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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Monday, October 7, 1974

41-Across : Like a squeezed orange

Author:
Herb L. Risteen
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.68, Missing: { F Q Z }, Scrabble score: 311 (avg 1.66)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 3
Herb L. Risteen has 244 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
Y
2
U
3
M
4
A
5
M
6
O
7
D
8
E
9
L
10
S
11
T
12
A
13
G
14
A
V
O
N
15
O
R
O
N
O
16
O
H
I
O
17
P
E
O
N
18
B
A
L
D
Y
19
I
R
M
A
20
S
A
N
21
J
I
L
L
22
B
L
E
S
T
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A
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V
A
L
25
A
26
P
27
P
O
S
E
28
C
29
A
N
A
P
E
30
R
E
A
R
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P
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A
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C
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A
D
D
L
E
35
A
D
O
R
N
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E
P
I
37
R
O
S
E
38
C
L
I
N
K
39
G
N
A
T
40
O
B
I
41
P
U
L
P
Y
42
P
O
N
C
E
43
L
E
X
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O
B
O
L
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P
R
A
Y
E
D
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P
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O
T
A
T
O
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L
I
D
O
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P
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R
E
P
S
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M
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A
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M
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P
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U
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P
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L
U
N
T
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A
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B
A
S
E
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H
E
R
O
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O
N
C
E
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R
A
C
E
R
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A
R
G
O
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W
E
E
D
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M
A
Y
A
S
65
G
A
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L
© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,186
Across
1
Arizona city : YUMA
5
Style-show figure : MODEL
10
Game animal : STAG
14
Bard's stream : AVON
15
City in Maine : ORONO
16
"Winesburg, ___" : OHIO
17
Laborer : PEON
18
Nickname for an eagle : BALDY
19
"___ la Douce" : IRMA
20
___ Jacinto : SAN
21
Jack's friend : JILL
22
Favored : BLEST
23
Of grandparents : AVAL
25
Put next to : APPOSE
28
Party fare : CANAPE
30
Lift up : REAR
31
Soft shoe : PAC
34
Confuse : ADDLE
35
Deck : ADORN
36
Roof ornament : EPI
37
Tralee girl : ROSE
38
Metallic sound : CLINK
39
Insect : GNAT
40
Sash : OBI
41
Like a squeezed orange : PULPY
42
Caribbean city : PONCE
43
Actor Barker : LEX
44
Greek coin : OBOL
45
Implored : PRAYED
46
Sweet or Irish : POTATO
48
Italian resort : LIDO
49
Bones up, for short : PREPS
51
Injure : MAIM
53
Kennel occupant : PUP
56
Actor Alfred : LUNT
57
Degrade : ABASE
59
Protagonist : HERO
60
Formerly : ONCE
61
Speed skate : RACER
62
Jason's ship : ARGO
63
The ___ (tobacco) : WEED
64
Indians of Mexico : MAYAS
65
Highlander : GAEL
Down
1
Kennel sounds : YAPS
2
Eye part : UVEA
3
Maugham title, with "The" : MOONANDSIXPENCE
4
Cape of Northeast : ANN
5
Dixie port : MOBILE
6
Exam : ORAL
7
High-pressure policy abroad : DOLLARDIPLOMACY
8
Football player : END
9
Myrna : LOY
10
Agronomists' concerns : SOILS
11
Weill-Brecht work : THREEPENNYOPERA
12
Goals : AIMS
13
Get one's ___ : GOAT
21
Crack jokes : JAPE
22
Kind of loser : BORN
24
Good-by at the Forum : VALE
26
Garden bloom : PEONY
27
Central or Lincoln : PARK
28
December song : CAROL
29
Type of abode : ADOBE
32
Swiftly : APACE
33
Mentioned : CITED
35
Assign : ALLOT
38
Florida's neighbor : CUBA
39
Incite : GOAD
41
Shoots game for food : POTS
42
Nice-Nelly : PRIM
45
Small tool : PLIERS
47
Made a choice : OPTED
49
Do farm work : PLOW
50
Norse writing : RUNE
52
Confused : ASEA
54
Force : URGE
55
Motel adjunct : POOL
57
Inlet : ARM
58
Pasture noise : BAA
59
Witch : HAG

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