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New York Times, Monday, June 2, 1969

12-Down : Moves sinuously.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 46, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { V X Z }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.64)
Open Squares: 44, Cheaters: 20, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,233
Across
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Cayuse. : HOSS
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Sends on: Abbr. : FWDS
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Nymph who became a laurel. : DAPHNE
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Tolerates. : BROOKS
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Omitted. : LEFTOUT
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Jewelry item. : EARRING
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Helmsman's order. : EBN
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Affairs ___. : OFSTATE
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Buddy. : PAL
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Birds of New Zealand. : TUIS
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Flowerless plants. : FERNS
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Raillery. : JOKE
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Confound. : STUMP
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Can. province. : QUE
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Sight on Martinique. : PELEE
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Broadway hit, informally. : SMASH
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Wrinkles. : CREASES
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Appreciative words. : THANKYOUS
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Stronghold. : CITADEL
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Seaport of Eire. : SLIGO
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Tendon. : SINEW
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Sesame. : TIL
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La Scala unit. : SCENA
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Noun ending. : ATOR
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Aristate. : AWNED
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Prolific author. : ANON
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Kennel sound. : GRR
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Beat. : FLOGGED
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Denouement. : END
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Kind of singer. : YODELER
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Other names. : ALIASES
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City on the Passaic. : NEWARK
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First baseball czar. : LANDIS
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Tore. : RENT
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Votes for. : YEAS
Down
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Chemical element. : HAFNIUM
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Choose. : OPT
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Go away! : SHOO
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Extinguish (with "out"). : SNUFF
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Campus groups. : FRATS
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Suffered attrition. : WORE
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Coq ___. : DOR
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Sun Valley gear. : SKIPOLE
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Social events. : DEBUTS
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Relative of et al. : ETSEQ
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Hashhouse. : BEANERY
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Moves sinuously. : SNAKES
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Gives the nod. : LETS
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Merriment. : GLEE
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Submitting. : TRUCKLING
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Dabble in. : SMATTER
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Shylock's daughter. : JESSICA
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Sound of disbelief. : PSHAW
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Pry and others. : PAULS
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Owned. : HAD
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Greek goddess. : EOS
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TV chain. : NETWORK
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Fruitcake ingredient. : CITRON
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Tidy. : INORDER
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Beginning. : GENESIS
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___ own. : ONONES
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Like a popular herb. : SAGY
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Licit. : LEGAL
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Words omitted in asyndeton. : ANDS
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Ready to act. : ALERT
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Setback. : DELAY
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Patisserie item. : FLAN
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Enjoy a repast. : DINE
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Farm animal. : EWE
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Oil city of Oklahoma. : ADA

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

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