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Reginald L. Johnson
Reginald L. Johnson

New York Times, Tuesday, April 29, 1980

56-Across : Lights-out signal

Author:
Reginald Johnson
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Reginald L. Johnson has 36 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Reginald Johnson is an alias for Reginald L. Johnson.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,130
Across
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Glimpse : ESPY
5
U and PT : BOATS
10
Back talk : SASS
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To ___ (exactly) : ATEE
15
Space lap : ORBIT
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Comment on an explanation : ISEE
17
Bridge term : VULNERABLE
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Mud deposit : SILT
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Completeness : ENTIRETY
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Corolla : PETALS
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Fury : IRE
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"Look pretty!" : POSE
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Thatcher et al. : TORIES
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Kind of bridge : CONTRACT
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Lifeless : ARID
34
Andrea ___ : DORIA
35
Gazelle : GOA
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Zilch, at Wimbledon : LOVE
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Younger son : CADET
38
Secret radical group : CELL
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"___ a penny, two ... " : ONE
40
Renowned : FAMED
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Chemical compound : ENOL
42
Bridge bids : NOTRUMPS
44
Tart : PASTRY
46
Ski milieu : ALPS
47
Dandy : FOP
48
Ruined : SPOILT
51
She lives on parties : CATERESS
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Lights-out signal : TAPS
57
Bonanzas for dummies and partners : OVERTRICKS
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"Hard ___" (skipper's order) : ALEE
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Shrink : WINCE
61
I.o.u. : CHIT
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Bills : TENS
63
Saltpeter : NITER
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Beer ingredient : HOPS
Down
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House part : EAVE
2
Knock silly : STUN
3
Skin : PELT
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S.A. tanager : YENI
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Farmers' bêtes noires : BORERS
6
Harangue : ORATE
7
Mrs. John Adams, to friends : ABBY
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Sesame : TIL
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"Faster!" : STEPONIT
10
Carrie or Eileen : SISTER
11
___ Minor : ASIA
12
___ short (underestimate) : SELL
13
Groups : SETS
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Railroad associated with Gould : ERIE
22
This, in Cádiz : ESTA
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Studied, with "over" : PORED
25
Part of a lock : TALON
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Town near Bangor : ORONO
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Kind of bolt : RIVET
28
Freshwater fish : IDE
29
Area and zip : CODES
30
Proxy : AGENT
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Apricot or peach : COLOR
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Score : TALLY
34
Moistens : DAMPS
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Foster's "___ Races" : CAMPTOWN
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These, in Tours : CES
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"___ fathom five ... ": Shak. : FULL
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Brings up : RAISES
44
Earthenware maker : POTTER
45
Copycat : APER
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Mockery : FARCE
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Copy, for short : STAT
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Picket : PALE
50
Store-door sign : OPEN
51
Copper : CENT
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Very amusing : RICH
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Repeat mechanically : ECHO
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Gambol : SKIP
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Fast jets : SSTS
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Clock numerals : VII

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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