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Diana R. Sessions
Diana R. Sessions

New York Times, Friday, December 10, 1954

58-Across : Tutors at Oxford.

Author:
Diana Sessions
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.40, Missing: { J Q }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 14
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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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,991
Across
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Companion of "starts." : FITS
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Puppet maker, original designer of parade balloons. : SARG
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A form of polite address. : MADAM
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Thin wings on seeds. : ALAE
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Single. : UNAL
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Narrow ridge. : ARETE
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Midwestern capital. : LINCOLNNEBRASKA
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Site of Presidential cottage. : AUGUSTAGEORGIA
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Human being. : MORTAL
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Muse of history. : CLIO
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Poetic contraction. : EEN
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Senator from Louisiana. : ELLENDER
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College subject: Abbr. : PHILOS
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Man's nickname. : RUSS
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Outside: Prefix. : EXO
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Actor Calhoun. : RORY
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Hair-do. : BOB
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Error. : FLAW
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Bureau of the Forties. : OPA
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They handle mail for G. I.'s. : APOS
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Runs away: Slang. : SCRAMS
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Pay out. : DISBURSE
43
Indignation. : IRE
44
Old English money of account. : ORAS
45
Type of building wing. : LEANTO
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City on the Salt River. : PHOENIXARIZONA
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City between Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mts. : ROANOKEVIRGINIA
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Gazelle of Asia. : ARIEL
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Peninsula of Egypt: Var. : SINA
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Biblical kingdom. : EDOM
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In itself. : PERSE
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Low shoes. : TIES
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Tutors at Oxford. : DONS
Down
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Well-known Scottie. : FALA
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Ancient city. : ILIUM
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Dance. : TANGO
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Safely. : SECURELY
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Padishahs. : SULTANS
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Record of a single event. : ANNAL
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Sounded. : RANG
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Group of singers. : GLEECLUB
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Espouses. : MARRIES
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Ferdinand's kingdom. : ARAGON
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Lucy's husband. : DESI
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Island, east of Attu. : ATKA
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"Oh give ___ home ... " : MEA
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Bone: Comb. form. : OSTEO
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Flax pods. : BOLLS
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Eaten away. : EROSE
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Mazo ___ Roche. : DELA
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Quiz. : EXAM
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Squabbles. : ROWS
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Incite. : PROD
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Pueblo dweller. : HOPI
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One of Cleo's maids. : IRAS
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Most dictatorial: Colloq. : BOSSIEST
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What finance was in the 1900's. : FRENZIED
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Halo. : AUREOLE
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Sportive action. : PRANK
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Western mountain ranges. : SIERRAS
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Newswoman on a TV program. : CRAIG
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Daniel and family. : BOONES
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Singer Frankie. : LAINE
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Sculptured medallion, in Italian art. : TONDO
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Ingredient of O'Brien potatoes. : ONION
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Gaze intently. : PORE
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The makings of a shirt. : HAIR
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Louis ___. : XVII
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Old Dutch and German measures. : AAMS
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Blame: Slang. : RAP

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 12 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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