This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.
Diana R. Sessions
Diana R. Sessions

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE

New York Times, Sunday, September 5, 1965

73-Down : Sharpens.

Author:
Diana Sessions
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 156, Blocks: 78, Avg Word Len: 5.78, Missing: { F Z }, Scrabble score: 692 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 181, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 11, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 32 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.
1
P
2
O
3
S
4
T
5
A
6
L
7
S
8
T
9
R
10
A
11
T
12
U
13
M
14
T
15
R
16
U
17
I
18
S
19
M
20
S
21
A
C
C
R
U
E
22
S
23
T
H
E
R
E
T
O
24
W
O
R
S
H
I
P
25
C
H
E
E
R
I
N
26
G
S
E
C
T
I
O
N
27
E
N
G
L
I
S
H
28
K
R
A
29
A
S
E
A
30
B
O
I
L
31
T
32
U
R
N
A
33
P
S
I
34
S
E
T
35
H
36
E
S
37
C
A
P
E
38
P
A
P
P
Y
39
A
P
I
N
40
A
41
M
42
U
43
E
E
N
Y
44
R
A
G
E
S
45
J
I
N
X
46
M
47
A
48
S
T
E
R
49
W
O
R
K
50
D
U
S
U
N
51
C
52
L
U
N
G
53
D
I
N
I
N
G
O
U
T
54
R
I
N
S
E
D
55
H
A
G
G
L
56
E
57
S
L
A
N
D
E
R
S
58
B
E
S
N
I
59
L
A
R
A
M
I
E
60
S
P
H
E
R
E
61
L
A
S
T
I
N
62
G
63
N
E
S
S
64
A
N
N
65
A
L
S
66
S
I
T
T
I
N
G
R
O
O
M
67
A
R
K
S
68
C
69
E
N
S
70
H
U
N
T
I
N
G
T
O
N
S
71
P
R
K
S
72
S
A
N
D
73
H
A
N
D
I
N
G
L
O
V
E
74
G
A
L
75
U
L
T
76
C
O
N
S
A
N
G
U
I
N
E
77
C
E
C
I
78
L
79
E
80
E
L
E
81
M
E
N
T
82
G
W
I
N
E
83
S
E
M
I
N
A
R
84
Y
85
T
I
R
A
D
E
86
I
87
N
C
I
S
E
88
S
T
R
I
N
G
T
I
E
89
N
I
X
E
S
90
N
E
A
T
H
91
S
T
R
E
N
G
T
H
E
N
92
A
G
N
I
93
W
E
I
G
H
94
L
O
B
E
95
I
S
O
96
I
N
G
E
97
D
I
R
G
E
98
D
U
N
D
E
99
E
100
N
101
A
102
S
103
A
104
D
A
P
105
W
I
D
T
H
106
P
I
M
A
107
T
S
108
A
109
R
110
C
I
X
111
E
M
O
112
T
I
N
G
113
B
114
A
R
K
I
N
115
G
S
Q
U
I
116
R
R
E
L
117
D
E
R
A
N
G
E
118
O
R
I
E
N
T
E
119
R
E
S
T
I
V
E
120
E
S
T
R
E
A
T
121
R
E
G
R
E
S
S
122
R
E
E
D
E
D
© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,880
Across
1
Card: Colloq. : POSTAL
7
Layer. : STRATUM
14
Platitudes. : TRUISMS
21
Comes by way of increase. : ACCRUES
23
Besides: Poet. : THERETO
24
Idolize. : WORSHIP
25
Part of a grandstand. : CHEERINGSECTION
27
Course of study. : ENGLISH
28
Isthmus of Thailand. : KRA
29
On the main. : ASEA
30
Be filled with rage. : BOIL
31
___ deaf ear. : TURNA
33
Greek letter. : PSI
34
Son of Adam. : SETH
36
Avoid. : ESCAPE
38
Paw. : PAPPY
39
Neat as ___. : APIN
40
___ Darya, Asian river. : AMU
43
Counting-out word. : EENY
44
Fashions. : RAGES
45
Hoodoo: Slang. : JINX
46
Classic. : MASTERWORK
50
Dyak of N. Borneo. : DUSUN
51
Adhered closely. : CLUNG
53
Activity of the social set. : DININGOUT
54
Cleansed, in a way. : RINSED
55
Wrangle. : HAGGLE
57
Stabs in the back. : SLANDERS
58
Town in Turkey. : BESNI
59
Wyoming city. : LARAMIE
60
Range of influence. : SPHERE
61
Durability. : LASTINGNESS
64
Cape ___. : ANN
65
Smith and others. : ALS
66
Parlor. : SITTINGROOM
67
Places of refuge. : ARKS
68
Periods of time: Abbr. : CENS
70
Pioneer railroad family. : HUNTINGTONS
71
Recreation areas: Abbr. : PRKS
72
Component of concrete. : SAND
73
Intimately associated. : HANDINGLOVE
74
Moll or doll. : GAL
75
Relative of inst. : ULT
76
Of the same origin. : CONSANGUINE
77
Name for mademoiselle. : CECILE
80
Basic part. : ELEMENT
82
Going: Dial. : GWINE
83
School. : SEMINARY
85
Harangue. : TIRADE
86
