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Reginald L. Johnson
Reginald L. Johnson

New York Times, Thursday, August 15, 1974

25-Across : Bewildered

Author:
Reginald L. Johnson
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 43, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 5, XRef: 3, 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.
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V
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R
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Q
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O
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D
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S
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P
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N
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A
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D
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M
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A
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B
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H
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P
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,133
Across
1
Where Djakarta is : JAVA
5
Adams, with 52 Across : CHARLES
12
Keeper, in England : GAOLER
14
Unrestrained : RAMPANT
15
Bowmen : ARCHERS
16
Foemen : ENEMIES
17
See 1 Down : QUINCY
18
"Great ___ from little ... " : OAKS
19
Conjunction in Munich : UND
20
___ dixit : IPSE
21
Whirled : SPUN
25
Bewildered : ATSEA
28
Rodent : DEERMOUSE
30
On ___ (never ending) : ANDON
32
Mockeries : FARCES
33
Adams : ABIGAIL
36
Pigeons : POUTERS
37
Seraglios : HAREMS
38
Swarm : HORDE
39
Restorative : ANALEPTIC
41
Revises : EDITS
45
Hogan et al. : BENS
46
Gas: Prefix : AERO
47
Depression org. : NRA
48
English composer : ARNE
49
Adams : SAMUEL
52
See 5 Across : FRANCIS
56
Istanbul sight : MINARET
57
Kind of knife : PALETTE
58
Loosened : UNTIED
59
At all events, old style : ANYWAYS
60
Arrangement : DEAL
Down
1
Adams : JOHN
2
Guinness : ALEC
3
Extremely : VERY
4
Skill: Lat. : ARS
5
Fold : CREASE
6
Yearn : HANKERFOR
7
Iowa city : AMES
8
Speed rate: Abbr. : RPM
9
Burmese native : LAI
10
Compass point : ENE
11
Wall and Beaver: Abbr. : STS
12
Barnyard sound : GRUNT
13
Sour things : ACIDS
15
___ pura : AQUA
18
Frank : OPEN
20
Image : IDOL
21
Classified : SORTED
22
Dark purple : PUCE
23
Addict : USER
24
Monster's lake : NESS
26
"Rain" star : EAGELS
27
"What's in ___?" : ANAME
29
Adams : MAUDE
31
Inequality : DISPARITY
33
Biblical king : AHAB
34
Woe : BANE
35
Omar's country : IRAN
36
Little: Sp. : POCO
38
Charter : HIRE
40
Present and future : TENSES
42
Harden : INURE
43
Caught : TREED
44
Word with marsh or lick : SALT
48
Recorded deeds : ACTA
49
Math ratio : SINE
50
Pilaster : ANTA
51
Junk or chain : MAIL
52
Adams : FPA
53
Sped : RAN
54
Like a malt drink : ALY
55
Fresh : NEW
56
Slime : MUD

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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