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New York Times, Monday, November 28, 1960

9-Down : ___ diss. (no one dissenting): Lat. Abbr.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 26.3
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© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 4,154
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Minor quarrel. : SPAT
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Slow, stately court dance. : PAVAN
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Fine brand of Cuban tobacco. : CAPA
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Bow: Ital. : ARCO
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Old-womanish. : ANILE
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State. : AVER
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Gather energy: Colloq. : GETUPSTEAM
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Duration. : TERM
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Motorist's must. : SPARETIRE
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Frolics. : LARKS
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Spill. : SLOP
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The pineapple. : PINA
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Pronoun. : SHE
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Walked. : TROD
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1960 candidate. : LODGE
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17th cen. painter. : HALS
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Contingent. : DEPENDENT
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One of the Waughs. : ALEC
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Entertained lavishly. : FETED
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Hebrew bushel. : OMER
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Lessened. : DECREASED
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Plucky. : GAME
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One's destiny or fortune. : STARS
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Headstrong. : RASH
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American humorist. : NYE
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Leave out. : OMIT
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Adroit. : NEAT
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Horses related to the Arabs. : BARBS
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Obsequious. : HATINHAND
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Glassy silica. : OPAL
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Shirker of duty. : MALINGERER
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Distribute (with "out"). : METE
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Leek-green quartz. : PRASE
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Bristle: Bot. : SETA
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Raised. : BRED
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Looks at hastily or carelessly. : SKIMS
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Facile. : EASY
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Droops. : SAGS
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One kind of school. : PREP
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Deeds: Lat. : ACTA
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City on the Loire. : TOURS
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Minister. : PASTOR
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A place on the other side of the earth. : ANTIPODES
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Four: Ger. : VIER
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Wings: Anat. : ALAE
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___ diss. (no one dissenting): Lat. Abbr. : NEM
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Quarrelsome. : CATANDDOG
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Favorite of statisticians. : AVERAGEMAN
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Become animated (with "up"). : PERK
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Present ___. : ARMS
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Throw things at. : PELT
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Animal used in heraldry. : LION
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Implored. : PLED
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Relative of the herring. : SHAD
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Drags. : HALES
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VIP's of 1960. : ELECTORATE
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Discourage. : DETER
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Foe. : ENEMY
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One way to prepare eggs. : SCRAMBLED
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Affectation of an erudite person. : PEDANTISM
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Arborvitae. : TREE
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Secure. : FAST
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Vengeful Greek goddess. : ERIS
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Nets. : SEINES
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General idea. : HANG
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The things here. : THESE
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Type of weapon. : BOMB
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Copycat. : APER
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Listen! : HARK
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___ Mountains in Asia. : ALAI
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Bay ___, San Francisco. : AREA
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Gains. : NETS
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Wagon. : DRAY
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Legislators: Abbr. : MPS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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