risteen has 244 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
H. L. Risteen is an alias for Herb L. Risteen.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,404
Across
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Companionway. : STAIRS
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Famous French man. : DEGAULLE
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Small lead shot. : PELLET
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Oversight. : OMISSION
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Flycaster. : ANGLER
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Assailants of Laocoön. : SERPENTS
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Compass point. : SSE
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Ladies fair. : DAMSELS
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Teutonic sky-god. : TIU
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Star with fluted spectrum, in Cetus. : MIRA
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Married folk. : PAIRS
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"To ___ not to be ... " : BEOR
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Certain pictures. : OILS
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In medias ___. : RES
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"Now We Are Six" author. : MILNE
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More trim and tidy. : NATTIER
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___ masque. : BAL
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Old-time hairnets. : SNOODS
35
Metropolitan star. : CALLAS
38
Be indebted to. : OWE
39
Goblet. : CHALICE
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Rhone tributary. : SAONE
43
Girl's name. : RAE
44
Bristle. : SETA
45
Historic Indian city. : AGRA
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Jelly, in French cookery. : GELEE
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Forefather: Poet. : SIRE
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Grassy field. : LEA
51
Bursts in. : IRRUPTS
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Promise of fidelity. : VOW
54
Place of waiting. : ANTEROOM
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"___ and to Hold." : TOHAVE
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Australian metropolis. : ADELAIDE
59
Click beetle. : ELATER
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Composer of "Manon." : MASSENET
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Farmers in the spring. : SOWERS
Down
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Brief spell of activity. : SPASM
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Modern living problems. : TENSIONS
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Possible follower of 7 Across. : ALGERIAN
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Where Decatur is: Abbr. : ILL
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Hollow-stemmed grass. : REED
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Shoulder ___. : STRAP
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G-man's file of letters, records, etc. : DOSSIER
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Far East notables. : EMEERS
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"Les ___." : GIRLS
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Ophidians of Egypt. : ASPS
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Function. : USE
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Door beam. : LINTEL
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Soothing liquid. : LOTION
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Make certain. : ENSURE
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Farm animals. : MARES
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Pennsylvania city. : ALTOONA
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Clubs. : BILLIES
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American novelist. : STOWE
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Shaded walks. : MALLS
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Suffix in chemistry. : IDE
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Pasture sound. : BAA
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Bird sound. : CHEEP
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Set in motion. : ACTIVATE
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Henry Morgan, for example. : SEAROVER
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Peace pipe. : CALUMET
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Oriental greeting. : SALAAM
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Program. : AGENDA
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Waxes eloquent. : ORATES
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Was carried again. : RERODE
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Vaulted roof angle. : GROIN
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Diminutive suffixes. : ETTES
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Pitchers. : EWERS
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"Dies ___," Latin hymn. : IRAE
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Alone. : SOLO
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Pre-subway carriers. : ELS
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Red berry of a spiny shrub. : HAW

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

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