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Jan Dubin
Jan Dubin
Mike Dubin
Mike Dubin

New York Times, Thursday, March 21, 1963

5-Across : Odin's wife: Var.

Author:
Jan and Mike Dubin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 29, Avg Word Len: 5.30, Missing: { J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 86, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Jan and Mike Dubin have 12 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 4,983
Across
1
Third century date. : CCII
5
Odin's wife: Var. : FRIA
9
Notice: Sp. : AVISO
14
Made ineffective. : HAMSTRUNG
16
Former muscovite. : LENIN
17
Gift for a housewife. : APPLIANCE
18
American portrait painter. : PEALE
19
Adorns (oneself). : PREENS
20
Little ___. : ONES
22
French article. : LES
23
Captain Pinzon's caravel. : PINTA
24
Sums: Abbr. : AMTS
25
Measure of capacity. : PINT
26
Limits. : ENDS
27
Foresight. : PRESCIENCE
29
Pont ___ Invalides. : DES
30
Army members. : WACS
31
Off one's guard. : ASLEEP
32
Birthplace of Goliath. : GATH
33
Outdoor cooking equipment. : SPIT
34
Furrow. : CREASE
37
Regrets. : RUES
38
Common prefix. : PRE
41
Conjointly. : HANDINHAND
43
Hammer part. : PEEN
44
States further. : ADDS
45
The romper set. : TOTS
46
The beginning. : FIRST
47
Popular cruise port. : RIO
48
Boris, for one. : TSAR
49
Outdoor sport. : SOCCER
50
Screen great. : GARBO
52
Justification. : RATIONALE
54
Follow. : ENSUE
55
Iota. : SCINTILLA
56
Marks on galleys. : STETS
57
Aquarium sights. : EELS
58
___ la guerre. : CEST
Down
1
Cracked. : CHAPPED
2
Goatlike. : CAPRINE
3
Is near at hand. : IMPENDS
4
Atolls. : ISLETS
5
Brothers. : FRAS
6
Dash. : RUN
7
April figures. : INCOMES
8
Factors. : AGENTS
9
Dolomites. : ALPS
10
Letter. : VEE
11
Queued up. : INALINE
12
Library sign. : SILENCE
13
Dance. : ONESTEP
15
Girl's nickname. : TINA
21
Went over the wall. : ESCAPED
24
Principal. : ARCH
25
Skin. : PELT
27
Inventor's concern. : PATENTS
28
Wife of Osiris. : ISIS
30
"Where ___?" : WASI
32
Wanders (about) idly. : GADS
33
Phenomena in space. : SUNS
34
Uses credit cards. : CHARGES
35
Glowing. : RADIANT
36
Sanction. : ENDORSE
37
Vicious circle, a la mode. : RATRACE
38
Closely woven fabric. : PERCALE
39
Markets again. : RESELLS
40
Beg. : ENTREAT
42
Throaty. : HOARSE
43
Summer activity. : PICNIC
46
Measure of length. : FOOT
48
Parts of brogues. : TOES
49
Lapses. : SINS
51
On the contrary. : BUT
53
When: Poet. : TIL

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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