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Jan Dubin
Jan Dubin
Mike Dubin
Mike Dubin

New York Times, Wednesday, June 11, 1958

29-Down : Lamp.

Author:
Jan and Mike Dubin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J M Q Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
Jan and Mike Dubin have 12 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Original 54-Across had "popular"; changed it to "Popular."

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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,270
Across
1
Revolutionary patriot of N. C. : ASHE
5
Cygnus. : SWAN
9
Roman robes. : TOGAS
14
Piece of bank business. : LOAN
15
Enclosure for a bank teller. : CAGE
16
Manifest. : OVERT
17
Formerly: Archaic. : ERST
18
Clamor. : RIOT
19
Aqua. : WATER
20
Type of profit. : CAPITALGAIN
23
Actress Hagen. : UTA
24
Rends. : RIPS
25
Drew a road grader over. : SCRAPED
27
Threads. : FIBERS
30
Willow. : OSIER
31
Operating. : INUSE
32
Type of journey. : FIELDTRIP
36
Rhythmical cadence. : LILT
37
Pungent, as wit. : SALTY
38
By one's self. : SOLO
39
Members of a certain political party. : LABORITES
41
Approach by stealth. : STALK
42
Yielded. : CEDED
43
Foreign business exchange. : BOURSE
44
Crumpled up. : BUCKLED
47
Pro-Nazi group. : BUND
48
Tree. : ASH
49
Austerity. : ASTRINGENCY
54
Expressions of gratitude: Popular misspelling. : THANX
56
Those not in office. : OUTS
57
Where Augustus Caesar died, 14 A. D. : NOLA
58
German poet. : HEINE
59
___ noire. : BETE
60
Relative of 32 Across. : TREK
61
Went astray. : ERRED
62
Where the Tree of Life grew. : EDEN
63
Cutting tools. : SAWS
Down
1
Pianist Templeton. : ALEC
2
Railbird. : SORA
3
Door fastener. : HASP
4
Inventory listing. : ENTIRESTOCK
5
Bits. : SCRAPS
6
Laments. : WAILS
7
Keyed up. : AGOG
8
Business worth. : NETASSETS
9
"Paint the ___." : TOWNRED
10
Eggs. : OVA
11
General structure: Colloq. : GETUP
12
Mountain crest. : ARETE
13
Valuable violin: Colloq. : STRAD
21
Exhaust. : TIRE
22
Coldly. : ICILY
26
Disciples of painting. : ARTSTUDENTS
27
Satiate. : FILL
28
Genus of dolphins. : INIA
29
Lamp. : BULB
30
Lubricated. : OILED
32
Decreed, as by destiny. : FATEDTOBE
33
Bellow. : ROAR
34
Ailments. : ILLS
35
Jab. : POKE
37
Lines of descent. : SIDES
40
At ease. : RELAXED
41
Ballad. : SONG
43
Kind of burner used in laboratories. : BUNSEN
44
Wash. : BATHE
45
Introduce. : USHER
46
Presiding officer. : CHAIR
47
Please: Ger. : BITTE
50
Wished undone. : RUED
51
Ibsen heroine. : NORA
52
Roll into a ball. : CLEW
53
Ruminants of Asia. : YAKS
55
Compass point. : NNE

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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