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Herb L. Risteen
New York Times, Friday, May 27, 1955
54-Down : Miss Montez.
Author:
H. L. Risteen
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12
Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
Herb L. Risteen has 244 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
H. L. Risteen is an alias for Herb L. Risteen.
1 F | 2 O | 3 L | 4 D | 5 M | 6 A | 7 I | 8 L | 9 S | 10 T | 11 A | 12 K | 13 E |
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14 I | T | E | R | 15 I | N | L | A | W | 16 I | N | I | T |
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17 S | H | E | E | 18 P | S | K | I | N | S | 19 G | I | N | A |
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20 H | O | R | S | E | P | L | A | Y | 21 M | E | M | E | L |
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22 S | A | L | E | 23 A | 24 M | A | R | A | ||||||
25 S | 26 C | 27 I | 28 C | A | T | 29 R | A | T | T | L | 30 E | 31 S |
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32 M | O | N | 33 K | E | Y | S | 34 D | I | S | R | A | T | E |
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35 A | R | I | A | 36 A | C | H | E |
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37 R | E | M | N | 38 A | 39 N | 40 T | 41 S | 42 C | 43 E | P | T | E | R |
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44 T | R | I | G | G | E | R | 45 H | A | T | 46 S | R | S |
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47 T | A | U | P | E | 48 A | B | U | 49 T | ||||||
50 S | 51 P | A | R | E | 52 A | 53 R | M | A | D | I | 54 L | 55 L | 56 O |
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57 L | O | B | O | 58 S | T | A | B | L | E | B | O | Y | S |
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59 O | S | L | O | 60 P | E | L | L | A | 61 E | L | L | E |
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62 T | E | E | S | 63 A | R | L | E | S | 64 R | A | Y | S |
© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,159
Across
1
Envelop. : FOLD
5
P. M.'s concern. : MAILS
10
Gate proceeds. : TAKE
14
Roman road. : ITER
15
Acquired relative. : INLAW
16
"What's ___ for me?" : INIT
17
College goals. : SHEEPSKINS
19
Lollobrigida. : GINA
20
Boisterous fun. : HORSEPLAY
21
Baltic seaport. : MEMEL
22
Fire ___. : SALE
23
Town in Iraq. : AMARA
25
Branch of knowledge: Abbr. : SCI
28
Maltese. : CAT
29
Disconcerts: Colloq. : RATTLES
32
Zoo favorites. : MONKEYS
34
Lower in rank. : DISRATE
35
Melody. : ARIA
36
Yearn. : ACHE
37
Fragment. : REMNANT
41
Symbol of authority. : SCEPTER
44
Noted movie equine. : TRIGGER
45
Pillbox. : HAT
46
June graduates: Abbr. : SRS
47
Dark, brownish gray. : TAUPE
48
Touch. : ABUT
50
Not portly. : SPARE
52
Small burrowing animal. : ARMADILLO
57
Timber wolf. : LOBO
58
Old-time inn attendants. : STABLEBOYS
59
European capital. : OSLO
60
Italian statesman. : PELLA
61
French pronoun. : ELLE
62
Small mounds. : TEES
63
City on the Rhone. : ARLES
64
Daisy pedicels. : RAYS
Down
1
Silversides. : FISH
2
Roman emperor. : OTHO
3
Evil glance. : LEER
4
Adorn. : DRESS
5
Error. : MISPLAY
6
Foot coverings. : ANKLETS
7
Hipbones. : ILIA
8
Short rope: Naut. : LANYARD
9
Points of compasses. : SWS
10
Big game hunters use this. : TIGERTRAP
11
Circus features. : ANIMALACTS
12
The "lowing herd." : KINE
13
Relative of etc. : ETAL
18
Reconciliation. : PEACE
21
Floor coverings. : MATS
24
Month, in Paris. : MAI
25
Stylish. : SMART
26
Kitchen gadget. : CORER
27
Matchless. : INIMITABLE
30
Clear sky. : ETHER
31
Readers of the future. : SEERS
33
Champion leapers. : KANGAROOS
38
Ailment. : AGUE
39
Little knot. : NEP
40
Generous fellow. : TREATER
41
Walk awkwardly. : SHAMBLE
42
Mystic arts. : CABALAS
43
Musical composition. : ETUDE
49
Italian river. : TIBER
50
Deer's trail. : SLOT
51
Affectation. : POSE
53
Slower: Mus. abbr. : RALL
54
Miss Montez. : LOLA
55
Dramatist of Shakespeare's time. : LYLY
56
Chemical suffixes. : OSES
58
Hot Springs. : SPA
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 11 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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