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Johnson
Johnson

New York Times, Wednesday, June 14, 1978

45-Across : Nearly

Author:
Johnson
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3 Grid has duplicate clues.
Johnson has 29 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
G
2
R
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I
4
T
5
S
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A
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F
8
E
9
R
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O
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H
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R
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E
14
E
A
S
E
15
C
R
A
N
E
16
F
E
E
D
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T
H
E
A
18
M
E
R
I
C
A
19
N
F
L
A
G
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S
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M
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N
A
R
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D
E
E
P
L
Y
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S
T
E
N
23
A
J
A
R
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A
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B
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A
T
E
S
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A
R
U
T
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R
29
A
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P
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S
A
V
E
R
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E
N
O
S
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D
I
N
E
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S
T
A
R
S
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A
N
D
S
T
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R
I
P
E
S
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E
O
N
S
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D
A
R
E
39
E
V
E
N
T
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T
N
T
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N
O
T
E
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S
T
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N
T
S
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T
A
P
E
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P
T
A
S
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A
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L
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M
O
S
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G
L
O
R
I
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E
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D
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R
E
D
W
H
I
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T
E
A
N
D
B
L
U
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E
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N
O
S
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N
O
N
C
E
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L
A
S
T
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O
N
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R
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G
R
E
E
D
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E
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© 1978, The New York TimesNo. 10,532
Across
1
Pluck : GRIT
5
Less risky : SAFER
10
River in Bavaria : OHRE
14
Pave the way : EASE
15
Wading bird : CRANE
16
Oats, e.g. : FEED
17
Old Glory : THEAMERICANFLAG
20
Research conference : SEMINAR
21
With intensity : DEEPLY
22
British machine gun : STEN
23
Not quite closed : AJAR
24
Lessens : ABATES
27
In ___ (bogged down) : ARUT
28
Knock : RAP
31
Frugal one : SAVER
32
Seth's son : ENOS
33
Partake of sustenance : DINE
34
Old Glory : STARSANDSTRIPES
37
Geological time divisions : EONS
38
Word with say or devil : DARE
39
Blessed ___ : EVENT
40
Trinitrotoluene : TNT
41
Commercial paper : NOTE
42
Chores : STINTS
43
Kind of measure : TAPE
44
School orgs. : PTAS
45
Nearly : ALMOST
48
Exulted : GLORIED
51
Old Glory : REDWHITEANDBLUE
54
Fuselage part : NOSE
55
For the ___ (temporarily) : NONCE
56
Cobbler's concern : LAST
57
Extraordinary fellow : ONER
58
Rapacious desire : GREED
59
Duck, in Düren : ENTE
Down
1
"Johnny, ___ Your Gun!" : GET
2
College-game yells : RAHS
3
Words of comprehension : ISEE
4
Fitzsimmons's men : TEAMSTERS
5
Embarrassing displays : SCENES
6
Firth of Clyde isle : ARRAN
7
Equitable : FAIR
8
Ref. book : ENC
9
Change one's mode of life : READJUST
10
Something sometimes irrefusable : OFFER
11
Assist : HELP
12
Not imaginary : REAL
13
Nervous : EDGY
18
Bishops' wear : MITERS
19
Without water or soda : NEAT
23
"Mighty Lak' ___" : AROSE
24
Balance-sheet item : ASSET
25
Drum major's need : BATON
26
___-garde : AVANT
27
Go-between of 1780 : ANDRE
28
Mature : RIPEN
29
In re : ANENT
30
Nuisances : PESTS
32
Related on the mother's side : ENATE
33
Liable to be separated : DIVISIBLE
35
Taking by choice : ADOPTING
36
Impede : RETARD
41
Humorous poet : NASH
42
Three sheets to the wind : STONED
43
Campanile : TOWER
44
A partner of time : PLACE
45
River under the Ponte Vecchio : ARNO
46
Ponce de ___ : LEON
47
Goods: Abbr. : MDSE
48
Tunney or Sarazen : GENE
49
Impetuous ardor : ELAN
50
Kind of pan or bowl : DUST
52
High rock : TOR
53
Printemps follower : ETE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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