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Reginald L. Johnson
Reginald L. Johnson

New York Times, Monday, May 27, 1974

21-Across : Creator of Orphant Annie

Author:
Reginald L. Johnson
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Reginald L. Johnson has 36 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,053
Across
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German region : SAAR
5
Husky : BURLY
10
Biblical land : ARAM
14
Asian tree : ACLE
15
Swiftly : APACE
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Beverage ingredient : COLA
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Protective document : THECONSTITUTION
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Isolates : SECLUDES
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Creator of Orphant Annie : RILEY
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"Oh it is, ___?" : ISIT
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Neighbor of U.S.S.R. : IRAN
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Verse form : SONNET
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More tightfisted : STINGIER
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Blade : EPEE
33
Ten, in Rome : DIECI
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Blue Eagle org. : NRA
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Respected institution : THESUPREMECOURT
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First ___ : AID
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Intentions : PLANS
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Cleaving tool : FROE
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Skin inflammation : ERYTHEMA
44
Crispy cakes : WAFERS
46
Ball club : REDS
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Hindu weight : RATI
48
Shower time : APRIL
51
Separates : DETACHES
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Cherished right : FREEDOMOFSPEECH
58
Serengeti sound : ROAR
59
Opposite of intaglio : CAMEO
60
Contest : RACE
61
Chances : ODDS
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Kind of testimony : SWORN
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Vehicle : SLED
Down
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Certain days: Abbr. : SATS
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Head woe : ACHE
3
Smart ___ : ALEC
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Rests : RECLINES
5
Outlaw : BANDIT
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Capsize : UPSET
7
Exclamation of disgust : RATS
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W. W. II vessel : LCI
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Nevertheless : YET
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Behaving : ACTING
11
Ruffle : ROIL
12
Lily : ALOE
13
Large number : MANY
18
English river : OUSE
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Celestial : URANIC
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Details : ITEMS
24
Kind of paper : RICE
25
Bristles : SETAE
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Biblical region rich in gold : OPHIR
27
Poor : NEEDY
28
City in Italy : SIENA
29
Harden : INURE
30
Box-score entry : ERROR
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Values : RATES
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Weights : DRAMS
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Maintained : UPHELD
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Begged : PLED
38
Policemen : OFFICERS
43
Roles of judges : TRIERS
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Holmes's biographer : WATSON
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Nipa palm : ATAP
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Assign : REFER
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Hair style : AFRO
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Nudge : PROD
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Interpret : READ
51
Major-___ : DOMO
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Cure : HEAL
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___ homo : ECCE
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Discard : SHED
56
Shavetail academy: Abbr. : OCS
57
Gullet : MAW

Answer summary:
6 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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