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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Thursday, March 21, 1957

Author:
H. L. Risteen
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 23.8 Grid has duplicate clues.
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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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,823
Across
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60 grains. : DRAM
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Clay used for pottery. : ARGIL
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Study strenuously. : CRAM
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Island near Scotland. : IONA
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"___ Else But You." : NOONE
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Vehicle. : AUTO
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"Inherit the Wind" player. : MUNI
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Musical comedy star. : GWENVERDON
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He wrote "The Decline of the West." : SPENGLER
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Considers. : DEEMS
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Con ___ (with spirit): Mus. : BRIO
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Commanded. : BADE
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Slang exclamation of disappointment. : SHOOT
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Warm-weather living quarters. : VERANDAS
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Role for 18 Across. : LOLA
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Olympic events. : SPORTS
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Bashkir city. : UFA
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Angered. : IRED
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Famous nickname on the Rialto. : TALLU
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Glide. : SKIM
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Be profitable. : PAY
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More extensive. : LARGER
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Expression. : TERM
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Brain centers. : SENSORIA
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"Mighty" man of verse. : CASEY
45
Digits. : TOES
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Repair. : DARN
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Moving crowd. : SWARM
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Assuming a conceited expression. : SMIRKING
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Nikita. : KHRUSHCHEV
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Contemporary political leader. : EDEN
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Grammatical slip. : AINT
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Begin. : ARISE
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Immunizing agents. : SERA
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___ bien. : TRES
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European starlings. : MYNAS
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Horse race. : TROT
Down
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Obscures. : DIMS
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Ailment of poultry. : ROUP
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Character in a Shakespeare play. : ANNEBOLEYN
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Much-traveled thoroughfare. : MAINROAD
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Combining form for a country. : ANGLO
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Schoolboy ___, former pitching great. : ROWE
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Departing one. : GOER
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Tabard ___. : INN
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Copper of Bulgaria. : LEV
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Heel over. : CAREEN
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Unwrought. : RUDE
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Very small amount. : ATOM
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City in Belgium. : MONS
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Old Norse books. : EDDAS
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"___ along, little dogie ... " : GIT
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Contemporary comedian. : BERLE
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Conductor Rodzinski. : ARTUR
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Cuttings from plants. : SLIPS
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Goddesses of the seasons. : HORAE
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Historic river. : VOLGA
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Brooklyn Dodgers star. : DUKESNIDER
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Full of ardor. : AFIRE
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Golfer Snead. : SAMMY
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Be conspicuous. : STARE
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Capital city. : PARIS
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Most desolate. : STARKEST
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Takes shape. : LOOMS
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Framework braces. : STRUTS
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Vehicle. : CAR
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Gainers. : DIVES
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Card game. : SKAT
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Propeller sound. : WHIR
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Scandinavian man's name. : ARNE
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Climb in a certain way. : SHIN
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A land form. : MESA
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Successor to Claudius. : NERO
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Insect. : GNAT
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Buffet dish. : HAM
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___ up (praise highly). : CRY

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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