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NYT : 6 from Modern Era daily puzzles
KNITTINGPATTERN PINCHINGPENNIES PUZZLINGPROBLEM SPARRINGPARTNER STARTINGPITCHER THEAGINGPROCESS

These pre-Shortz words have never appeared in any Modern Era crossword:

NYT : 5 from pre-Shortz puzzles
CLIPPINGPENALTY PRESSINGPROBLEM PRINTINGPRESSES QUILTINGPARTIES SLEEPINGPARTNER

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Private : 10 from the XWord Info word lists
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Regular Users see 6 basic words here from the XWord Info Word List.
Angels see 4 additional premium words from Jeff Chen's Personal List.

These unscored dictionary words aren't found in either NYT puzzles or our word lists:

Abridged : 2 from internal dictionaries
CHECKINGPROGRAM PRINTINGPROCESS

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Unabridged : 18 from our unabridged dictionary
BREEDINGPLUMAGE LEARNINGPROCESS MOURNINGPICTURE PLAITINGPROCESS PLANTINGPRODUCE PUDDLINGPROCESS REFININGPROCESS SHEARINGPADDOCK SKINNINGPROCESS SLEEPINGPOSTURE SOUNDINGPLUMMET SPINNINGPROCESS SPORTINGPURPOSE STOCKINGPRESSER SWOONINGPASSION TEACHINGPROCESS THINKINGPROCESS WRAPPINGPELISSE

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