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New York Times, Wednesday, June 25, 1969

9-Down : ___ story.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Min Word Len: 4, Missing: { J K Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,256
Across
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Narrow groove. : STRIA
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Ritzy. : POSH
10
Six or seven, in bridge. : SLAM
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Do one's ___. : THING
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Kind of sax. : ALTO
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Hallmark of the good. : HALO
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Name for a dog. : ROVER
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Stern. : REAR
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Ardent. : AVID
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French river. : ISERE
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Worsen. : AGGRAVATE
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Harries. : PESTERS
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Aching. : SORE
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Fly chaser of sorts. : TAIL
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Wicker. : RATTAN
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Spread. : COMFORTER
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Ship to remember. : MAINE
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Shaped a certain way. : OVAL
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Staff men. : AIDES
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Chemical suffixes. : IDES
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Moslem princess. : BEGUM
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Spreads. : COVERLETS
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Native of northwest France. : BRETON
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Glade: Prefix. : NEMO
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Bufo. : TOAD
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Extended. : REACHED
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Do commercials. : ADVERTISE
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Auto gear. : DRIVE
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Forest animal. : BOAR
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Olga's boyfriend. : IVAN
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Snug harbor. : HAVEN
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Other. : ELSE
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African grassland. : VELD
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Range parts. : OVENS
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Document. : DEED
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Time units. : ERAS
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Exploit. : GESTE
Down
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Part of Las Vegas. : STRIP
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Pronoun. : THOSE
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Tears. : RIVES
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Like neon. : INERT
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Consent. : AGREETO
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Sponging. : PARASITIC
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Cassini. : OLEG
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Pollards. : STAGS
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___ story. : HORROR
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Slang for an officer. : SHAVETAIL
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In Hawaii it's called aa. : LAVA
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Descended. : ALIT
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Way. : MODE
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Ancient Syria. : ARAM
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___ avis. : RARA
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Flirted with. : LEDON
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Time's companion. : TIDE
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Dill herb. : ANET
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Cape. : NESS
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Irvin S. or Ty. : COBB
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Done. : OVER
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Old-time sorcerer. : MAGE
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Flapped. : FLUTTERED
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Clergymen. : REVERENDS
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Star-spangled, in heraldry. : SEME
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Othello, for one. : MOOR
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White-line straddler. : ROADHOG
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Indigenous. : NATIVE
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Swan expert. : DIVER
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Hanker. : CRAVE
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Homes of a sort. : HIVES
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In any ___. : EVENT
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Word for a jungle. : DENSE
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Resting. : ABED
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Relief, in Britain. : DOLE
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Place for a rose. : VASE
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Room in a casa. : SALA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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