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New York Times, Saturday, February 20, 1965

27-Across : Worthless bit.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F J K Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
David Steinberg notes:

In 31-Across, "Sylvia" is usually spelled "Silvia."

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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,683
Across
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Anagram of "drive." : VERDI
6
Roman Stoic philosopher. : CATO
10
Prefix with arm and band. : DIS
13
Mental accomplishments. : IDEAS
14
Terse saying. : APOTHEGM
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Prey. : VICTIM
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Mexican pancake. : TORTILLA
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Lunched. : ATE
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Adds. : TOTALS
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Well-known designer. : DIOR
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Ore vein. : LODE
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Greeting. : HELLO
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Important science: Abbr. : BOT
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Worthless bit. : DREG
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Put next to each other. : APPOSE
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Suffix with host and lion. : ESS
31
"Who ___?" : ISSYLVIA
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Paper rebates: Abbr. : CRS
35
Like the Piper. : PIED
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Land measure. : ACRE
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Material: Abbr. : MTL
39
Anagram of "butchers." : SCHUBERT
43
One in charge: Abbr. : MGR
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Poet of 2500 years ago. : SAPPHO
48
Latin wife. : UXOR
49
"___ Poetica." : ARS
50
Grow over, as a plant. : CREEP
51
Ballet skirt. : TUTU
52
Pueblo Indian. : HOPI
54
Honest. : CANDID
56
Very faulty item: Colloq. : DUD
57
Relatives of pince-nez. : LORGNONS
59
Edge of a stair tread. : NOSING
61
Fade away. : EVANESCE
62
Tout le ___. : MONDE
63
Nonactive: Abbr. : RET
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Wing: Prefix. : PTER
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Anagram of "large." : ELGAR
Down
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"The Seasons" composer. : VIVALDI
2
Newspaper directors. : EDITORS
3
Withdraws. : RECEDES
4
Grammatic case: Abbr. : DAT
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"From where ___ ... " : ISIT
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Flowering tree. : CATALPA
7
Diana's twin. : APOLLO
8
Statue sections. : TORSOS
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Baseball's Mel. : OTT
10
Anagram of "edibles." : DELIBES
11
Arctic homes. : IGLOOS
12
Acts as an irritant on. : SMARTS
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Put out of sight. : HID
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Colorado river Indian. : MOHAVE
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Lukewarm. : TEPID
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Land of the Pharaohs. : EGYPT
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Linen color. : ECRU
32
Namesakes of a diamond-bedecked heroine. : LILS
34
Attack in a debate. : REBUT
36
Yearned. : ACHED
37
Anagram of "phonic." : CHOPIN
38
Nursery rhyme character. : MRSPRAT
39
English poet. : SPENSER
40
Displaying a feeling. : EXUDING
41
Room of a domed building. : ROTUNDA
42
Weary walker. : TRUDGER
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Anagram of "Harlem." : MAHLER
44
Rut. : GROOVE
46
Approach and speak to. : ACCOST
47
Swagger. : PRANCE
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Car part: Abbr. : IGN
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Architectural structure. : DOME
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Knot in cotton fiber. : NEP
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Musical syllable. : SOL

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 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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