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Jan Dubin
New York Times, Tuesday, August 25, 1959
Author:
Jan Dubin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 24.7
Grid has duplicate clues.
Jan Dubin has 3 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 S | 2 M | 3 U | 4 G | 5 W | 6 I | 7 L | 8 L | 9 I | 10 A | 11 M | 12 S | |||
13 S | K | E | N | E | 14 O | R | I | E | N | T | I | N | 15 G |
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16 P | E | T | I | T | 17 M | A | C | E | D | O | N | I | A |
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18 A | L | A | R | 19 L | E | E | K | 20 I | N | E | P | T |
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21 T | E | L | 22 G | I | N | 23 S | T | E | R | E | S |
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24 T | I | 25 E | U | P | 26 S | 27 L | U | E | ||||||
28 B | O | O | T | Y | 29 S | P | I | N | D | 30 R | 31 I | 32 F | 33 T |
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34 O | N | U | S | 35 S | W | I | N | G | 36 A | C | R | E |
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37 A | S | S | I | 38 S | T | A | N | T | 39 S | H | E | E | N |
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40 L | U | T | E | 41 L | I | S | L | E | ||||||
42 C | 43 H | 44 O | 45 S | E | N | 46 M | I | B | 47 A | V | 48 E |
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49 O | A | R | E | D | 50 S | 51 A | U | L | 52 K | N | E | W |
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53 S | T | A | N | D | 54 O | U | T | S | 55 C | A | D | R | E |
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56 T | E | N | N | E | S | S | E | E | 57 B | L | E | S | S |
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58 S | T | A | R | S | A | N | D | 59 S | E | R | E |
© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,693
Across
1
Complacent. : SMUG
5
Contemporary dramatist. : WILLIAMS
13
Ancient dagger: Var. : SKENE
14
Turning in an indicated direction. : ORIENTING
16
Little one: Fr. : PETIT
17
Alexander's birthplace. : MACEDONIA
18
Winglike. : ALAR
19
Vegetable. : LEEK
20
Out of place. : INEPT
21
___ Aviv. : TEL
22
Schnapps. : GIN
23
Cubic meters. : STERES
24
Temporary stoppage. : TIEUP
26
Swing around. : SLUE
28
Spoils. : BOOTY
29
Spray. : SPINDRIFT
34
Responsibility. : ONUS
35
Modern music. : SWING
36
Port of Israel. : ACRE
37
Adjutant. : ASSISTANT
39
Brightness. : SHEEN
40
Musical instrument. : LUTE
41
Thread. : LISLE
42
Japanese name for Korea. : CHOSEN
46
Marble: Dial. : MIB
47
Prayer. : AVE
49
Rowed. : OARED
50
Jonathan's father. : SAUL
52
Was skilled in. : KNEW
53
Recalcitrant members of a group. : STANDOUTS
55
Framework. : CADRE
56
See 5 Across. : TENNESSEE
57
Wish well to. : BLESS
58
___ Bars. : STARSAND
59
Withered. : SERE
Down
1
Closet occupants. : SKELETONS
2
Popular current novelist. : METALIOUS
3
To join: Fr. : UNIR
4
Induce. : GET
5
People. : WOMEN
6
"Dies ___," old Latin hymn. : IRAE
7
Partner of a promise. : LICK
8
Great general. : LEE
9
Composed. : INDITED
10
___ time (formerly). : ATONE
11
Important worker. : MINER
12
Marsh bird. : SNIPE
13
Brief dispute. : SPAT
15
Narrow ship channels. : GATS
19
Edge. : LIP
22
De Maupassant. : GUY
23
What some Masses are. : SUNG
25
Although: Lat. : ETSI
26
Porcupine quill. : SPINE
27
Housekeeping annoyance. : LINT
28
Snake. : BOA
29
Quick, sharp blow: Colloq. : SWAT
30
Stadium sounds. : RAHS
31
Northern European. : ICELANDER
32
Poetry. : FREEVERSE
33
___ Downing Street. : TEN
35
Stupefy. : STUN
38
Winter sportsman. : SLEDDER
39
Brother. : SIB
41
Small: Dial. : LIL
42
Sacrifice. : COST
43
Detestable things. : HATES
44
Praying figure. : ORANT
45
Cassia plant. : SENNA
46
Thought at length. : MUSED
48
Farm animals. : EWES
50
Elam's capital. : SUSA
51
Solar disk. : ATEN
52
Vegetable. : KALE
54
Wartime group. : OSS
55
Communications system. : CBS
Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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