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New York Times, Thursday, June 5, 1969

12-Down : Discharge.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,236
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Engagement: Abbr. : APPMT
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Heavenly being: Fr. : ANGE
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Results: Abbr. : EFFS
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El ___. : GRECO
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Tusked animal. : BOAR
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Lamb. : ELIA
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Famous museum. : NATIONALGALLERY
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Soul, in France. : AME
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Apart: Prefix. : DIS
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Occasionally. : ATTIMES
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Hair curler. : ROLLER
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Agnus ___. : DEI
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Fruit. : APPLE
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Greek commune. : DEME
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Theology degrees: Abbr. : SSDS
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Entice. : LEADON
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"___ gloom of night ... " : NOR
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Melt. : THAW
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Greek letter. : TAU
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Teas. : OOLONGS
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Prefix for med or meditate. : PRE
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Spanish pot. : OLLA
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Hawaiian food. : POI
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Dulling influence. : OPIATE
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Spanish painter. : SERT
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Appendages. : EARS
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Poet. : ODIST
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Shoshonean Indian. : UTE
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Goad. : SPURON
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Became serious. : SOBERED
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He is: Lat. : EST
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Numerical prefix. : TRI
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Famous art gift. : KRESSCOLLECTION
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Common contraction. : ISNT
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Part of a ship. : HULL
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Golf nickname. : ARNIE
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Girl's name. : TESS
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Gambler's word. : ODDS
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Rule: Fr. : REGLE
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Ewe lamb: Lat. : AGNA
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Baby carriage. : PRAM
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Old master. : PETERPAULRUBENS
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Twelfth century date. : MCI
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Bye-bye. : TOODLEOO
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Degraded. : ABASED
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___ pros. : NOL
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Silly: Slang. : GAGA
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Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
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Most slippery. : EELIEST
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Art of a certain school. : FLEMISHPAINTING
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Discharge. : FIRE
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Asserts. : SAYS
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Nothing : NIL
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British equivalent of co. : LTD
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Previous. : OLD
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Works by a French Impressionist. : RENOIRS
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Choir members. : ALTOS
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American painting family. : PEALE
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___ dieu! : MON
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Therefore. : ERGO
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Missiles. : DARTS
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Dry's opposite. : SWEET
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Familiar negative. : NOPE
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Mauna ___. : LOA
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Vehicle. : SPORTCAR
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Certifies. : ATTESTS
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Words of assent. : IDO
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Makes plain. : SPELLS
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Speech sounds. : ERS
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Take advantage of. : USE
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Playlet. : SKIT
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'Arry's steed. : ORSE
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U.S. Satellite. : ECHO
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Mrs. Eisenhower's maiden name. : DOUD
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Muddy. : ROIL
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Arrow poison. : INEE
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Legal degree. : LLD
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Italian number. : TRE

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

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