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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Monday, July 16, 1979

Author:
Herb L. Risteen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Grid flow: 17.2
Herb L. Risteen has 244 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,842
Across
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Cease moving : HALT
5
Highway shelter : MOTEL
10
Bridge thrill : SLAM
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On the water : ASEA
15
Middle Easterner : OMANI
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Protagonist : HERO
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Unreliable one : LIAR
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Did an autumnal chore : RAKED
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"It ___ hundred years ... " : RANA
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Etnean discharge : LAVA
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"You ___ My Sunshine," 1940 song : ARE
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Galsworthy's "A Man of ___" : DEVON
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Remnants : ENDS
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Outward appearance : FACADE
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Treats maliciously : SPITES
30
Spatiate : ROAM
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Black Hawk was one : SAC
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Churchman : CANON
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Pithy : TERSE
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Former hockey star : ORR
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A.B.A. member : ATT
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Devilfish : MANTA
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Burr, to Hamilton : FOE
40
___ degree : NTH
41
Puccini heroine : TOSCA
42
"Leaves of ___" : GRASS
44
Link : TIE
45
___ ha-Shanah : ROSH
46
Congressional investigations : PROBES
47
Evergreen tree : LAUREL
49
"Trinity" author : URIS
50
Goof on an exam : FLUNK
52
Mom's admonition : EAT
54
Traditional septet : SEAS
57
Enrich : LARD
58
Mod style, in painting : OPART
60
Fastener : TNUT
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All at ___ : ONCE
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Formal reception : LEVEE
63
Relative of beige : ECRU
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Exclamations of disgust : PAHS
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Cheerless : DREAR
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Interpret signs : READ
Down
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"Annie ___" : HALL
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Global area : ASIA
3
Abandon : LEAVEINTHELURCH
4
Italian gulf : TARANTO
5
Fenny tract : MORASS
6
Poet translated by FitzGerald : OMAR
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Dir. from Nantes to Angers : ENE
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Operculum : LID
10
Bit : SHRED
11
Temporary terminations : LEAVESOFABSENCE
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Pisa's river : ARNO
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Complain : MOAN
22
Myra Hess, for one : DAME
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Thieves' hangout : DEN
26
Body passage : AORTA
27
Señora's bailiwick : CASA
28
Cut down : SCANT
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Adelina of operatic fame : PATTI
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Appeared above the horizon : AROSE
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Pungent plant : CRESS
35
Calais cup : TASSE
38
Wasteland area : MOOR
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Pacific island : TRUK
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Kennel sound : GRR
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Revel noisily : ROISTER
46
Golfer's No. 6 club : PUTTER
48
"Backbone" of S.A. : ANDES
50
Failure, in show biz : FLOP
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Hollywood name : LANA
53
Kind of way or code : AREA
55
Ambiance : AURA
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Boss of a sort : STUD
58
"On, brave ___ Army team" : OLD
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By means of : PER

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