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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Monday, May 22, 1978

Author:
Herb L. Risteen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 17.1
Herb L. Risteen has 244 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1978, The New York TimesNo. 10,509
Across
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Acquires : GETS
5
Three-dimensional : CUBIC
10
Biblical brother : ABEL
14
Pacific isle : OAHU
15
Have origin : ARISE
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Like the Missouri : WIDE
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Class of vertebrates : AVES
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Like lager : MALTY
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Came to rest : ALIT
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National ___ : DEBT
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Building part : ELL
22
Glasgow garb : KILTS
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Shakespearean villain : IAGO
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Young hooters : OWLETS
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Golding's "Lord of the ___" : FLIES
29
Brawl : FRAY
30
Mining product : ORE
33
Christopher Robin's father : MILNE
34
F.B.I. actions : RAIDS
35
In favor of : FOR
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Biblical oldster : ENOS
37
Non compos mentis : DOTTY
38
San ___, Italian resort : REMO
39
Ump's relative : REF
40
Social group : CASTE
41
Nettles : VEXES
42
Blunder : ERR
43
Literary pseudonym : ELIA
44
Lake herring : CISCO
45
Fighting ___ (college team) : ILLINI
47
Solemn affirmation : OATH
48
Cake or fish : ANGEL
50
Conjunction : NOR
52
Carpentry tool : RASP
55
Sunken fence : HAHA
56
"Le Penseur" sculptor : RODIN
58
Prefix with room or date : ANTE
59
Formicidae : ANTS
60
Far from svelte : OBESE
61
Operatic prince : IGOR
62
First, for one : BASE
63
More dreadful : DIRER
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Salamander : NEWT
Down
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Urge on : GOAD
2
Part of a roof : EAVE
3
Bulwark of freedom : THEBILLOFRIGHTS
4
Supplies with life's necessities : SUSTAINS
5
Ring settings : CAMEOS
6
Red range : URAL
7
Legislative act forbidden by the Constitution : BILLOFATTAINDER
8
Suffix with left or right : IST
9
Ron of the Dodgers : CEY
10
Expect : AWAIT
11
Payment authorizations : BILLSOFEXCHANGE
12
Blue-pencil : EDIT
13
"___ Call It a Day," 1932 song : LETS
22
Dixie winter haven : KEYS
24
"___ whiz!" : GEE
26
Pen : WRITE
27
Word with bird or bug : LADY
28
More elegant : FINER
31
Swain of drama : ROMEO
32
Olympian : EROS
33
Nothing else than : MERE
34
Violinist's purchase : ROSIN
37
Surrealist painter : DALI
38
Curb : RESTRAIN
40
Germ ___ : CELL
41
Travel term : VIA
44
Awkward position : CORNER
46
Tenant's concern : LEASE
48
Gregory Peck role : AHAB
49
Pet in "Peter Pan" : NANA
51
Seine tributary : OISE
53
___ away (hide on a ship) : STOW
54
Sassy : PERT
56
Hit man's heater : ROD
57
Tokyo sash : OBI

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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