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Diana R. Sessions
New York Times, Saturday, July 28, 1962
15-Across : Superfluous third person.
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, Grid flow: 22.0
Diana R. Sessions has 69 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Diana Sessions is an alias for Diana R. Sessions.
1 O | 2 R | 3 S | 4 O | 5 A | 6 L | 7 L | 8 I | 9 N | 10 G | 11 A | 12 B | 13 S |
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14 M | E | W | L | 15 G | O | O | S | E | 16 B | E | R | R | Y |
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17 S | P | A | D | 18 R | O | U | N | D | R | O | B | I | N |
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19 K | A | N | 20 T | E | M | P | T | 21 O | R | O | N | O |
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22 I | S | 23 S | U | E | S | 24 B | I | G | R | E | D |
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25 C | R | O | O | N | 26 S | 27 H | A | L | E | |||||
28 H | E | N | P | A | 29 R | 30 T | I | E | S | 31 G | 32 M | 33 T |
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34 E | R | G | S | 35 E | W | E | R | S | 36 C | O | I | R |
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37 M | S | S | 38 P | I | G | E | O | 39 N | H | O | L | E |
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40 C | 41 R | I | N | E | 42 A | I | S | L | E |
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43 W | 44 O | 45 O | L | E | N | 46 N | 47 O | I | S | E | S | |||
48 A | C | H | E | S | 49 A | 50 F | O | U | L | 51 E | T | 52 A |
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53 S | C | A | R | E | 54 C | R | O | W | S | 55 E | G | O | S |
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56 T | U | R | K | E | Y | T | R | O | T | 57 A | G | N | I |
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58 E | R | A | S | 59 C | H | A | R | S | 60 U | S | E | S |
© 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
19
State: Abbr. : KAN
20
Offer inducement. : TEMPT
21
Town in Maine. : ORONO
22
Points in a debate. : ISSUES
24
One of Disney's latest heroes. : BIGRED
25
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
1
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
32
Heavy burden. : MILLSTONE
33
Redwood. : TREE
36
Greek letters. : CHIS
39
Tenpenny. : NAIL
40
Accountants. : CLERKS
41
Call on again. : RESEE
43
Destruction. : WASTE
44
Happen. : OCCUR
45
Mrs. Butler's maiden name. : OHARA
46
___ never. : NOWOR
47
Ejects. : OUSTS
49
Man's name: Abbr. : ARTH
50
___ 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, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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