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Reginald L. Johnson
Reginald L. Johnson

New York Times, Thursday, March 28, 1974

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
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Take delight in : REVEL
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Loki's son : NARE
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Tide : NEAP
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Nicolo : AMATI
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Church areas : TRANSEPTS
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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
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Red deer : SPAYS
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Way off : AFAR
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Kind of sound : NASAL
32
Out of bed : ASTIR
34
Years, to Nero : ANNI
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Test : ORAL
39
1840 graduate of 10 Across : SHERMAN
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See 20 Across : ACADEMY
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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
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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
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Morays: Var. : ELES
70
Digits : TOES
71
Meat pie : PASTY
Down
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Small drinks : DRAMS
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Forgive : REMIT
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Appraises : EVALUATES
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Bristle: Prefix : SETI
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Slash : SLIT
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___ nous : ENTRE
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___ Mobley, Miss America 1959 : MARYANN
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David's officer : IRA
9
40-day period : LENT
10
Like a dud bomb : UNEXPLODED
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Brown : SEPIA
12
Alou of baseball : MATTY
13
Building recesses : APSES
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Fencer's cry : SASA
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Timetable abbr. : ARR
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Plane section : FIRSTCLASS
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Branch : ARM
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Collections of sayings : ANAS
31
Word in Virginia's motto : SIC
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Residue : ASH
33
Pronoun : SHE
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Queen ___ : ANNE
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Kin : RELATIVES
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Soul: Fr. : AME
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Caustic : LYE
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Atmosphere: Prefix : AER
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Nigerian people : ARO
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Notwithstanding : DESPITE
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Dickens character : HEEP
49
Auto : CAR
50
Kind of rock : SHALE
51
Jury : PANEL
52
Golf-tour name : ARNIE
54
Annoyances : PESTS
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Concerning : ANENT
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" ... men gang aft ___" : AGLEY
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Shed : MOLT
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Garment : SLIP
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Greek goddess : HERA
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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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