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Herb L. Risteen
New York Times, Saturday, April 3, 1976
44-Down : Boadicea's tribe
Author:
Herb L. Risteen
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 43, Avg Word Len: 4.67, Missing: { F J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 17.8
Herb L. Risteen has 244 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 S | 2 C | 3 U | 4 D | 5 L | 6 E | 7 A | 8 R | 9 S | 10 H | 11 A | 12 W |
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13 S | L | O | P | E | 14 E | X | C | O | 15 R | I | A | T | E |
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16 H | E | R | O | N | 17 D | E | R | V | I | S | H | E | S |
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18 E | A | R | N | 19 R | E | E | L | 20 A | N | T |
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21 E | V | E | 22 P | 23 L | 24 A | T | 25 R | E | 26 T | |||||
27 P | E | G | 28 R | U | B | E | 29 S | Y | R | 30 I | 31 A | 32 N |
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33 I | 34 R | O | N | E | D | 35 U | N | D | O |
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36 B | 37 A | D | H | A | N | D | 38 S | 39 P | 40 E | C | T | E | R |
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41 O | M | O | O | 42 S | T | R | O | K | E | |||||
43 S | A | R | D | 44 I | 45 S | 46 C | O | I | N | 47 R | 48 O | 49 N |
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50 A | C | H | 51 R | A | M | S | 52 S | R | I |
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53 G | 54 A | 55 S | 56 E | A | 57 S | E | 58 S | T | A | G |
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59 A | X | M | 60 I | N | S | T | E | 61 R | 62 S | P | I | T | E |
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63 P | L | E | N | I | T | U | D | E | 64 P | A | C | E | R |
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65 S | E | E | K | 66 A | N | S | A | 67 A | R | E | S |
© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,730
Across
1
Move swiftly : SCUD
5
"King ___" : LEAR
9
British dramatist : SHAW
13
Ski place : SLOPE
14
Denounce violently : EXCORIATE
16
Bog bird : HERON
17
Moslem whirlers : DERVISHES
18
Merit : EARN
19
Virginia specialty : REEL
20
White ___ : ANT
21
Time of day : EVE
22
Municipal map : PLAT
25
Soak, as flax : RET
27
Violin part : PEG
28
Marquard or Waddell : RUBE
29
Native of Aleppo : SYRIAN
33
Did housework : IRONED
35
Bring to ruin : UNDO
36
Yarborough, e.g. : BADHAND
38
Phantom : SPECTER
41
Melville novel : OMOO
42
Golfing unit : STROKE
43
Lydia's capital : SARDIS
46
Make up : COIN
47
Nessen : RON
50
Essen cry : ACH
51
L.A. players : RAMS
52
Hindu title : SRI
53
Kind of bag or chamber : GAS
56
Relieve : EASE
58
Game animal : STAG
59
Kind of carpet : AXMINSTER
62
Rancor : SPITE
63
Abundance : PLENITUDE
64
Yonkers performer : PACER
65
Attempt : SEEK
66
Loop, in anatomy : ANSA
67
Greek god : ARES
Down
1
Small silk thread : SLEAVE
2
Scene of Wainwright's stand : CORREGIDOR
3
Set ___ (attack) : UPON
4
Retreat : DEN
5
Influenced : LED
6
Wielded : EXERTED
7
Israeli port : ACRE
8
Footloose ones : ROVERS
9
Family member : SIS
10
Sunken fence : HAHA
11
Solar disk : ATEN
12
Jerry or Mae : WEST
13
Farm animals : SHEEP
15
Midwest poet : RILEY
22
Malayan boat : PROA
23
Sally ___ (teacake) : LUNN
24
Resting : ABED
26
Kind of farm : TRUCK
30
Chink : INTERSTICE
31
Picnic drink : ADE
32
Conjunction : NOR
34
TV heroine : RHODA
36
Cattle genus : BOS
37
Candlenut tree : AMA
38
Greek portico : STOA
39
Stiffly precise : PRIM
40
Periods : EONS
42
Diatribes : SCREEDS
44
Boadicea's tribe : ICENI
45
Western peak : SHASTA
48
Declaims : ORATES
49
African river : NIGER
53
Cumberland and generation : GAPS
54
Wheel holder : AXLE
55
Widgeon : SMEE
57
Stupefy : STUN
58
Sail support : SPAR
60
India ___ : INK
61
Eastern herb : REA
62
Belgian town : SPA
Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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