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Reginald L. Johnson
Reginald L. Johnson

New York Times, Thursday, October 27, 1988

17-Across : Gay cadence

Author:
Reginald L. Johnson
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { B H J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 254 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Reginald L. Johnson has 36 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,233
Across
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Updike's "The ___ Door" : SAME
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Makes a deposit : ADDS
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___ a beet : REDAS
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Pitchers' stats : ERAS
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First; chief: Comb. form : PROT
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Soap plant : AMOLE
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Gay cadence : LILT
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Glass panel : PANE
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Canadian fliers : GEESE
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Golden ___ : FLEECEGATEORROD
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Spanish article : LAS
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Kisser : MUG
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East Indian sailor : LASCAR
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Objects : PROTESTS
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"Or lend ___ to Plato ... ": Tennyson : ANEAR
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County center : SEAT
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Jackie's second : ARI
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Silver ___ : DOLLARWAREORFOX
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Building wing : ELL
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Relaxation : EASE
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Kitchen utensil : SIEVE
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Devoid of inhabitants : DESOLATE
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Makes a goal : SCORES
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Thus, to Virgil : SIC
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School org. : PTA
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Tin ___ : PLATETYPEORFOIL
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Radiotelephony term : ROGER
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Spoken : ORAL
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Against : ANTI
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Indian, e.g. : OCEAN
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Play part : ROLE
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Examine : SCAN
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Approach sideways : SIDLE
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First sin site : EDEN
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Kind of vision : TELE
Down
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Addressed or control preceder : SELF
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Integument : ARIL
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Stallion, e.g. : MALE
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East, to Juan : ESTE
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Loom up : APPEAR
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Pulls along : DRAGS
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Lisbon lady : DONA
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Word on a proof : STET
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A stew : RAGOUT
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Come out : EMERGE
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Busy one : DOER
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As well : ALSO
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Rank a netman : SEED
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Mrs. Schumann : CLARA
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Speak theatrically : EMOTE
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Put on cargo : LADED
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Tropical lizard : ANOLE
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Joins the bears : SELLS
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Golfer Peete : CAL
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"___-porridge hot ... " : PEASE
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Order to a chef : RARE
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Less hazardous : SAFER
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Rich find : TROVE
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N.H.L. teams : SIXES
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Hit a fly : SWAT
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Respond to : REACT
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Wilde or Levant : OSCAR
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Branco or Bravo : RIO
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Pertaining to bone : OSTEAL
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Gothic re-enforcing rib : LIERNE
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Purloined : STOLEN
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Family name of American artists : PEALE
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N.F.L. players : PROS
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Places : LOCI
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Matured : AGED
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Olden times : YORE
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Goad : PROD
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Don't eat : FAST
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Tale opener : ONCE
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Emphatic type: Abbr. : ITAL
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Occupation : LINE

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