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Reginald L. Johnson
Reginald L. Johnson

New York Times, Thursday, March 28, 1974

12-Down : Alou of baseball

Author:
Reginald L. Johnson
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { B J K Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 7, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Reginald L. Johnson has 36 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 8,993
Across
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Word with shirt or circle : DRESS
6
Writer Ludwig : EMIL
10
Initials for 20 and 41 Across : USMA
14
Take delight in : REVEL
15
Loki's son : NARE
16
Tide : NEAP
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Nicolo : AMATI
18
Church areas : TRANSEPTS
20
West Point sight, with 41 Across : MILITARY
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Volcanic rock : TAXITE
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Symington, to friends : STU
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U. S. caricaturist : REA
25
Red deer : SPAYS
26
Way off : AFAR
29
Kind of sound : NASAL
32
Out of bed : ASTIR
34
Years, to Nero : ANNI
35
Test : ORAL
39
1840 graduate of 10 Across : SHERMAN
41
See 20 Across : ACADEMY
43
Nazi V.I.P. : HESS
44
Right and left : ENDS
46
1829 graduate of 10 Across : RELEE
47
"Strike ___!" : THREE
49
Musical closing : CODA
50
Part of NASA : SPACE
53
Saratoga, for one : SPA
55
Chinese pagoda : TAA
58
Part of Fun City : HARLEM
60
1886 graduate of 10 Across : PERSHING
63
Site of rival of 10 Across : ANNAPOLIS
65
Do one's ___ best : LEVEL
66
Garlands : LEIS
67
Native of Riga : LETT
68
"Good night, ___" : IRENE
69
Morays: Var. : ELES
70
Digits : TOES
71
Meat pie : PASTY
Down
1
Small drinks : DRAMS
2
Forgive : REMIT
3
Appraises : EVALUATES
4
Bristle: Prefix : SETI
5
Slash : SLIT
6
___ nous : ENTRE
7
___ Mobley, Miss America 1959 : MARYANN
8
David's officer : IRA
9
40-day period : LENT
10
Like a dud bomb : UNEXPLODED
11
Brown : SEPIA
12
Alou of baseball : MATTY
13
Building recesses : APSES
19
Fencer's cry : SASA
21
Timetable abbr. : ARR
27
Plane section : FIRSTCLASS
28
Branch : ARM
30
Collections of sayings : ANAS
31
Word in Virginia's motto : SIC
32
Residue : ASH
33
Pronoun : SHE
34
Queen ___ : ANNE
36
Kin : RELATIVES
37
Soul: Fr. : AME
38
Caustic : LYE
40
Atmosphere: Prefix : AER
42
Nigerian people : ARO
45
Notwithstanding : DESPITE
48
Dickens character : HEEP
49
Auto : CAR
50
Kind of rock : SHALE
51
Jury : PANEL
52
Golf-tour name : ARNIE
54
Annoyances : PESTS
56
Concerning : ANENT
57
" ... men gang aft ___" : AGLEY
59
Shed : MOLT
61
Garment : SLIP
62
Greek goddess : HERA
64
Durocher : LEO

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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