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Herb L. Risteen
Herb L. Risteen

New York Times, Monday, August 18, 1980

1-Down : Fire ___

Author:
Herb L. Risteen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 57, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Herb L. Risteen has 244 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,241
Across
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Leave in a hurry : SCAT
5
Hawkshaw's help : CLUE
9
One of two before "hooray!" : HIP
12
Melody for Scotto : ARIA
13
Supporting timber : CROSSPIECE
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"___ Jim": Conrad : LORD
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Learning technique : REPETITION
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Letter : ESS
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___ mail : HATE
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Mountain lakes : TARNS
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Quiet : SEDATE
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Kind of table or hall : POOL
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Cut out : PRUNE
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River in Venezuela : ORINOCO
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Surfaced : PAVED
30
___ Guard, at the Vatican : SWISS
31
Polish or chafe : RUB
33
Patriot of '76 : OTIS
34
Add interest to : SPICE
35
Very small thing : MOTE
36
End of the seventh century : DCC
37
Farm animals : SWINE
38
Irritable : RASPY
39
Like some platefuls : HEAPING
41
Oil center in Okla. : TULSA
42
Title Christie held : DAME
43
Edible, spiny-finned fish : MULLET
44
Principal component : BASIS
47
Rounded part : LOBE
48
Understand the lingo : DIG
50
Durant or Nash : AUTOMOBILE
53
Mafeking fighter: 1899-1900 : BOER
54
Critical point or place : CROSSROADS
55
Finnish poem : RUNE
56
Stammer : HAW
57
Middlecoff of P.G.A. fame : CARY
58
Barrister: Abbr. : ATTY
Down
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Fire ___ : SALE
2
Peevish person : CROSSPATCH
3
Armed-forces branch : AIRSERVICE
4
Young boy : TAD
5
Where Mt. Ida is : CRETE
6
Bound along : LOPE
7
Treat : USE
8
Time-belt letters : EST
9
Legatee : HEIR
10
Revered object : ICON
11
Slammers : PENS
13
Pack in a box : CRATE
14
Iron pegs for mountain climbers : PITONS
15
Aviator Balbo : ITALO
19
Workman : HAND
22
U.A.W. treasurer's accumulation : DUES
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___ supports : PRICE
24
French river or department : OISE
26
In debt : OWING
27
Deleted : CROSSEDOUT
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One in the care of a clinician : OUTPATIENT
29
Seed case : POD
30
Book part : SPINE
32
Titled personage in Turkey : BEY
34
Dance resembling the watusi : SWIM
35
Shopping site : MALL
37
Spurts of energy : SPASMS
38
Hold sway : RULE
40
Final word in Toledo : ADIOS
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Conduits : TUBES
43
Antiquated : MOLDY
44
Composer of "St. Matthew Passion" : BACH
45
Emanation : AURA
46
Put into storage : STOW
47
Truth stretcher : LIAR
49
"Vivian ___," Disraeli novel : GREY
51
Tolkien creature : ORC
52
Stole : BOA
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Item in a lingerie dept. : BRA

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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