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Diana R. Sessions
Diana R. Sessions

New York Times, Saturday, September 8, 1956

57-Across : Consecrated persons.

Author:
Diana Sessions
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.49, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11
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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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,629
Across
1
Convention sound effect. : FANFARE
8
Frustrate. : BAFFLE
14
Dieter's concern. : CALORIES
15
Passes into use. : ENURES
16
Exalted. : LIFTEDUP
17
Clever. : ADROIT
18
Period of time. : ERA
19
Secret schemes. : DESIGNS
21
Where Cape Town is: Abbr. : USA
22
Affects with pain. : AILS
24
Prophets. : SEERS
25
Relative of a T bolt. : TNUT
26
Assign (to). : REFER
28
Staccato mark. : DOT
29
Levantine port. : ACRE
30
Large cabin on shipboard. : SALOON
33
Rudy and family. : VALLEES
35
Limerick or Alençon. : LACE
36
Gen. Robert ___. : ELEE
37
Attempts. : EFFORTS
40
Uncomplimentary nickname. : SKINNY
43
Wife: Ger. : FRAU
44
Baseball great. : OTT
46
Advantage. : STEAD
48
Sign used in printing. : FIST
49
Exclamations of disdain. : POOFS
52
Health: Comb. form. : SANI
53
Exclamation expressing a cough. : UGH
54
Dawns. : AURORAS
56
Ring decision. : TKO
57
Consecrated persons. : SAINTS
59
More beautiful. : LOVELIER
61
Satin dress fabric. : ETOILE
62
Girls' names. : EMELINES
63
Feels. : SENSES
64
Robinson and Temple. : REDLEGS
Down
1
Titania's subjects. : FAIRIES
2
Important forage plant. : ALFALFA
3
Particle expressing negation. : NOT
4
Gov. Hall of Kansas. : FRED
5
Assistants. : AIDES
6
Employ again. : REUSE
7
Caught sight of. : ESPIED
8
Subject of a nursery tale. : BEANSTALK
9
Conjunctions. : ANDS
10
Material for a parka. : FUR
11
A curl or frizz. : FROUNCE
12
Ease. : LEISURE
13
Landed properties. : ESTATES
14
Distinct. : CLEAR
20
One-time chief of Manhattan Project. : GROVES
23
Successful theatrical production. : SELLOUT
25
Special aptitudes. : TALENTS
27
Loud sound. : ROAR
31
Cephalopods. : OCTOPUSES
32
Wise man. : NESTOR
34
Garlands. : LEIS
37
Sheds. : EFFUSES
38
What the Chesapeake was. : FRIGATE
39
___ show. : FASHION
41
Making tidy. : NEATING
42
Ford and Turley. : YANKEES
45
Stonemason's chisel. : TOOLER
47
Paris-designed gowns. : DIORS
50
Edith Wharton character. : FROME
51
Rescued. : SAVED
54
Tree of western Asia and India. : ATLE
55
Dispose of. : SELL
58
City of Yugoslavia. : NIS
60
Extend. : LIE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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