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Jan Dubin
Jan Dubin

New York Times, Tuesday, August 25, 1959

39-Across : Brightness.

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 has duplicate clues.
Jan Dubin has 3 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,693
Across
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Complacent. : SMUG
5
Contemporary dramatist. : WILLIAMS
13
Ancient dagger: Var. : SKENE
14
Turning in an indicated direction. : ORIENTING
16
Little one: Fr. : PETIT
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Alexander's birthplace. : MACEDONIA
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Winglike. : ALAR
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Vegetable. : LEEK
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Out of place. : INEPT
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___ Aviv. : TEL
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Schnapps. : GIN
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Cubic meters. : STERES
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Temporary stoppage. : TIEUP
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Swing around. : SLUE
28
Spoils. : BOOTY
29
Spray. : SPINDRIFT
34
Responsibility. : ONUS
35
Modern music. : SWING
36
Port of Israel. : ACRE
37
Adjutant. : ASSISTANT
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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
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Closet occupants. : SKELETONS
2
Popular current novelist. : METALIOUS
3
To join: Fr. : UNIR
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Induce. : GET
5
People. : WOMEN
6
"Dies ___," old Latin hymn. : IRAE
7
Partner of a promise. : LICK
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Great general. : LEE
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Composed. : INDITED
10
___ time (formerly). : ATONE
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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
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Stadium sounds. : RAHS
31
Northern European. : ICELANDER
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Poetry. : FREEVERSE
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___ Downing Street. : TEN
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Stupefy. : STUN
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Winter sportsman. : SLEDDER
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Brother. : SIB
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Small: Dial. : LIL
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Sacrifice. : COST
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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
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Solar disk. : ATEN
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Vegetable. : KALE
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Wartime group. : OSS
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Communications system. : CBS

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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