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Reginald L. Johnson
Reginald L. Johnson

New York Times, Wednesday, April 28, 1976

18-Down : Halt briefly

Author:
Reginald L. Johnson
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.76, Missing: { Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 56, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 7, 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.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,755
Across
1
John : BULL
5
Offspring: Abbr : DESC
9
John : DOE
12
Arrow poison : INEE
13
English Derby site : EPSOM
15
Marsh bird : SORA
16
Miss Foch : NINA
17
John : THEBAPTIST
19
Jordan River outlet : DEADSEA
21
Plumed Knight : BLAINE
22
Thing to lend : EAR
23
Course, in Germany : LAUF
24
John : BARRYMORE
29
Quench : SLAKE
33
Cool drinks : ADES
34
Pique : IRE
35
Staggered : REELED
36
Test place : LAB
37
Lake of Africa : NYASA
39
___ gratia : DEI
40
Dirty mark : SMUDGE
43
Thou, in Paris : TOI
44
Leaning : BENT
45
John Jacob : ASTOR
46
John : PAULJONES
48
Each, in Spain : CADA
50
Odd or vacant : LOT
51
Nader worker : RAIDER
53
Furlong fractions : EIGHTHS
57
John : BARLEYCORN
59
He was: Lat. : ERAT
60
To ___ : ATEE
61
Sight or taste, e.g. : SENSE
62
Dream, in France : REVE
63
Repast : TEA
64
Robert and Pinky : LEES
65
Ooze : SEEP
Down
1
In a ___ (in trouble) : BIND
2
Unicorn fish : UNIE
3
Miss Horne : LENA
4
Bellwethers : LEADERS
5
Settle : DETERMINE
6
Hebrew measure : EPHA
7
Compass reading : SSE
8
Paving stone : COBBLE
9
Slay : DOIN
10
Cockney's equine : ORSE
11
Consume : EAT
14
Part of a bird's bill : MALA
15
Stop, as a yawn : STIFLE
18
Halt briefly : PAUSE
20
"___ when" : SAY
24
Light wood : BALSA
25
John : ADAMS
26
Contradict : REBUT
27
Containing: Suffix : ORY
28
Gaucho's lasso : REATA
30
John : ALDEN
31
N.H. city : KEENE
32
Polishes, as copy : EDITS
35
B. & O., Santa Fe, etc. : RAILLINES
38
Not worth a ___ : SOU
41
Tractible : DOCILE
42
Make the ___ : GRADE
44
Annoys : BOTHERS
46
Part's partner : PARCEL
47
Do mild exercise : JOG
49
African rulers : DEYS
51
Value : RATE
52
Vicinity : AREA
53
Gaelic : ERSE
54
Hat or shoe : TREE
55
Own : HAVE
56
Goose or one : STEP
57
___ the breeze : BAT
58
Pronoun : ONE

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

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