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Barbara L. Golub
Barbara L. Golub

TUNESMANSHIP

New York Times, Sunday, February 21, 1965

72-Across : 12 dozen: Abbr.

Author:
Barbara L. Golub
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 160, Blocks: 92, Avg Word Len: 5.46, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 684 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 121, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 11, XRef: 3, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 20
Barbara L. Golub has 8 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,684
Across
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Theme: Mus. : MOTIF
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Proverb. : MAXIM
11
Unaccompanied. : SOLO
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Devilkins. : IMPS
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Spirited: Mus. : ANIMATO
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Quick to note or feel. : ALIVE
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"Il ___." : TROVATORE
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Went off course. : STRAYED
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See 25 Across. : ROVED
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Calumny. : ASPERSION
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Composed. : COOL
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Relative. : NIECE
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Zest. : GUSTO
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Slow down: Mus. abbr. : RIT
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Enthusiastic shouts. : WHOOPS
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Biblical land of plenty. : GOSHEN
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Gauguin's island. : TAHITI
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Constellation. : TAURUS
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Exalted place. : ALTAR
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Ingredient in medicines. : PINETAR
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Grant and others. : CARYS
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"L'Historie du ___," by Stravinsky. : SOLDAT
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Old Turkic language. : UIGUR
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Left ___. : BANK
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Company. : GUESTS
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Cadge. : MOOCH
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Folklore creature. : GNOME
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Deer. : ELKS
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Seers. : ORACLES
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Go slowly. : CREEP
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Contracts. : LEASES
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First electronic musical instrument. : THEREMIN
65
"Invitation to the Dance" is his. : WEBERS
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Religious degrees. : DTHS
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Shortened girl's name. : ERMA
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12 dozen: Abbr. : GRO
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Nearsightedness. : MYOPIA
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Taken ___. : ABACK
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Girl of my dreams. : THESWEETHEARTOFSIGMACHI
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Skating star. : HENIE
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Americans, in the Southwest: Colloq. : ANGLOS
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Grammar term: Abbr. : INF
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Decree ___. : NISI
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Historic volcano. : ETNA
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Nicked. : DENTED
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Play the coda. : CONCLUDE
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Basis. : GROUND
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Machinery part. : ROTOR
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Anc. Italians. : SABINES
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Part of a college name. : MAWR
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Lapel. : REVER
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Negatives of sorts. : NOPES
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Touchwood. : TINDER
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Melody. : ARIA
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Dumbarton's river. : CLYDE
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"___ Laughing Song," in "Die Fledermaus." : ADELES
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Mythological Babylonian hero. : ETANA
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Outcasts. : PARIAHS
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See 68 Down. : CASAS
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Intervals larger than octaves. : NINTHS
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Pantry, old style. : SPENCE
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Plucky. : GRITTY
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Cartoon character. : POPEYE
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School ___. : BUS
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Measure of a sort. : LITER
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Shape: Prefix or suffix. : MORPH
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Finnic descendant. : LAPP
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Put into a new container. : REBOTTLED
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To love: Fr. : AIMER
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Mistake in printing. : ERRATUM
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In bloom. : FLOWERING
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Trap. : SNARE
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Spoiling. : RUINING
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Square-dance steps. : DIPS
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Church part. : APSE
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Urged (on). : EGGED
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All in ___ work. : ADAYS
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Gender: Abbr. : MASC
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Wise to. : ONTO
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Neophyte: Var. : TIRO
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Perennial song hit from Chopin's "Fantaisie-Impromptu." : IMALWAYSCHASINGRAINBOWS
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Elf. : FAY
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Chagall and others. : MARCS
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Century plant. : ALOE
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Louis ___. : XIV
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Arlen's perennial song hit. : IVEGOTTHEWORLDONASTRING
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Gorgon. : MEDUSA
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Condition. : STATE
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Name meaning "bear." : ORSON
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Droop. : LOP
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Exhausts. : OVERTIRES
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Describing Alexander's combo. : ITSTHEBESTBANDINTHELAND
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Me: Fr. : MOI
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For. : PRO
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Elected officer: Abbr. : SEN
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Singer. : TENOR
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Hateful. : ODIOUS
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Occupation: Suffix. : ARIAN
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Surrey town. : EPSOM
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Shoulder move. : SHRUG
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Get a move on. : HUSTLE
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Frosted. : GLACE
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Type: Abbr. : ITAL
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Receptacle. : TANK
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Annoys. : IRKS
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Care. : TREATMENT
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Grace note. : ADORNMENT
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Cougars. : PUMAS
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Shipper's term: Abbr. : CGO
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Gold: Abbr. : AUR
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Places. : LOCI
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Abundant with foliage. : INLEAF
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One on the move. : GOER
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Fabric. : SERGE
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Dried up. : SERE
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Prefix in medicine. : PEPTO
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Cheese city. : EDAM
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Pithy saying. : MOT
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Early movie projectors. : BIOSCOPES
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Spanish ranches. : HACIENDAS
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Ships: Abbr. : SCHS
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Suffix with go, lead, etc. : ETH
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Syngman ___. : RHEE
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Huntsman: Var. : YAGER
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Honshu strait. : KII
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Last. : WEAR
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Offered. : HANDED
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See 89 Down. : SIN
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Business abbreviations. : INCS
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Same as F sharp. : GFLAT
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Sword strifes. : DUELS
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Jealousy. : ENVY
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Soviet city. : OREL
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Whereness. : UBIETY
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Musical group. : ORCHESTRA
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The present. : TODAY
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Poetic adverb. : EEN
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Mrs.: Sp. : SRA
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Cartograms. : MAPS
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Not care ___. : ARAP
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Harp string. : WIRE
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Type of singing: Abbr. : RECIT
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Spanish title. : SENOR
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Straw. : SIPPER
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Sharp. : ACUTE
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Army command. : ATEASE
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Former Indian luminary. : NEHRU
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Dells. : GLENS
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Narrow crest. : RIDGE
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Studied hard. : PORED
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Simple. : MERE
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Sister of Julius Caesar. : ATIA
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Insignificant. : PUNY
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Postal officials: Abbr. : PMGS
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Initials on some mail. : RFD
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Biblical judge. : ELI
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Jazz. : BOP
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Edge. : LIP
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Periodical: Abbr. : MAG
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Creek. : RIA

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 13 debuted here and reused later, 11 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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