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New York Times, Friday, December 12, 1969

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Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { G J Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,426
Across
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City in Russia. : BAKU
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Algonquian wampum. : SEWAN
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Article of clothing. : WRAP
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Form of John. : EVAN
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Matador's domain. : ARENA
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Fish. : EELS
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Posterior. : HIND
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Victrola, E-Z Fix, Sudsies, etc. : TRADENAMES
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Stand. : EASEL
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Ship: Abbr. : STR
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Noun suffix. : ITE
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Intense gazes. : STARES
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Faithful follower. : HENCHMAN
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Laboratory item. : TESTTUBE
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Weak. : FEEBLE
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Of an arm bone. : HUMERAL
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Steeps. : RETS
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Orchid meal. : SALEP
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Gateway Arch city: Abbr. : STL
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Evil jinni: Var. : AFRIT
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Opposite of aloft. : ALOW
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Shakespearean character. : OTHELLO
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Future officers. : CADETS
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Sent overseas. : EXPORTED
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Users of profanity. : SWEARERS
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Pulley wheel. : SHEAVE
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Sault ___ Marie. : STE
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Ear: Prefix. : OTO
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Faster: Music abbr. : ACCEL
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Lowest. : NETHERMOST
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Tops. : AONE
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Wings. : ALAE
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Dark grayish blue. : PERSE
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Blackening. : SMUT
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Young salmon. : PARR
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Man's inhumanity ___. : TOMAN
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Record. : TAPE
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Command. : BEHEST
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Fly. : AVIATE
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Sunflower territory. : KANSAS
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Indisposed. : UNDERTHEWEATHER
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Weekend abbr. : SAT
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Makes booboos. : ERRS
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Come through. : WEATHERTHESTORM
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Previn. : ANDRE
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Scotty's denial. : NAE
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Fair, for one. : WEATHERFORECAST
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Old song hit. : REMEMBER
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Partner of beer. : ALE
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Letter additions: Abbr. : PSS
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City in France. : NICE
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Abate. : LETUP
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Total. : SUM
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Gridiron group: Abbr. : NFL
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High: Prefix. : ALTI
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Kinglet's home. : NEST
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Superlative. : BEST
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Man's nickname. : ALEX
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Pouches. : SACS
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There ought to be ___. : ALAW
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Heavenly guide. : LODESTAR
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Hilo hello. : ALOHA
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Chemical suffix. : OSE
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Certain records: Abbr. : LPS
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Palm. : TREE
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City in Washington. : TACOMA
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___ the score. : EVENUP
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Cancel. : DELETE
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Shakespearean character. : ROMEO
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Mountain in Greece. : OSSA
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Rest. : NAP
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Note in Guido's scale. : ELA
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Formal statement: Abbr. : RPT
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Big number in the Midwest. : TEN

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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