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New York Times, Friday, June 11, 1965

22-Down : Insincere.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { Q V }, Scrabble score: 329 (avg 1.75)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,794
Across
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Both: Prefix. : AMBI
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Container. : TUBE
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Recreate. : AMUSE
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Permission to use. : LOAN
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Chalcedony. : ONYX
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End man in a minstrel show. : BONES
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Functioning well: Slang. : ONTHEBEAM
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The opposition. : ANTIS
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Thus far. : TOHERE
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___ de guerre. : NOMS
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Verb ending. : IZE
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Piece of music. : RAG
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John or Jane. : DOE
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Bend. : FLEX
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Resents. : TAKESUMBRAGE
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Particle. : ACE
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Frozen. : ICY
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Singer's specialty. : LIEDER
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Classifieds. : WANTADS
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Heart contraction. : SYSTOLE
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Actor of a sort. : STOOGE
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Dull, resounding sound. : BAM
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Dwight. : IKE
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Emphasized. : MADEAPOINTOF
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Door or window part. : JAMB
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Notice: Abbr. : BUL
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Spenser's "Truth." : UNA
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Eastern name. : ALI
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Flying machine. : GYRO
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Son of Poseidon. : TRITON
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Sprite. : PIXIE
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Cash ___. : ONTHELINE
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Maltreat. : ABUSE
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Goriot. : PERE
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Schoolman: Abbr. : EDUC
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Certain palms. : NIPAS
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Scrutinized. : EYED
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Rolltop. : DESK
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Care ___ (be much concerned). : ALOT
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Numerical prefix. : MONO
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Immersion. : BATH
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Belong. : INHERE
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Infinitive for "follow." : TOBEGUIDEDBY
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French article. : UNE
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In a bit. : BYANDBY
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Area in Somersetshire. : EXMOOR
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Down with: Fr. : ABAS
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Calendar abbreviation. : MON
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To the point that. : UNTIL
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Take over. : SEIZE
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British earldom. : ESSEX
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Historical periods. : ERAS
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Insincere. : MEALYMOUTHED
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Syllabic groups. : FEET
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Shooters, in marbles. : TAWS
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Room to swing ___. : ACAT
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Form of lotto. : KENO
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Toastmasters. : MCS
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Servicemen. : GIS
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___ now. : DOIT
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Nevada city. : ELKO
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Lagoon feature. : REEF
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Crypt. : TOMB
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Turkish chief. : AGA
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Vitality. : SAP
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Poppycock. : BALONEY
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Common Market area. : EUROPE
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Concerning. : INRE
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Fastened securely. : NAILED
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Brilliant varnish. : JAPAN
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Legal defense. : ALIBI
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Confusion. : MIXUP
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Letters. : GEES
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___ over. : TIDE
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Burden. : ONUS
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Isthmus. : NECK
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O. T. Book: Abbr. : ISA
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Three: It. : TRE

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

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