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Diana R. Sessions
Diana R. Sessions

New York Times, Friday, August 28, 1953

57-Across : The: German.

Author:
Diana R. Sessions
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 29, Avg Word Len: 5.44, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 310 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10, Grid flow: 37.9 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
Diana R. Sessions has 69 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,531
Across
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Invite. : ATTRACT
8
Batista's bailiwick. : HAVANA
14
A treat for British children. : TREACLE
15
Its capital is Reykjavik. : ICELAND
17
Someone who needs a comeback. : HASBEEN
18
Contend in close fight. : GRAPPLE
19
Set fire to. : LIT
20
Veteran pitcher Paige. : SATCHEL
22
Where Osawatomie is: Abbr. : KAN
23
Writer Bagnold. : ENID
25
Main Street signs. : NEONS
26
A mountain, in Spain. : PICO
27
Doctrine. : TENET
29
Vargas' capital. : RIO
30
He wrote "They Burned the Books." : BENET
31
Prizes for mystery writers, à la Oscars. : EDGARS
33
Persons of high birth. : NOBLESSE
35
Skelton's word for "did." : DOOD
37
Carol. : NOEL
38
Artist who flunked out of West Point. : WHISTLER
42
Act of relinquishing a known right. : WAIVER
46
Fire engine equipment. : HOSES
47
Prominent politico. : VIP
49
Piece of tableware. : KNIFE
50
This: Spanish. : ESTA
51
Part of the United Kingdom. : WALES
53
Spar supporting a sail. : GAFF
54
Country in NE Africa: Abbr. : ETH
55
Primary events. : BALLOTS
57
The: German. : DER
58
Summer refreshment. : LIMEADE
60
Introduction. : PREFACE
62
Result of a lullaby. : SLUMBER
63
Elegies or dirges. : LAMENTS
64
Ancient two-wheeled chariot: Var. : ESSEDA
65
Flattery intended to deceive: Slang. : EYEWASH
Down
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Bob Mathias, for instance. : ATHLETE
2
Disciplined. : TRAINED
3
Word for trying out a microphone. : TESTING
4
Beater used in mixing mortar. : RAB
5
Particles. : ACES
6
Untarnished. : CLEAN
7
Frame for stretching cloth. : TENTER
8
Gary Cooper starred in it. : HIGHNOON
9
Suitor of Lydia Languish. : ACRES
10
Kind of meat. : VEAL
11
Political party. : ALP
12
Serviettes. : NAPKINS
13
Medieval daggers. : ANLACES
16
Signify. : DENOTE
21
Numismatist's concern. : COIN
24
Salt lake between Palestine and Jordan. : DEADSEA
26
Veering away from a flight formation (with "off"). : PEELING
28
Jogging gaits. : TROTS
30
Desolate. : BLEAK
32
Silver coin of Peru. : SOL
34
Ornamental slipknot. : BOW
36
Statesman who will be 71 on Oct. 14. : DEVALERA
38
Bikes. : WHEELS
39
Antagonistic. : HOSTILE
40
Kra of Suez. : ISTHMUS
41
Very small brook. : RILL
43
City on the Po, near Palma. : VIADANA
44
Belongings or property. : EFFECTS
45
Restore strength to. : REFRESH
48
Third word of the Preamble to the Constitution. : PEOPLE
51
Walked in water. : WADED
52
Fail to concentrate. : STRAY
55
Golfer Zaharias. : BABE
56
Having a design of many small figures, in art. : SEME
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Letters. : EMS
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Not many. : FEW

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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