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Reginald L. Johnson
Reginald L. Johnson

New York Times, Friday, July 26, 1974

31-Down : Have ___ (get off the hook)

Author:
Reginald L. Johnson
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.64, Missing: { K P Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 14, XRef: 2, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Reginald L. Johnson has 36 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,113
Across
1
Norse god : THOR
5
Maid or hat : OLD
8
Texas city : WACO
12
Hounds' quarry : HARE
13
True's partner : TRIED
15
Age after Bronze : IRON
16
Native of Yemen : ARAB
17
True, in Italy : REALE
18
Account : TALE
19
"As a beauty ___" (start of a limerick) : IMNOTAGREATSTAR
22
Sought votes : RAN
23
___-la : TRA
24
"There are others more ___" (with 28 Across) : HANDSOME
28
See 24 Across : BYFAR
33
First state: Abbr. : DEL
34
Sonoran Indian : SERI
35
Coal-tar carbon : DURENE
36
Mine: Fr. : AMOI
38
Perfume : CENSE
40
Sellout signs : SROS
41
"My face, I don't ___" : MINDIT
43
Actress Imogene : COCA
45
Kind of fund: Abbr. : MUT
46
Celestial beings: Fr. : ANGES
47
"Because I'm ___" : BEHINDIT
49
___ Juana : TIA
51
Impair : MAR
52
"It's those out ___" : INFRONTTHATIJAR
61
Title of respect : SIRE
62
Barrymore : ETHEL
63
Casino game : FARO
64
In a while : ANON
65
Prophets : SEERS
66
Binds : TIES
67
San ___ : REMO
68
___ judicata : RES
69
Do in : SLAY
Down
1
Bangkok native : THAI
2
Injury : HARM
3
Port of Algeria : ORAN
4
Experiencing a new life : REBORN
5
Western state: Abbr. : OREG
6
Fibber : LIAR
7
Erase : DELETE
8
Kind of end : WITS
9
Smell ___ : ARAT
10
Soft drink : COLA
11
Unique person : ONER
13
Cut across : TRANSECT
14
Expensive : DEAR
20
Children : TADS
21
Forbidden : TABU
24
Surround : HEMIN
25
Accompanying : ALONG
26
Mine output : ORE
27
Holiday pie : MINCE
29
Time periods: Abbr. : YRS
30
Atomic physicist Enrico : FERMI
31
Have ___ (get off the hook) : ANOUT
32
Remainder : REST
33
Spanish lady : DAMA
35
Fractions : DECIMALS
37
Food fish of Europe : IDE
39
Soothing command to a horse : SOH
42
Ratio words : ISTO
44
Med. study : ANAT
47
Man with a club : BATTER
48
Snow heaps : DRIFTS
50
Chemical suffixes : INES
52
Munich's river : ISAR
53
"___ old men" : NINE
54
"I'm ___ Missouri" : FROM
55
Western city : RENO
56
Quaker pronoun : THEE
57
His and ___ : HERS
58
Prison : JAIL
59
Tract : AREA
60
Cheerful : ROSY

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

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