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Johnson
Johnson

New York Times, Monday, December 29, 1980

Author:
Johnson
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 257 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Grid flow: 23.8
Johnson has 29 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,374
Across
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Kid sister to boy of 17 : PEST
5
Author Luce : CLARE
10
Beach toy : PAIL
14
Wears away : EATS
15
Fieldwork : REDAN
16
Salvation ___ : ARMY
17
Like Arnold's action : TREASONOUS
19
Mrs. Sprat's anathema : LEAN
20
Competitors : ENTRANTS
21
Governors, e.g. : ISLAND
23
Marvin from N.Y.C. : LEE
24
Stepping stone for Eliza : FLOE
25
Part of O.A.S. : STATES
29
Game bird's perch in a carol : PEARTREE
33
Livestock feed : MASH
34
Surface burn : SINGE
35
"Exodus" hero : ARI
36
Rose's lover : ABIE
37
Explorer ___ de León : PONCE
38
Mining nail : SPAD
39
Walton's need : ROD
40
The nominees : SLATE
41
Compiègne's river : OISE
42
Crazy places for a little rock 'n' roll : TREETOPS
44
Auction participant : BIDDER
46
Kind of bug : LADY
47
"None ___ the brave ... ": Dryden : BUT
48
He doesn't deserve the fair : COWARD
51
Many a G.I. : SELECTEE
56
Skip : OMIT
57
Yews, e.g. : EVERGREENS
59
Caught, as a train : MADE
60
Income in Indre : RENTE
61
"The ___ in Spain," 1956 song : RAIN
62
Produced : BRED
63
Thomas and Warner : SETHS
64
Ye ___ tea shoppe : OLDE
Down
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"For the love of ___!" : PETE
2
Get by get-up-and-go : EARN
3
Let it stand : STET
4
Autocrat : TSAR
5
Haggard hags : CRONES
6
Festina ___ (make haste slowly) : LENTE
7
Fusses : ADOS
8
Ambassador from India: 1948–49 : RAU
9
Fodder : ENSILAGE
10
Small bed : PALLET
11
Surveyor's measure : AREA
12
City NNE of Vladivostok : IMAN
13
"Middletown" sociologist : LYND
18
Merchant's ploy : SALE
22
Tender : SORE
24
Use an epee : FENCE
25
Don Adams TV role : SMART
26
Fife's accompaniment : TABOR
27
Digression : ASIDE
28
"Stan ___ Man" Musial : THE
29
Ale measures : PINTS
30
___ transit : RAPID
31
Rub off : ERASE
32
Sea duck : EIDER
34
Unctuous : SOAPY
37
Slow-but-steady students : PLODDERS
38
Lawn builder : SOD
40
Outstanding one : STAR
43
Joyful : ELATED
44
Dieters' losses : BULGES
45
Trip for Trajan : ITER
47
Place on a wharf : BERTH
48
Search carefully : COMB
49
Mosque of ___, in Jerusalem : OMAR
50
Extensive : WIDE
51
Homophone for cent : SENT
52
Game fish : CERO
53
Shade of blue : TEAL
54
Wife of Geraint : ENID
55
Early laborer : ESNE
58
Victory letter : VEE

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3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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