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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Monday, June 9, 1980

48-Down : Skillful

Author:
Herb L. Risteen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Herb L. Risteen has 244 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,171
Across
1
Fastener : HASP
5
Patrol or station follower : WAGON
10
Culture medium : AGAR
14
Affirm : AVER
15
"___ Together," 1932 song : ALONE
16
Dumb one of old comics : DORA
17
Asti product : WINE
18
Face with stone : REVET
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Heating apparatus : OVEN
20
Window drapery : VALANCE
22
Sideshow attraction : FREAK
23
Domesticate : TAME
24
Duelist's weapon : RAPIER
27
Large sea duck : SCOTER
29
At no time, in poesy : NEER
30
Pinch : NAB
33
Movie beauty : LOREN
34
Sacred book : KORAN
35
Córdoba cheer : OLE
36
What a drill team presents : ARMS
37
Son of Hecuba and Priam : PARIS
38
Triplet : TRIN
39
Shamus : TEC
40
Thicket : COPSE
41
Called by name at a hotel : PAGED
42
Work unit : ERG
43
Arizona Indian : HOPI
44
"Venus and Adonis" painter : RUBENS
45
"Peter Grimes" and "Billy Budd" : OPERAS
47
Word with cast or sad : IRON
48
Ship's crane : DAVIT
50
Very young hare : LEVERET
53
Mr. Holden : EBEN
54
Yawning : AGAPE
56
The Graces waited on him : EROS
58
___ Jay, on 7 Down : FORT
59
Trucker's stop : DINER
60
Farewell : TATA
61
Food fish : TUNA
62
Where Uspallata Pass is : ANDES
63
Oodles : SLEW
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Speak hesitantly : HAW
2
Tel ___ : AVIV
3
Loser in 1972 : SENATORMCGOVERN
4
Bishops, e.g. : PRELATES
5
___ Robins, city in Ga. : WARNER
6
Actor Guinness : ALEC
7
Site of Castle Williams : GOVERNORSISLAND
8
Purse item : ONE
9
Catch cod : NET
10
Worship : ADORE
11
Commonwealth V.I.P. : GOVERNORGENERAL
12
District : AREA
13
Grade : RANK
21
Prayer word : AMEN
22
Snow atop a glacier : FIRN
25
Avian abode : AERIE
26
Garden produce : PEAS
27
Roofing material : SLATE
28
Kitchen gadget : CORER
31
Foreign : ALIEN
32
Flexes : BENDS
34
Letter on a key : KAPPA
37
Lacking ability : POOR
38
Stools or drums : TABORETS
40
Jazz trumpeter Baker : CHET
41
Genuine : PURE
44
Comedienne Joan : RIVERS
46
Ship commanded by Pinzón : PINTA
48
Skillful : DEFT
49
Hunt hero : ABOU
51
Inventor of a sign language : EPEE
52
___ bag : TOTE
54
"Bleak House" heroine : ADA
55
Card player's call : GIN
57
"Nor do not ___ the air ... ": Hamlet : SAW

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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