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Herb L. Risteen
New York Times, Saturday, May 4, 1974
Author:
Herb L. Risteen
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 5, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 66.5
Herb L. Risteen has 244 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 R | 2 E | 3 B | 4 A | 5 C | 6 H | 7 A | 8 L | 9 K | 10 S | 11 C | 12 A | 13 T |
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14 O | R | A | S | 15 A | U | R | A | E | 16 W | A | C | O |
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17 W | A | S | H | 18 I | N | G | T | O | N | 19 S | A | R | M | Y |
20 S | S | E | 21 L | I | E | U | 22 T | I | M | E | S |
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23 B | 24 A | I | N | 25 R | 26 A | 27 C | I | N | E | |||||
28 D | A | N | A | E | 29 R | I | L | L | 30 N | 31 A | 32 P |
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33 S | A | L | I | C | 34 M | U | R | A | T | 35 C | U | E |
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36 W | I | L | L | 37 R | O | B | E | D | 38 G | A | G | A |
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39 A | L | L | 40 S | O | L | I | D | 41 G | A | V | E | L |
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42 T | Y | E | 43 A | L | A | N | 44 C | I | G | A | R | |||
45 A | 46 M | B | E | R | S | 47 A | B | E | L | |||||
48 S | 49 A | G | E | R | 50 T | 51 A | P | E | 52 L | 53 E | 54 A |
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55 P | A | U | L | E | 56 T | 57 T | E | G | O | D | 58 D | A | R | D |
59 I | R | E | D | 60 O | R | I | O | N | 61 A | R | I | A |
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62 T | E | S | S | 63 W | I | N | G | S | 64 B | O | A | R |
© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,030
Across
1
Hebrew weight : REBA
5
Writing material : CHALK
10
Get lost! : SCAT
14
Old English coins : ORAS
15
Subtle qualities : AURAE
16
City in Texas : WACO
17
Delaware crosser : WASHINGTONSARMY
20
Compass point : SSE
21
Place : LIEU
22
___ Square : TIMES
23
Spa, in France : BAIN
25
Wisconsin city : RACINE
28
Mother of Perseus : DANAE
29
Small brook : RILL
30
Refresher of a sort : NAP
33
___ law (code of the Franks) : SALIC
34
Napoleonic marshal : MURAT
35
Actor's concern : CUE
36
Way's partner : WILL
37
Garbed : ROBED
38
Foolish : GAGA
39
___ fours : ALL
40
Kind of geometry : SOLID
41
Chairman's need : GAVEL
42
Nautical rope : TYE
43
Comedian King : ALAN
44
Havana : CIGAR
45
Brownish colors : AMBERS
47
Biblical brother : ABEL
48
More sapient : SAGER
50
Record : TAPE
52
Grassland : LEA
55
Well-known actress : PAULETTEGODDARD
59
Provoked : IRED
60
Constellation : ORION
61
Diva's forte : ARIA
62
Fictional heroine : TESS
63
Pilot's wear : WINGS
64
Game animal : BOAR
Down
1
Hassles : ROWS
2
Periods : ERAS
3
National and International : BASEBALLLEAGUES
4
Hardwood : ASH
5
___ teeth : CANINE
6
Extensive : HUGE
7
Concert-tour veteran : ARTURRUBINSTEIN
8
China's ___-tse : LAO
9
Understanding : KEN
10
Lover : SWAIN
11
Popular pianist : CARMENCAVALLARO
12
Highest point : ACME
13
Trifles : TOYS
18
Of the pelvis : ILIAC
19
Pole : STILT
24
Indigo : ANIL
26
Ventilated : AIRED
27
"The morn in russet mantle ___ ... " : CLAD
28
Newspaper : DAILY
31
Tool : AUGER
32
Storm sound : PEAL
33
Hit hard : SWAT
34
Tooth : MOLAR
37
Part : ROLE
38
Pledge : GAGE
40
Old-time weapon : SABRE
41
Taunted : GIBED
44
Barnyard fowls : CAPONS
46
Pinochle scores : MELDS
48
Barbecue device : SPIT
49
Swiss river : AARE
51
Excited : AGOG
53
Silkworm : ERIA
54
Jewish month : ADAR
56
Kind of headed : TOW
57
Numerical prefix : TRI
58
Small amount : DAB
Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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