Treat with contempt Crossword Clue
6 letters · New York Times · Sunday, December 24, 2000 · 83-Down
Appeared in 2 New York Times Crosswords between May 1996 and December 2000.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · December 24, 2000 · 83-Down · 6 letters
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treat or speak of with contempt; "He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics"
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- Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Sunday, May 12, 1996.SCORN5 lettersanswer page
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