Answer: MARIA
MARIA is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 161 times.
Referring Clues:
- "West Side Story" song
 - Black ___ (paddy wagon)
 - Newswoman Shriver
 - Ave ___
 - "The Sound of Music" song
 - Zoe's role in "Master Class"
 - "The Sound of Music" lady
 - Santa ___
 - Black __ (patrol wagon)
 - A von Trapp
 - Soprano Callas
 - A Shriver
 - Julie Andrews role in "The Sound of Music"
 - 1957 song that begins "The most beautiful sound I ever heard …"
 - Song in "The Sound of Music"
 - Educator Montessori
 - Mrs. Arnold Schwarzenegger
 - Musical character who sings "My Favorite Things"
 - "___ Full of Grace" (2004 film)
 - "I just met a girl named ___" ("West Side Story" lyric)
 - See 37-Across
 - Tia ___ (coffee liqueur)
 - Tony's "West Side Story" love
 - Song from "The Sound of Music"
 - "West Side Story" tune
 - Journalist Shriver
 - Tennis star Sharapova
 - "West Side Story" role
 - Arnold's better half
 - Tennis champ Sharapova
 - "West Side Story" girl or song
 - Arnold's wife
 - Columbus's Santa __
 - "All the beautiful sounds of the world in a single word," according to song
 - "West Side Story" love song
 - California's first lady
 - Natalie's "West Side Story" role
 - ''Santa __'' (ship of 1492)
 - Mrs. Schwarzenegger
 - ''I Feel Pretty'' singer
 - ''West Side Story'' heroine
 - Lunar seas
 - Opera diva Callas
 - First Lady of California
 - Opera singer Callas
 - Dr. Montessori
 - Arnold's spouse
 - ''West Side Story'' tune
 - ''Santa __'' (ship of Columbus)
 - Tennis pro Sharapova
 - ''Somewhere'' singer
 - ''West Side Story'' girl
 - ''Sound of Music'' heroine
 - ''West Side Story'' song
 - Tony's love in ''West Side Story''
 - ''The Sound of Music'' heroine
 - Lerner and Loewe's name for the wind
 - Song from ''The Sound of Music''
 - Natalie Wood role
 - "West Side Story" ballad
 - Name for the wind, in song
 - Tony's song in "West Side Story"
 - Memorable Von Trapp
 - "West Side Story" heroine
 - Natalie in "West Side Story"
 - Arnold's mate
 - Arnold's journalist spouse
 - "West Side Story" girl
 - Sharapova of tennis
 - "Ave ___" (Latin prayer)
 - She's a problem that needs to be solved, in song
 - "Sound of Music" heroine
 - "West Side Story" lover
 - 1957 song that begins "The most beautiful sound I ever heard "
 - Tony's love in "West Side Story"
 - "The Sound of Music" heroine
 - Columbus's Santa ___
 - "Santa ___" (ship of 1492)
 - "I Feel Pretty" singer
 - "Santa ___" (ship of Columbus)
 - "Somewhere" singer
 - Sound of Music character
 - Santa ___ (Columbus's flagship)
 - What they call the wind, in a 1951 song
 - Schell or Shriver
 - "Ave ___"
 - "Santa ___" (1492 ship)
 - Bartilomo on CNBC
 - Opera's Callas
 - Singer Callas
 - 'West Side Story' heroine
 - 'West Side Story' song
 - 'Sound of Music' role
 - Shriver or Callas
 - Actress Bello
 - See 68-Across
 - "Do-Re-Mi" singer
 - Opera singer ___ Callas
 - See 34-Across
 - West Side Story heroine
 - 'Ave ___'
 - Sharapova on grass
 - Tallchief of ballet
 - "Say it soft and it's almost like praying" girl of song
 - 'Sound of Music' heroine
 - "___Elena"
 - Bartiromo of Fox Business
 - Madre de Jesús
 - "___ Elena"
 - Newswoman ___ Shriver
 - "West Side Story" character
 - "Twelfth Night" servant
 - Hit from Westside story
 - Bartiromo or Sharapova
 - "West Side Story" seamstress
 - ___ Von Trapp
 - Coloratura Callas
 - "Say it soft and it's almost like praying" song
 - "West Side Story" role and song
 - Opera legend Callas
 - Santa ___ (one of Columbus's ships)
 - Role for Natalie and Julie
 - Santa
 - Show tune that begins, "The most beautiful sound I ever heard"
 - Two-time French Open winner Sharapova
 - Callas of opera
 - Natalie played her
 - Ms. Montessori
 - "Santa ___" (one of Columbus' ships)
 - Tony's love, in "West Side Story"
 - Santa ___ (famous ship)
 - "Sesame Street" woman for 44 years
 - Shriver of NBC News
 - "The Sound of Music" matriarch
 - Doctor Montessori
 - Santa ___ (historic ship)
 - Von Trapp matriarch
 - Renata Tebaldi contemporary Callas
 - She sings "I Feel Pretty" in "West Side Story"
 - Broadway song that begins, "The most beautiful sound I ever heard"
 - Reina Tudor
 - Comedian DeCotis
 - Menounos or Shriver
 - ___ Felix, Mexican actress of classic cinema
 - Sports analyst Taylor
 - Name that's "all the beautiful sounds of the world in a single word," on Broadway
 - "Ave ___" (prayer)
 - Talichief of ballet
 - ___ Ressa, journalist who co-founded Rappler
 - When repeated, a 1999 #1 Santana hit
 - Arnold's love
 - How to stand up to a dictator author Ressa
 - Song title in both "The Sound of Music" and "West Side Story"
 - "West Side Story" role for Rachel Zegler
 - Nobelist Ressa
 - Opera star Callas
 - "The Sound of Music" or "West Side Story" protagonist
 - "I Feel Pretty" singer in "West Side Story"
 - "The Sound of Music" role
 - "West Side Story" role (and song)
 - Ave ___: Catholic prayer
 
Last Seen In:
- LA Times - October 27, 2025
 - USA Today - July 10, 2025
 - LA Times - May 07, 2025
 - New York Times - December 12, 2024
 - USA Today - May 03, 2024
 - LA Times - February 22, 2024
 - USA Today - February 19, 2024
 - LA Times - January 16, 2024
 - New York Times - December 08, 2023
 - USA Today - November 10, 2023
 - USA Today - November 08, 2023
 - New York Times - April 09, 2023
 - LA Times - March 07, 2023
 - USA Today - January 10, 2023
 - USA Today - January 05, 2023
 - USA Today - July 28, 2022
 - New York Times - May 02, 2022
 - New York Times - April 24, 2022
 - LA Times - December 13, 2021
 - USA Today - September 16, 2021
 
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