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Diana R. Sessions
Diana R. Sessions

New York Times, Wednesday, January 1, 1975

53-Down : Dim

Author:
Diana Sessions
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { B J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 11, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3 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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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,272
Across
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Contests : RACES
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Incite : GOAD
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Information : DATA
14
Earth pigment : OCHRE
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Chaplin film : LIMELIGHT
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"Not in the ___" : LEAST
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Source of martini additives : OLIVETREE
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Course for aggies : FORESTRY
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Undivided : ENTIRE
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Newt : EFT
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___ polloi : HOI
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Choir member : ALTO
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Girl of TV series : RHODA
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Hawaiian food : POI
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Cunning : SLY
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Welcome : GREET
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Mom's specialty : APPLEPIE
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Pronoun : YOUR
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Yellowish colors : GILTS
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Part of a ship : PROW
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Color similar to spinach green : MOSSTONE
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Checks : REINS
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Sault ___ Marie : STE
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Korean soldier : ROK
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___ light : GREEN
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Teazle or bug : LADY
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Unit of length : ROD
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Gazelle of Tibet : GOA
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Like a venomous snake : ASPISH
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English sheep : LINCOLNS
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Vacation spots : SEASHORES
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Mine tunnels : ADITS
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Cue-wielder's game : KELLYPOOL
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Kind of tea : PEKOE
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Snick and ___ : SNEE
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Counting-out word : EENY
63
Snoozed : SLEPT
Down
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Powhatan's son-in-law : ROLFE
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The ___ spades : ACEOF
3
French liqueur : CHARTREUSE
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Gaelic : ERSE
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Certain basketball throw : SETSHOT
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Miss Mundi? : GLORIA
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Suave : OILY
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Bon ___ : AMI
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Evolves : DEVELOPS
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Likewise : DITTO
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Fields: Lat. : AGRI
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Wild beast: Prefix : THER
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To ___ (exactly) : ATEE
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Soup ingredient : LENTIL
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Wool weight : TOD
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Engagement: Abbr. : APPT
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Pronoun : HERS
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Vernal : SPRINGLIKE
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Courageous one : LION
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Evergreens : YEWS
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Sports places : GYMS
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Turnip or radish : ROOT
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Adam's ___ : ALE
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Fencing sword : EPEE
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Famous Cape : GOODHOPE
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Black : INKY
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Worthless : TRASHY
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Baggage carriers : REDCAPS
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Forbidding : GRISLY
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Nessen of the White House : RON
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Hosiery material : LISLE
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In the lead : ONTOP
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Resource : ASSET
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Inquires : ASKS
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Visualized : SEEN
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Dim : PALE
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Ponce de ___ : LEON
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Medieval Teutonic estate: Var. : ODEL
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Richard ___ : ROE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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