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Diana R. Sessions
Diana R. Sessions

New York Times, Saturday, July 28, 1962

20-Across : Offer inducement.

Author:
Diana Sessions
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Diana R. Sessions has 69 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Diana Sessions is an alias for Diana R. Sessions.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,761
Across
1
Thereabouts. : ORSO
5
Exhausted: Slang. : ALLIN
10
Chatters. : GABS
14
Cry plaintively. : MEWL
15
Superfluous third person. : GOOSEBERRY
17
Miner's nail. : SPAD
18
Petition written in a circle. : ROUNDROBIN
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State: Abbr. : KAN
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Offer inducement. : TEMPT
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Town in Maine. : ORONO
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Points in a debate. : ISSUES
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One of Disney's latest heroes. : BIGRED
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Sing in a low tone. : CROON
26
Fissile rock. : SHALE
28
Feminine festivities. : HENPARTIES
31
Standard time: Abbr. : GMT
34
Units of work. : ERGS
35
Pitchers. : EWERS
36
Coconut fiber. : COIR
37
Important papers: Abbr. : MSS
38
Lay aside indefinitely. : PIGEONHOLE
40
Hair. : CRINE
42
Passage. : AISLE
43
Woven fabric. : WOOLEN
46
Static and others. : NOISES
48
Common symptoms. : ACHES
49
In a tangle. : AFOUL
51
Greek letter. : ETA
53
Ragged ones. : SCARECROWS
55
Selves. : EGOS
56
Dance. : TURKEYTROT
57
Vedic god. : AGNI
58
Ages. : ERAS
59
Scorches. : CHARS
60
Employs. : USES
Down
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City on the Irtish. : OMSK
2
Workmen of a sort. : REPAIRERS
3
Final creative works. : SWANSONGS
4
Venerable. : OLD
5
Concur. : AGREE
6
Comes into sight. : LOOMS
7
Half mask: Fr. : LOUP
8
"Say it ___ so." : ISNT
9
Raise ___. : NED
10
New York lake. : GEORGE
11
Shaded retreat. : ARBOR
12
Pickle. : BRINE
13
Church council. : SYNOD
16
Subject to great heat. : BROIL
20
Salad ingredient. : TUNA
23
Steeps. : SOPS
24
Singer. : BASSO
25
College course: Abbr. : CHEM
26
Military maneuver. : SIEGE
27
On earth. : HERE
29
Fasten again. : REPIN
30
Sister or brother. : TWIN
31
Zeros. : GOOSEEGGS
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Heavy burden. : MILLSTONE
33
Redwood. : TREE
36
Greek letters. : CHIS
39
Tenpenny. : NAIL
40
Accountants. : CLERKS
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Call on again. : RESEE
43
Destruction. : WASTE
44
Happen. : OCCUR
45
Mrs. Butler's maiden name. : OHARA
46
___ never. : NOWOR
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Ejects. : OUSTS
49
Man's name: Abbr. : ARTH
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___ song. : FORA
52
In its present condition. : ASIS
54
Reference book: Abbr. : CYC
55
Water: Fr. : EAU

Answer summary:
5 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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