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Reginald L. Johnson
New York Times, Thursday, July 31, 1975
29-Across : Bridge-declarers' concerns
Author:
Reginald L. Johnson
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { H J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 246 (avg 1.32)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Grid has duplicate clues.
Reginald L. Johnson has 36 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 P | 2 A | 3 S | 4 S | 5 S | 6 L | 7 A | 8 M | 9 A | 10 C | 11 E | 12 S |
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13 A | N | T | I | 14 I | O | T | A | 15 I | N | U | R | E |
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16 S | T | A | G | 17 F | O | R | C | 18 I | N | G | B | I | D |
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19 T | E | R | N | 20 S | 21 M | I | R | R | O | R | ||||
22 E | L | 23 D | 24 P | O | R | 25 I | 26 S | 27 L | 28 E |
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29 E | 30 N | 31 T | R | I | E | 32 S | 33 N | I | 34 N | E | P | I | N |
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35 N | E | E | 36 P | L | U | 37 G | 38 T | O | R | I | E | S |
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39 L | A | N | 40 S | E | R | B | 41 I | A | N | 42 D | R | U |
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43 I | T | A | 44 L | I | C | 45 S | E | T | S | 46 E | N | E |
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47 S | E | C | A | N | T | 48 S | 49 R | E | T | 50 I | R | E | S |
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51 T | R | E | Y | 52 A | A | 53 R | 54 D | O | S | |||||
55 D | 56 I | T | T | O | 57 S | 58 P | O | 59 I | 60 N | 61 T |
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62 O | 63 N | 64 E | O | V | E | R | O | N | 65 E | 66 B | L | U | E |
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67 S | N | O | W | Y | 68 A | M | E | S | 69 A | L | D | A |
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70 T | E | N | N | 71 P | Y | E | S | 72 R | E | E | L |
© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,483
Across
1
Bridge call : PASS
5
Bridge thrill : SLAM
9
Bridge winners : ACES
13
Against : ANTI
14
Greek letter : IOTA
15
Habituate : INURE
16
Kind of line : STAG
17
Bridge convention : FORCINGBID
19
Gulls' relatives : TERNS
21
Image maker : MIRROR
22
Ancient times : ELD
24
For, in Santiago : POR
25
Man or Wight : ISLE
29
Bridge-declarers' concerns : ENTRIES
33
Bowling piece : NINEPIN
35
Formerly named : NEE
36
Bit of publicity : PLUG
38
Loyalists of the 1700's : TORIES
39
Swedish county : LAN
40
Tito subject : SERBIAN
42
Actress Joanne : DRU
43
Kind of type : ITALIC
45
Bridge defeats : SETS
46
Compass point : ENE
47
Geometric lines : SECANTS
49
Leaves : RETIRES
51
Bridge card : TREY
52
Swiss river : AAR
54
Two, to Goya : DOS
55
Repetition savers : DITTOS
58
Kind of bridge count : POINT
62
Bridge convention : ONEOVERONE
66
Fish or chip : BLUE
67
Like Kilimanjaro : SNOWY
68
Iowa city : AMES
69
Soprano Frances : ALDA
70
Waltz state: Abbr. : TENN
71
English engraver et al. : PYES
72
Rod's partner : REEL
Down
1
Master or tense : PAST
2
Stake : ANTE
3
Skat or Mira : STAR
4
Hancock, for one : SIGNER
5
Thor's wife : SIF
6
Impend : LOOM
7
Aweigh : ATRIP
8
Mark over a vowel : MACRON
9
More inflamed : ANGRIER
10
___ scout : CUB
11
Silkworm : ERI
12
But, to Cicero : SED
15
Cadmus's daughter : INO
18
Nettled : IRRITATED
20
Enters quietly : SLIPSIN
23
Give pleasure to : DELECTATE
26
Web tenant : SPIDER
27
Gothic rib : LIERNE
28
Follows : ENSUES
29
Sign up : ENLIST
30
More orderly : NEATER
31
Bridge holding : TENACE
32
On, in Paris : SUR
34
Like some flights : NONSTOP
37
"Pygmalion" author: Abbr. : GBS
41
Comparative ending : IER
44
Bridge pianola : LAYDOWN
48
Petty prince : SATRAP
50
Weather-map line : ISOBAR
53
Spacious : ROOMY
56
___ League : IVY
57
Dirk : SNEE
59
That: Lat. : ILLE
60
Bare : NUDE
61
Small duck : TEAL
62
Kiln: Var. : OST
63
Nautical reading : NNE
64
Long time : EON
65
Double curve : ESS
Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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