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Diana R. Sessions
Diana R. Sessions

New York Times, Monday, May 18, 1953

Author:
Diana Sessions
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 13, Grid flow: 34.0 Grid has duplicate clues.
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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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,429
Across
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Weep. : BOOHOO
7
Resources. : MEANS
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Shouts of joy. : HURRAHS
13
Movable gate for starting race horses. : BARRIER
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Indians of New York State. : ONEIDAS
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Move to and fro. : AGITATE
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About 3½ ounces in Holland. : ONS
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Controversial. : ERISTIC
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Man's nickname. : GUS
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Sets in active opposition. : PITS
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Newts in the land stage. : EFTS
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Yawn. : GAPE
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Scallions. : LEEKS
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They are sometimes candied. : YAMS
29
About 5% of the earth's crust. : IRON
30
Express agreement. : ASSENT
32
To the purpose. : RELEVANT
34
Limerick man. : LEAR
36
Hub. : NAVE
37
Manager Richard's team. : WHITESOX
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The evening star. : VESPER
45
"The Biggest Little City." : RENO
46
Indefinite amount. : SOME
48
Member of A. N. C. : NURSE
49
Where Isfahan is. : IRAN
50
Ardent admirers. : FANS
52
Size of paper, 13 x 16 inches. : POTT
53
Crown. : TOP
54
Influencing, usually unfairly. : BIASING
57
Popular song by Jerome Kern. : WHO
58
Batting well. : HITTING
60
Facial adornments. : GOATEES
62
Magnify. : ENLARGE
63
Harasses. : MOLESTS
64
Nest of a bird of prey. : EYRIE
65
Military command. : ATEASE
Down
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Easter souvenirs. : BUNNIES
2
Ballplayer Minoso. : ORESTES
3
Boundary: Comb. form. : ORI
4
Geological angle. : HADE
5
Mrs. McCormick's middle name. : OHARE
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Become callous. : OSSIFY
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"The Gift of the ___." : MAGI
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Leif's father. : ERIC
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Man's nickname. : ART
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River containing Goat Island. : NIAGARA
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Assail. : SETUPON
12
Exclamation of excited delight. : HOOPLA
13
Robinson, Hodges, etc. : BATSMEN
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Feel displeasure. : RESENT
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Rigel, for instance. : STAR
22
Comedian with many hats. : SKELTON
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Surrenders. : GIVESUP
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Snick and ___. : SNEE
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Native of Belgrade. : SLAV
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U. S. S. R. news agency. : TASS
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Uniform. : EVEN
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Building material. : ROOFAGE
37
Squirm. : WRITHE
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Character lacking in "The Old Man and the Sea." : HEROINE
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Unsuitably. : INAPTLY
40
Winter holiday. : XMAS
42
Great skill or ability. : PROWESS
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One who cultivates appreciation of the beautiful. : ESTHETE
44
Pitch again. : RETOSS
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Obscure saying. : ENIGMA
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Regard superciliously: Slang. : SNOOT
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Cheap cigarette in India. : BIRI
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Pulitzer prize-winning playwright. : INGE
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Between a breeze and a hurricane. : GALE
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___ paper. : TAR
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Product of Ceylon. : TEA

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

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