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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Monday, June 24, 1957

54-Across : Author of 18 Across.

Author:
Herbert Lyle
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 61, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 19.8
Herb L. Risteen has 244 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Herbert Lyle is an alias for Herb L. Risteen.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,918
Across
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Flat side of something. : PANE
5
Scull. : BOAT
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___ master. : PAST
13
Port on Gulf of Aqaba. : ELATH
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Dish served as an appetizer. : ANTIPASTO
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Flexible. : LITHE
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Current best-seller (with "The"). : SCAPEGOAT
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Type of thermometer: Abbr. : FAH
20
Como, for instance. : LAKE
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Wishes earnestly. : LONGS
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One who carries a great burden. : ATLAS
25
Mount ___, in Oregon. : HOOD
27
Thinner. : BONIER
29
Chinese transportation. : SAMPANS
32
King Arthur's father. : UTHER
33
Farm animals. : MARES
34
Cereal grain. : OAT
36
Stage celebrity. : STAR
37
Easy runner. : LOPER
38
River of Northeast Asia. : AMUR
39
Loki's daughter. : HEL
40
European capital. : PARIS
41
Thinker of 400 B. C. : PLATO
42
Ebbed. : RECEDED
44
Undone. : RUINED
45
Short poems for singing. : LAYS
46
Vehicles. : CARTS
47
German industrial center. : ESSEN
50
Erudite individual. : SAGE
51
Record. : LOG
54
Author of 18 Across. : DUMAURIER
57
Fine-grained rock. : SHALE
59
Happen finally. : EVENTUATE
60
Radio dial. : TUNER
61
Denials: Scot. : NAES
62
Bothersome bug. : GNAT
63
Biblical land. : EDOM
Down
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Mere money. : PELF
2
Inter ___. : ALIA
3
His statue is on the Yale campus. : NATHANHALE
4
Old verb ending. : ETH
5
Suns (oneself). : BASKS
6
Whenever. : ONCE
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___ loss. : ATA
8
Hint. : TIP
9
Oriental temple. : PAGODA
10
"Unto us ___ is given." : ASON
11
Social gathering. : STAG
12
Small fry. : TOTS
14
Mary Martin's daughter. : HELLER
16
Son of Tantalus. : PELOPS
21
Swiss stream. : AAR
24
Range. : TIER
25
Rapid rodents. : HARES
26
Hebrew measure. : OMER
27
Senator from Connecticut. : BUSH
28
Fur. : OTTER
29
Possessing flavor. : SAPID
30
Disputed territory. : NOMANSLAND
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Cook. : SAUTE
33
Customs. : MORES
35
Walked. : TROD
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Duke's daughter. : LADY
38
Descended. : ALIT
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___ butter. : PEANUT
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Most unadulterated. : PUREST
43
Does housework. : CLEANS
44
Type of dance music. : RAG
46
Proofreader's mark. : CARET
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Man's first home. : EDEN
48
Fiji port. : SUVA
49
Character in "Peter Pan." : SMEE
50
Bristle. : SETA
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Bread spread. : OLEO
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Beginning. : GERM
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Persian ___. : RUG
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Scotch name. : IAN
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Color. : HUE

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

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