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Carol Dutting
Carol Dutting

New York Times, Tuesday, October 14, 1980

5-Down : Norse god slain by a twig of mistletoe

Author:
Carol Dutting
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F G H J Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Carol Dutting has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,298
Across
1
Actor Ray from Pa. : ALDO
5
African language : BANTU
10
English inns : PUBS
14
Pope in 903 : LEOV
15
Man of Iran, e.g. : ASIAN
16
Concerning : INRE
17
Emphasized : UNDERLINED
19
Blue-pencil : EDIT
20
Secured : MOORED
21
Ins : ELECTEES
23
Hied : SPED
25
Crowd sound : ROAR
26
Entourage : COTERIE
29
Embarrassment for Mosconi : MISCUE
32
"Daphnis et Chloé" composer : RAVEL
33
Of Earth's bisecting line : AXIAL
35
Intake at Bethlehem : ORE
36
Kind of school : PREP
37
Lily's cousin : ONION
38
Ellipse : OVAL
39
Blemish : MAR
40
Nautical call : AVAST
41
Partner of odds : EVENS
42
Spared no effort : STROVE
44
Vintner's staff members : TASTERS
46
Bakery worker : ICER
47
Give impetus to : SPUR
48
Swimmer's hazard : UNDERTOW
52
Certain standards : IDEALS
56
Drink component : SODA
57
Bounded across or ignored : OVERLEAPED
59
Tommy's Tommy gun : STEN
60
Growing in snow : NIVAL
61
"___ consummation ... ": Hamlet : TISA
62
Mix and Jaworski of football fame : RONS
63
Anthony and Clarissa : EDENS
64
Search for : SEEK
Down
1
Astringent : ALUM
2
Fine lawn : LENO
3
Extinct bird : DODO
4
Go too far : OVERSTEP
5
Norse god slain by a twig of mistletoe : BALDER
6
"___ live and breathe!" : ASI
7
Spot card : NINE
8
Asian unit of weight : TAEL
9
Strong member of an acrobatic team : UNDERMAN
10
Post-Crucifixion representations : PIETAS
11
Like a spy : UNDERCOVER
12
French cheese : BRIE
13
Bridge defeats : SETS
18
Turn back : REPEL
22
Spring : COIL
24
Moon goddess : DIANA
26
Gem weight : CARAT
27
Voted down : OVERRIDDEN
28
Are : EXIST
30
Monitor lizards : URANS
31
Lampreys' cousins : EELS
32
Letters denoting motor speed : RPMS
34
Bits : IOTAS
37
Nuance : OVERTONE
38
Gormandizes : OVEREATS
40
State : AVER
41
Musical study : ETUDE
43
Atlantic and Pacific : OCEANS
45
Table accidents : SPILLS
48
Red letters : USSR
49
The back: Comb. form : NOTO
50
Roman poet : OVID
51
"___ Been Chums ... ": 1905 song : WEVE
53
" ... baked in ___" : APIE
54
___-majesté : LESE
55
State bordering on Neb. : SDAK
58
Hurried : RAN

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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