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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Wednesday, March 16, 1955

Author:
H. L. Risteen
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 35.5
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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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,087
Across
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Glassy silica. : OPAL
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Poplar tree. : ABELE
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Dreadful. : DIRE
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Fodder plant. : TARE
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Hotel employe. : VALET
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Protection. : EGIS
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Discuss only the main points. : HITTHEHIGHSPOTS
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Valedictorians. : ORATORS
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Fish that clings to sharks. : REMORA
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In the past month: Abbr. : ULT
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Criminal. : FELON
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Sen. Daniels. : PRICE
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Murray or West. : MAE
28
French military caps. : KEPIS
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Family. : LINE
33
___ voyage. : BON
34
Narrow-minded one. : PEDANT
35
"Contessa" star. : AVA
36
___ Resolution. : BRICKER
38
Sight: Fr. : VUE
39
Frame for stretching cloth. : TENTER
41
Particle. : ION
42
Insect. : WASP
43
Uncompromising. : STERN
44
___ Moines. : DES
45
Digs. : MINES
46
Worker with figures. : ADDER
48
Common prefix. : NON
49
Biblical hero of Israel. : GIDEON
51
Trembles. : TOTTERS
55
Things irrevocable. : WATEROVERTHEDAM
57
Copycat. : APER
58
___ mind. : NEVER
59
Houston school. : RICE
60
Adlai and company. : DEMS
61
Obliterate. : ERASE
62
Get in a dither. : STEW
Down
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Roman emperor. : OTHO
2
Poker item. : PAIR
3
Albanian river. : ARTA
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Romaine. : LETTUCE
5
Prevent. : AVERT
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Exclamations of disgust. : BAHS
7
Ivy League man. : ELI
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Petty tyrant. : LEGREE
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Well-known first name in the theatre. : ETHEL
10
Gave testimony. : DEPONED
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Novelist Gouzenko. : IGOR
12
Mrs. Haymes. : RITA
13
Letter. : ESS
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Swimming place. : HOLE
19
Male social gathering. : SMOKER
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Person with a special interest. : FANCIER
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Maps. : PLATS
25
Metal bolt. : RIVET
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Senseless. : INANE
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French pronoun. : MOI
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Stately court dance. : PAVAN
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In employment. : INUSE
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Expedients. : STEPS
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Chilly sound effect. : BRR
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Enclosure. : PEN
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Senator from Ohio. : BENDER
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Ring decisions. : KOS
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Frontier merchants. : TRADERS
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Actress Shelley. : WINTERS
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Ike's occasional residence. : DENVER
45
Luna or browntail. : MOTH
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Blackmore character. : DOONE
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___ Dame. : NOTRE
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Stare in wonder. : GAPE
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Particular. : ITEM
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Very: Fr. : TRES
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Do journalistic work. : EDIT
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Track event. : RACE
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Fish-eating duck. : SMEW
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Piece of stuffing. : WAD
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Little ___. : EVA

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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