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New York Times, Tuesday, November 9, 1965

31-Across : Workmanlike.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 311 (avg 1.66)
Open Squares: 59, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,932
Across
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Make up bundles. : PACK
5
Sign in music. : SLUR
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Tunisian seaport. : SFAX
13
Calendar time. : APRIL
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Piece of baggage. : CASE
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Walk, in a way. : PACE
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Bashful. : SHAMEFACED
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"Yes ___," motto of Sammy Davis, Jr. : ICAN
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Walk quietly. : TIP
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Golfer Player. : GARY
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Great Lakes port. : TOLEDO
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Spoil. : DEFACE
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Future officer. : CADET
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High in pitch. : ALT
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"In the bank" items. : DEPOSITS
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Workmanlike. : DEFT
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First game. : OPENER
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Affirmative, after "mais." : OUI
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Disconcert. : ABASH
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Being: Lat. : ENS
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Reject. : SPURN
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Hawkshaw. : TEC
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Ready and eager: Colloq. : ALLSET
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Entreats. : ASKS
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M.C.'s forte. : ANECDOTE
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Unfinished. : RAW
51
Swinging and revolving. : DOORS
52
___ man. : FELLOW
55
Period of time. : SECOND
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Middling. : SOSO
58
Greek letter. : CHI
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Familiar Latin abbreviation. : ETAL
61
Deceitful. : JANUSFACED
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Gold: Prefix. : AURI
65
Stravinsky. : IGOR
66
U.S. airbase in Greenland. : THULE
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Motor. : RIDE
68
Crowds. : MOBS
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Vessels of a sort. : ARKS
Down
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Beyond. : PAST
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Garden pest. : APHID
3
Fabric. : CRAPE
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Fictional O'Hara. : KIM
5
Shoo away. : SCARE
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Cobwebby. : LACY
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Treat. : USE
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Official routine and delay. : REDTAPE
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Spigots. : SPILES
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Jocose. : FACETIOUS
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School: abbr. : ACAD
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Strange: Prefix. : XENO
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Within the law. : LEGAL
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Ipso ___. : FACTO
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Lilac and others. : ODORS
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Certain foods. : FATS
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Perfume with olibanum. : CENSE
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Thick. : DENSE
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Osmanli. : TURK
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"Scarlet" items. : SINS
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Matter in the files. : DATA
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Man's name. : EBEN
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Cause for a new deal. : FACEDCARD
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Falls in heavy shower. : PELTS
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Wore. : HADON
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Click catch. : PAWL
44
Conrad hero. : LORDJIM
45
Ringlet. : TRESS
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Cousin of the peon. : COOLIE
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On the wing. : ALOFT
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Polo teams. : FOURS
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Chance. : OCCUR
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Periwinkle. : WHELK
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Cook slightly. : SEAR
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Fancy case. : ETUI
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Vain pretender. : SNOB
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Roman date. : IDES
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Bypast. : AGO
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Exclamation. : AHA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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