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New York Times, Monday, June 28, 1965

28-Across : Important worker.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,811
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Resilient. : SUPPLE
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Turn off course. : YAW
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Spotted rodent. : PACA
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Macaws. : ARARAS
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Caliph's name. : ALI
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Lined up. : AROW
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Kitchen aid. : PAPERTOWEL
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Cotton cloth. : PIMA
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Gulliver, for short. : LEM
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Barley bristle. : AWN
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Ideal, teen-ager style. : DREAMY
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Noisy revelries. : RIOTS
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Go up. : SOAR
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Invective. : ABUSE
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Important worker. : TEAMSTER
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Reproach. : BLAME
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Exploits. : FEATS
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"Rolling down to ___ ... " : RIO
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Mythical birds. : ROCS
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Measures of capacity. : PINTS
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Bounders. : CADS
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Secretion of the octopus. : INK
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Scatters among. : SALTS
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Ore deposits. : LODES
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Mime's forte. : GESTURES
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Contributor. : GIVER
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Texas leaguers. : HITS
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Obnoxious one, teen-ager style. : CREEP
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Papeete is its capital. : TAHITI
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Gehrig. : LOU
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Knock. : RAP
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Sign. : OMEN
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Decorative material. : CREPEPAPER
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An instant. : WINK
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Place for the "lowing herd." : LEA
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Myth. : LEGEND
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Common suffix. : NESS
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Eleven: Ger. : ELF
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Boat parts. : STERNS
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Vital fluid. : SAP
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European river. : URAL
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Certain best sellers. : PAPERBACKS
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Bonuses. : PREMIUMS
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Gibbon. : LAR
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Property. : ESTATE
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Sign of fatigue. : YAWN
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Mum. : ALE
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Youthful indiscretions. : WILDOATS
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Extras. : PAPERS
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The "Jewel Song." : ARIA
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Navy man: Abbr. : COMM
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Without stopping. : AWAY
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Pained sounds. : OWS
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Bellwethers. : RAMS
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Full of: Suffix. : OSE
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Two on the aisle. : SEATS
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Unescorted. : ALONE
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Pavilions. : TENTS
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Publication. : TRADEPAPER
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Duck. : EIDER
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Recent Broadway play. : ROSS
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Two-masted ship. : BRIG
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Morgue contents. : FILES
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Mote. : PARTICLE
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Report for the newspaper. : COVERAGE
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Please. : SUIT
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Fib. : LIE
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Reflects. : THINKS
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Thin broths. : GRUELS
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Top of a hill. : COP
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Home ___. : TOWN
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Friend: Fr. : AMIE
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Poultry. : HENS
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Petal. : LEAF
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Early Quaker. : PENN
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Electrical unit. : REL
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Favorite. : PET
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Pikes: Abbr. : RDS

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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