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New York Times, Thursday, July 15, 1965

45-Across : Conundrums.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 318 (avg 1.66)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,828
Across
1
City on the Saale River. : HALLE
6
Wages. : HIRE
10
In present condition. : ASIS
14
The briny. : OCEAN
15
Where Isfahan is. : IRAN
16
Workbench adjunct. : VISE
17
Succeeded. : BROUGHTOFF
19
Chassis part. : AXLE
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Words with music. : SONG
21
Geologic time. : EON
22
The world, proverbially speaking. : OYSTER
24
See 20 Across. : HYMN
26
Choler. : WRATH
27
Untidy situations. : MESSES
30
Faucet. : COCK
31
Douceur. : SOP
34
Influence. : ACTON
35
Woodsmen. : FORESTERS
37
Take it easy. : LOAF
38
Framework supporting a bridge. : TRUSS
39
Denouements. : ENDS
40
Part of the Musketeers' rallying cry. : ALLFORONE
42
Top of a double boiler, for one. : INSET
43
Evergreen. : YEW
44
Famous Broadway name. : LUNT
45
Conundrums. : POSERS
46
To the stern. : ABAFT
48
August: Fr. : AOUT
49
Distant. : FAROFF
51
Electees. : INS
52
Opportune. : RIPE
56
That ___ say. : ISTO
57
Devoted to classical music. : LONGHAIRED
60
Fabric. : SILK
61
Noun ending. : ENCE
62
Indulged in a sport. : SKIED
63
Does a farmer's job. : HAYS
64
Fur. : SEAL
65
Annoying. : PESKY
Down
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Fireplace ledges. : HOBS
2
High: Prefix. : ACRO
3
City in Spain. : LEON
4
Treats lightly. : LAUGHSOFF
5
Language: Abbr. : ENG
6
Come across. : HITON
7
Golf club. : IRON
8
Historic initials of 1940. : RAF
9
Compels. : ENFORCES
10
Seaman's cry. : AVAST
11
ESP. : SIXTHSENSE
12
Bali, for one. : ISLE
13
Nostradamus. : SEER
18
Clears the throat. : HEMS
23
Chatters endlessly: Slang. : YAKS
25
Foreign currency. : YEN
26
Not so good. : WORSE
27
Indonesian tongue. : MALAY
28
Relative of a lycée. : ECOLE
29
Resolutely. : STALWARTLY
30
Tick off. : COUNT
32
Cosmos. : ORDER
33
Attention-getting sounds. : PSSTS
35
Range of the Rockies. : FRONT
36
Bowler's goal. : TENSTRIKE
38
Certain fungi. : TRUFFLES
41
Norse name. : OLAF
42
Promissory note. : IOU
45
Very elegant: Slang. : POSH
47
Good gifts for vacationers. : BOOKS
48
Cherub. : ANGEL
49
Skipjack. : FISH
50
Where the Ob flows. : ASIA
51
Quechaun. : INCA
53
Perennial plant. : IRIS
54
Sly look. : PEEK
55
Small whirlpool. : EDDY
58
Unified. : ONE
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Uraeus. : ASP

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

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