Inscribe by carving. : INCISE
88
Haberdashery item. : STRINGTIE
89
Vetoes: Slang. : NIXES
90
Poetic contraction. : NEATH
91
Make more effective. : STRENGTHEN
92
Vedic god of fire. : AGNI
93
Consider carefully. : WEIGH
94
Rounded projection. : LOBE
95
Equal: prefix. : ISO
96
Prize-winning playwright. : INGE
97
Threnody. : DIRGE
98
City of Scotland. : DUNDEE
100
See 74 Down. : NASA
104
Dip quickly in water. : DAP
105
Dimension. : WIDTH
106
Cotton cloth. : PIMA
107
King. : TSAR
110
Many centuries ago. : CIX
111
Reacting with feeling: Slang. : EMOTING
113
Prairie dog. : BARKINGSQUIRREL
117
Unsettle. : DERANGE
118
Cuban province. : ORIENTE
119
Balky. : RESTIVE
120
Legal copy. : ESTREAT
121
Retrograde. : REGRESS
122
Thatched. : REEDED
Down
1
United groups. : PACKS
2
Pigment. : OCHRE
3
Anglo-Saxon coin. : SCEAT
4
Italian number. : TRE
5
Breeze: Lat. : AURA
6
Garlands. : LEIS
7
See 83 Down. : STS
8
Break ___. : THEBANK
9
Transcribe again. : RECOPY
10
One of the Shaws. : ARTIE
11
Lime tree. : TEIL
12
___ Aztecan. : UTO
13
Romeo's father. : MONTAGUE
14
Silly ones: Slang. : TWERPS
15
Man's nickname. : RONNY
16
Ulan Bator. : URGA
17
Easter, for one: Abbr. : ISL
18
Symbol placed on freight. : SHIPPINGMARK
19
Things required to complete a series. : MISSINGLINKS
20
Inscrutable one. : SPHINX
22
Snick and ___. : SNEE
26
Like certain elements. : GASEOUS
32
Turn, in a way. : UPEND
35
Obsequious. : HATINHAND
37
Document: Abbr. : CERT
38
Unaccented musical note. : PASSINGTONE
39
Large genus of herbs. : AJUGA
41
___ law. : MENDELS
42
Importunate ones. : URGERS
44
Guest rope: Naut. : RUNNINGLINE
46
Professional men. : MDS
47
Troubles. : AILS
48
Sparkle. : SNAP
49
Had on. : WORE
50
Make eminent. : DISTINGUISH
51
Ausable ___. : CHASM
52
Gibbons. : LARS
54
Being the prerogative of. : RESTINGWITH
56
Diminutive suffixes. : EENS
58
Device used on the diamond. : BATTINGCAGE
59
Thirteen popes. : LEOS
61
Girl's name. : LINDA
62
Stand of trees. : GROVE
63
Not one. : NONE
66
Celestial bodies. : SUNS
67
Suburb of Washington, D. C. : ARLINGTON
68
Childish proclivity. : CALLINGNAMES
69
Special opening in a ship's side. : ENTERINGPORT
70
Ghost: Dial. : HANT
71
Harness races of a kind. : PACINGS
72
Cook's need. : SUET
73
Sharpens. : HONES
74
Headline of August, 1965. : GEMINI
76
Grant. : CEDE
77
Wax, old style. : CERE
78
Trellis part. : LATH
79
Iroquoian. : ERIE
81
Man's nickname. : MAXIE
83
Bond and Bourbon. : STREETS
84
Ginza money. : YEN
86
Passive. : INERT
87
Fellow man. : NEIGHBOR
88
One side of a vessel: Abbr. : STBD
91
Voiced sounds. : SONANTS
92
___-camp. : AIDEDE
93
Small container for carrying messages. : WIDGET
94
Give light to: Poet. : LUMINE
97
___-ling. : DINGA
98
Worker on a levee. : DIKER
99
Title of courtesy: Abbr. : ESQR
101
Biting. : ACRID
102
Strainer. : SIEVE
103
Having a spindle. : AXLED
105
Vintage. : WINE
106
Relative of a Nice Nellie. : PRIG
108
Name in music. : AUER
109
Slope. : RISE
112
Peat product. : TAR
114
Live. : ARE
115
Indians of Brazil. : GES
116
Map abbreviation. : RTE

Answer summary:
21 unique to this puzzle, 11 debuted here and reused later, 12 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

Found bugs or have suggestions? Please let us know.

Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

Previous puzzle | Next puzzle
XWord Info Home
XWord Info © 2007-2024, Jim Horne
71 ms