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Diana R. Sessions
Diana R. Sessions

New York Times, Saturday, May 12, 1956

1-Down : Minor rivers in Gulf-coast region.

Author:
Diana Sessions
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.25, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 11, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
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. 2,510
Across
1
Forbid authoritatively. : BAN
4
Singer Ginny. : SIMS
8
___ Gluck. : ALMA
12
Forbidden by tradition. : TABOO
14
Australian bird. : EMEU
15
Role for Julie Harris. : JOAN
16
Familiar phrase from Tennyson. : AYOUNGMANSFANCY
19
Flower of Conn. and Penn. : MOUNTAINLAUREL
20
Pretends. : PUTSON
21
Weight in the Netherlands. : ONS
22
Body of water. : SEA
24
Mad ___ hatter. : ASA
25
German conjunctions. : UNDS
28
Archfiend. : SATAN
30
Produces. : CREATES
33
American educator. : MANN
34
Oriental servant. : AMAH
37
Refuse. : TRASH
38
Irish. : ERSE
39
European shark. : TOPE
40
Occurring every third day. : TERTIAN
42
"What Every Woman ___." : KNOWS
44
College student: Abbr. : SENR
45
Cry of a raven. : CAW
48
Ocean: Abbr. : ATL
49
___ shot. : POT
52
Standards of what is proper. : DECORA
54
Popular song of yesteryear. : ROSESOFPICARDY
58
Outdoor project for Spring. : VEGETABLEGARDEN
59
Bread: French. : PAIN
60
Equipment. : GEAR
61
Chief Justice, 1941-46. : STONE
62
Piece of wood. : SLAT
63
Border. : EDGE
64
Carpenter or driver ___. : ANT
Down
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Minor rivers in Gulf-coast region. : BAYOUS
2
"There's something ___ soldier ... " : ABOUTA
3
Places, things, etc. : NOUNS
4
Partly: Prefix. : SEMI
5
"___ old cow hand ... " : IMAN
6
___ Park, N. J. : MENLO
7
Sister of 23 Down. : SUSAN
8
Discordant. : AJAR
9
It's on Texas' coat of arms. : LONESTAR
10
"H. M. S. Ulysses" author and others. : MACLEANS
11
At all. : ANY
12
City noted for cigars. : TAMPA
13
Journeying. : ONTOUR
17
Highest peak in Wyoming. : GANNETT
18
Nervous activity. : FUSS
23
Barbara ___ Eisenhower. : ANNE
26
Challenge. : DARE
27
Vega and Deneb. : STARS
29
"Lost Chord" finale. : AMEN
30
Ruminate. : CHEW
31
Spanish form of "to be." : ESTE
32
Festive occasion with dancing: Slang. : SHINDIG
34
Antarctic icebreaker. : ATKA
35
Where McGill University is. : MONTREAL
36
Formal spoken or written defense. : APOLOGIA
41
Betel palms. : ARECAS
43
Small barracuda. : SPET
45
Circle of guards. : CORDON
46
Eager. : ARDENT
47
Actor John. : WAYNE
50
Siouan Indian tribe. : OSAGE
51
Pepys' "And so ___." : TOBED
53
Magna ___. : CARTA
55
Mailed. : SENT
56
Iris. : FLAG
57
Father: French. : PERE
58
Important officials: Abbr. : VPS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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