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New York Times, Thursday, October 29, 1959

66-Across : Take ___ (throw a fight).

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J W X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 45.3 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,758
Across
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Becomes dull by inaction. : RUSTS
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Industrial fuel. : COKE
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The Senate and the Roman People. : SPQR
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Inveigle. : SNARE
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Rime-cold giant of Norse myth. : YMIR
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Without deceit. : TRUE
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Low lands: Poet. : VALES
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Prime Minister in Tel Aviv. : BENGURION
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Kick ___ in a narrow skirt. : PLEAT
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Tip. : END
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Boundary. : LIMIT
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Beef cattle. : STEERS
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Poplars. : ASPENS
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Best friend. : PAL
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Tawny. : TAN
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Perched. : LIT
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Alaska's Governor. : EGAN
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Processing plants. : REFINERIES
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Weighed down. : LADEN
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Dress: Colloq. : TOG
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"Sumer is icumen in," for example. : RONDO
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Irresponsible. : FLYBYNIGHT
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German river. : EDER
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Of times long past: Abbr. : ANC
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Greek letter. : TAU
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Undivided. : ONE
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Reluctant. : AVERSE
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Reporters: Colloq. : LEGMEN
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Airtight towers on farms. : SILOS
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Conjunction. : NOR
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Harmonize. : BLEND
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Allegory of Spring by Botticelli. : PRIMAVERA
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Hazardous. : RISKY
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Point where two curves meet. : CUSP
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"___, a bone, and a hank of hair." : ARAG
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Take ___ (throw a fight). : ADIVE
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"___ Death," by Grieg. : ASES
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Quality of sound. : TONE
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Leashes. : LEADS
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Please reply. : RSVP
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Single. : UNAL
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Important worker: Colloq. : SALESLADY
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Negotiate. : TREAT
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Six-line stanza. : SESTET
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Concerning robot brains. : CYBERNETIC
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Auguries. : OMENS
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Gracious. : KIND
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Work unit. : ERG
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Milk dry. : STRIP
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Spring of life. : PRIME
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Wedge of stone. : QUOIN
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Schisms. : RENTS
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Heavy overcoat. : ULSTER
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Auricle. : EAR
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Own: Scot. : AIN
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Mere money. : PELF
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Bedouin's head cord. : AGAL
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Unloading charge for ships. : LIGHTERAGE
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Bill. : NEB
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Vapor. : FOG
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Lobster eggs. : ROE
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South Seas republic. : INDONESIA
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Relative of Elysium. : EDEN
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Sensitive. : SORE
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African lake: Var. : NYASSA
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Compass point. : NNE
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Tassel. : TAG
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Shadowy. : UMBRAL
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Humane society. : ASPCA
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Infective agent. : VIRUS
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French form of a girl's name. : ELISE
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Pillow fights, for example. : ROMPS
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Airship navigation system. : LORAN
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Omit. : ELIDE
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Fifth Roman emperor. : NERO
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The MVD from 1934 to 1946. : NKVD
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Indigo and madder. : DYES
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Tub. : VAT

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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