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New York Times, Monday, November 3, 1969

42-Across : Trick.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,387
Across
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Young salmon. : PARR
5
To the point: Lat. : ADREM
10
Heels. : CADS
14
Woodwind. : OBOE
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Goddess of hunting. : DIANA
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Indian. : OTOE
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Palm leaves: Var. : OLAS
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Indian or Chinese. : ASIAN
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Mire. : OOZE
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Wading bird. : HERON
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Took forty winks. : CATNAPPED
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___ Montez. : LOLA
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Leisure. : EASE
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Whales at times. : SPOUTERS
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Stems. : PROWS
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Nervous. : TAUT
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Modifies. : ADAPTS
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Basketball tourney: Abbr. : NIT
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English composer. : ARNE
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Bristles. : SETAE
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Trick. : WILE
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Legendary bird. : ROC
44
Sharpens in a way. : STROPS
45
___-in-one. : HOLE
46
See 22 Across. : SLEPT
48
___ Guard. : NATIONAL
50
Profligate. : ROUE
53
Lounge. : LOLL
54
March exit. : LIKEALAMB
58
Car. : SEDAN
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Asian sea. : ARAL
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Cutthroat or brown. : TROUT
65
Edward Everett. : HALE
66
Church tribunal. : ROTA
67
What most letters need. : REPLY
68
Bettor's concern. : ODDS
69
Discerned. : KNEW
70
"Fledermaus" maid. : ADELE
71
"Hogan's ___." : GOAT
Down
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Literary bear. : POOH
2
Grade of seaman. : ABLE
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Cachinnate. : ROAR
4
Determined. : RESOLUTE
5
Actress Rehan. : ADA
6
Bridge player, at times. : DISCARDER
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Ottoman subject. : RAIA
8
Growing out. : ENATE
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Food from heaven. : MANNA
10
Barrel maker. : COOPER
11
On. : ATOP
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Be inattentive. : DOZE
13
Sow. : SEED
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"___ as a Stranger." : NOT
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Snakes. : ASPS
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Minimum. : LEAST
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Betelgeuse and Antares. : STARS
28
Word of mouth. : PAROL
29
Snow leopard. : OUNCE
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Squelched. : SATON
32
Spanish or Bermuda. : ONION
33
Cather. : WILLA
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Gather courage. : STEEL
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Edict from Rome. : PAPALBULL
38
Musical libretto. : TESTO
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All the way. : WHOLEHOG
44
Portico. : STOA
47
Undergraduate course. : PRELAW
49
French pronoun. : ILS
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Extreme. : ULTRA
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Like a cornstalk. : EARED
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Songbird. : LARK
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Curtain or Duke. : IRON
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Musical shrew. : KATE
57
Sulk. : MOPE
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Groove in carpentry. : DADO
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Former opera star. : ALDA
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Kind of egg. : NEST
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Nautical chain. : TYE

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

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