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Diana R. Sessions
Diana R. Sessions

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New York Times, Sunday, May 22, 1955

27-Across : Girl's name meaning "married."

Author:
Diana R. Sessions
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 140, Blocks: 69, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { Q Z }, Scrabble score: 647 (avg 1.74)
Open Squares: 126, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 21, Grid flow: 50.7
Diana R. Sessions has 69 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,154
Across
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Fictitious name. : JOHNDOE
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Panel member. : JUROR
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First Chief Justice. : JOHNJAY
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First name of well-known Briton. : ANEURIN
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Expiate. : ATONE
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Person fond of luxury. : EPICURE
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Type of income. : RENTALS
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Windmill parts. : VANES
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Garden flowers. : PHLOXES
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Big shot. : VIP
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Girl's name meaning "married." : BEULAH
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Where Uzbek is. : RUSSIA
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Uncle ___. : TOM
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Chemistry suffixes. : IDES
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Quantity of paper. : REAM
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Greek letters. : RHOS
36
Corduroy ridge. : WALE
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Bases. : SACKS
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Blemish. : SCAR
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Not for: Dial. : AGIN
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Where Allison is Ambassador. : JAPAN
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Terriers. : SKYES
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Worshiper. : KNEELER
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Instruct. : TUTOR
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Mrs. Lex Parker, et al. : LANAS
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Subject of well-known ballad. : JESSEJAMES
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Wearing apparel. : PAJAMAS
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Fictional detective's name. : NERO
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Published. : INPRINT
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At all. : EVER
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Governing principle. : POLICY
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Compact. : DENSE
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Restraining power. : TIE
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Where curling is played. : RINKS
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Night: Comb. form. : NOCT
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Sound vibrantly. : RING
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Type of day. : RAINY
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River into Sea of Azov. : DON
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Discontinue. : CEASE
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Be startled. : BOGGLE
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Cutter. : BOAT
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Fabulous animal. : UNICORN
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Pieces of batting. : WADS
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Wide extent. : EXPANSE
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Item on a dieter's menu. : FRUITJUICE
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Jawaharlal Nehru. : ASIAN
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Golfers. : TEERS
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Insignia of U. S. M. C. : ANCHORS
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Helped along (with "over"). : TIDED
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John and Glenn. : FORDS
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Pointed tool. : PICK
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Old Irish clan. : SEPT
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Joints of a plant stem. : NODES
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Red: Span. : ROJO
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TV star. : BALL
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Part of speech. : VERB
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___ Scotia. : NOVA
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Lily plant: Var. : ALO
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Girl. : DAMSEL
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Certain baseball leagues. : MINORS
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National Guard: Abbr. : MIL
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Capital of Costa Rica. : SANJOSE
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Gratifies. : SATES
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Its capital is Kingston. : JAMAICA
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Always true. : ETERNAL
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Where Davy Crockett fought. : ALAMO
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Prevented. : AVERTED
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Troop in Anglo-Indian army, : RESSALA
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___ General. : MAJOR
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Novelty. : NEWNESS
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Island on Hawaii–New Zealand air route. : JARVIS
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Confederates of the Mohawks. : ONEIDAS
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Subject to petty attempts to rule. : HENPECK
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Acorn. : NUT
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A kind of cloth. : DRAB
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Tanker. : OILER
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Results. : ENSUES
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Extinct primate found in 1891. : JAVAMAN
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Where Provo is. : UTAH
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Actor Colman. : RON
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Heavy blow: Slang. : ONER
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Rises again. : RESURGES
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American singer. : JEPSON
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Serpent: Comb. form. : OPHIS
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Starch grain nuclei. : HILA
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M/Sgt. : NCO
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Proximity. : JUXTAPOSITION
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Having interstices. : AREOLAR
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Constant agreers. : YESMEN
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Deficiencies. : LACKS
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Devon or Berks. : SHIRE
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"Blithe spirit." : SKYLARK
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Delaware ___ Gap. : WATER
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Mold line on glass. : SEAM
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Decline to accept. : REJECT
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As well. : ALSO
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Popular girls' wear. : JUMPER
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Spell of cold weather. : SNAP
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Weird. : EERY
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Summer shades. : TANS
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Not sounding. : ASONANT
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Certain radio ads. : JINGLES
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Lost to view. : PERDU
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Word on an Air Letter. : AVION
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Star in "Beat the Devil." : JENNIFERJONES
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Pleasing. : NICE
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Miss Foch, et al. : NINAS
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Maggie ___, noted singer. : TEYTE
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___ Alamos. : LOS
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Understands: Slang. : DIGS
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European country: Abbr. : ENG
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Makes clean by friction. : SCOURS
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Horse shows. : RODEOS
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Unrestrained freedom. : ABANDON
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War god's sister. : ERIS
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Great name in church music. : BACH
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Departure. : EXIT
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Statement of belief. : CREDO
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Part of a lighter. : WICK
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Charley horse symptom. : PAIN
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Confines. : JAILS
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The government: Colloq. : UNCLESAM
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Poplar tree. : ASPEN
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Having missed the bus. : TOOLATE
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Editorial worker: Var. : REVISOR
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Native of Biblical kingdom. : EDOMITE
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Mottoes or emblems. : DEVICES
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River into Georgia Strait. : FRASER
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Mrs. North. : PAMELA
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___ Horse. : TROJAN
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Chef's specialties. : SALADS
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Fundamental. : BASAL
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Big league ball player. : BRAVE
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Spanish lady. : DONA
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Tra ___. : LALA
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Office note. : MEMO
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Merganser. : SMEW
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Some college students: Abbr. : JRS
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___ Mahal. : TAJ
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Gov. Hall's predecessor. : ARN

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 16 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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