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New York Times, Saturday, June 7, 1969

12-Down : Trickster.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J X }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,238
Across
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Took care of. : SAWTO
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Chipped in. : GAVE
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Put on ___. : AIRS
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Western city. : OMAHA
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Surrounded by. : AMID
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Small amount. : DROP
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Liquid measure. : LITER
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Information. : DATA
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Biblical trio. : MAGI
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Zoo animals. : DEER
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Neighbor of Rhodesia. : MOZAMBIQUE
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Brahms work. : REQUIEM
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Gazelle. : ARIEL
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Nearing port. : INBOUND
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Chase. : ILKA
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"___ but you." : NOONE
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In a certain position. : KNEELING
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Artful. : SLY
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Picket-line participant. : STRIKER
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Scotsman's denial. : NAE
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Place. : POSITION
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___ the bag. : ITSIN
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Anna's destination. : SIAM
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Aseptic. : STERILE
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Convex molding. : OVOLO
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Placed abreast. : APPOSED
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All over. : FARANDNEAR
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Indigence. : NEED
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Neat as ___. : APIN
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School: Abbr. : ACAD
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Article of clothing. : STOLE
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Having proper qualities. : GOOD
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___ majesty. : LESE
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Wake. : ROUSE
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Birds. : ERNS
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Roman date. : IDES
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Available. : ONTAP
Down
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Auctioneer's word. : SOLD
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French companion. : AMIE
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Gunga Din and others. : WATERBOYS
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Immediately after. : THEREON
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Row. : OAR
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Like codfish and haddock. : GADOID
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Dumfound. : AMAZE
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Leafy vegetable substance. : VITAMINK
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Cheese. : EDAM
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Navy V.I.P. : ADMIRAL
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Native of Mosul. : IRAQI
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Trickster. : ROGUE
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Sales talk. : SPIEL
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Town: Abbr. : MUN
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Certain stores. : BAKERIES
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Doubt. : QUESTION
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Examiner: Abbr. : INSP
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___ contendere. : NOLO
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Washington & ___. : LEE
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Diminutive suffix. : KIN
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Reversed. : INSIDEOUT
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Fasten. : NAIL
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Sarazen. : GENE
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Spanish relative. : TIA
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Wooed. : ROMANCED
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Keys. : ISLANDS
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Hughes's capital. : TRENTON
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Suit. : SPADES
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Jutting rock. : TOR
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Old enough. : OFAGE
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Moisture. : VAPOR
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Constellation. : ORION
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Vegetables. : PEASE
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Spanish painter. : DALI
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"Lohengrin" heroine. : ELSA
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Hard to understand. : DEEP
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Hit sign. : SRO

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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