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New York Times, Monday, July 17, 1961

49-Down : Grammarian's abbreviation.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,385
Across
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Puppy's plaints. : YIPS
5
Danube tributary. : SAVA
9
Electrical device. : PLUG
13
European capital. : OSLO
14
Capital attraction. : WHITEHOUSE
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Almost. : NEAR
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Prominent Californian. : EARLWARREN
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Settles. : DECIDES
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Records. : ENTERS
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Coup d'___. : ETAT
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Cape ___ Islands. : VERDE
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Cooked. : BAKED
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Substance in pharmacy. : SAL
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Not pleased. : IRKED
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French friends. : AMIS
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Cook's concern. : RECIPE
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Camper's tool. : AXE
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Latin word used within brackets. : SIC
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Horseman in the bull ring. : PICADOR
38
Group in education. : NEA
39
Contents of a certain well. : INK
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Behaved theatrically: Colloq. : EMOTED
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Autocrat. : TSAR
42
Booby prize winner. : LOSER
44
Old uncle of song. : NED
45
Yawls. : BOATS
46
Very large amount: Slang. : SCADS
48
Favorites. : PETS
49
Of the intellect. : MENTAL
52
Actual. : DEFACTO
55
Spaniard. : ANDALUSIAN
58
St. Mark's symbol. : LION
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Abstracts of financial accounts. : STATEMENTS
60
Raison d'___. : ETRE
61
Industrial fuel. : COKE
62
Pulitzer prize novelist. : AGEE
63
Cochineal and others. : DYES
Down
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Over there, old style. : YOND
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Conversational phrase. : ISEE
3
Gridiron events. : PLACEKICKS
4
Syllogistic statement in logic. : SORITES
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Term of endearment. : SWEET
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Exclamations. : AHAS
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Man: Lat. : VIR
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Body of water: Abbr. : ATL
9
American composer. : PORTER
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Fishing need. : LURE
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Consumer. : USER
12
Roman social division. : GENS
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Washstand pitcher. : EWER
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More adroit. : HANDIER
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Pop. : DAD
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Annuls, in law. : VACATES
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Slurred over. : ELIDED
25
Fragrant plant. : BASIL
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___ acids. : AMINO
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Pugilistic aide. : SECOND
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Midwest metropolis. : KANSASCITY
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Let him go forth: Lat. : EXEAT
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Loved ones. : DEARS
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Put a border around. : RIM
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Seed vessel. : POD
37
Cotton fabric. : PERCALE
41
Added up to. : TOTALED
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Fortune. : ESTATE
45
British military group: Abbr. : BEF
47
Astringent. : ALUM
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Think: Fr. : PENSE
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Grammarian's abbreviation. : MASC
50
Inner: Comb. form. : ENTO
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Where Bismarck is: Abbr. : NDAK
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Appointment. : DATE
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Moved with speed. : TORE
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Little ___. : ONES
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Triton's realm. : SEA
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Suffix in verbal nouns. : ING

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1 unique to this puzzle, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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