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Reginald L. Johnson
New York Times, Thursday, August 15, 1974
Author:
Reginald L. Johnson
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 43, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 5, XRef: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 11.4
Grid has duplicate clues.
Reginald L. Johnson has 36 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 J | 2 A | 3 V | 4 A | 5 C | 6 H | 7 A | 8 R | 9 L | 10 E | 11 S |
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12 G | 13 A | O | L | E | R | 14 R | A | M | P | A | N | T |
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15 A | R | C | H | E | R | S | 16 E | N | E | M | I | E | S |
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17 Q | U | I | N | C | Y | 18 O | A | K | S | |||||
19 U | N | D | 20 I | P | S | E | 21 S | 22 P | 23 U | 24 N |
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25 A | T | S | 26 E | 27 A | 28 D | E | E | R | 29 M | O | U | S | E |
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30 A | N | 31 D | O | N | 32 F | A | R | C | E | S |
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33 A | 34 B | 35 I | G | A | I | L | 36 P | O | U | T | E | R | S |
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37 H | A | R | E | M | S | 38 H | O | R | D | E | ||||
39 A | N | A | L | E | P | 40 T | I | C | 41 E | D | 42 I | 43 T | 44 S |
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45 B | E | N | S | 46 A | E | R | O | 47 N | R | A |
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48 A | R | N | E | 49 S | 50 A | 51 M | U | E | L |
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52 F | 53 R | 54 A | 55 N | C | I | S | 56 M | I | N | A | R | E | T |
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57 P | A | L | E | T | T | E | 58 U | N | T | I | E | D | ||
59 A | N | Y | W | A | Y | S | 60 D | E | A | L |
© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,133
Across
1
Where Djakarta is : JAVA
5
Adams, with 52 Across : CHARLES
12
Keeper, in England : GAOLER
14
Unrestrained : RAMPANT
15
Bowmen : ARCHERS
16
Foemen : ENEMIES
17
See 1 Down : QUINCY
18
"Great ___ from little ... " : OAKS
19
Conjunction in Munich : UND
20
___ dixit : IPSE
21
Whirled : SPUN
25
Bewildered : ATSEA
28
Rodent : DEERMOUSE
30
On ___ (never ending) : ANDON
32
Mockeries : FARCES
33
Adams : ABIGAIL
36
Pigeons : POUTERS
37
Seraglios : HAREMS
38
Swarm : HORDE
39
Restorative : ANALEPTIC
41
Revises : EDITS
45
Hogan et al. : BENS
46
Gas: Prefix : AERO
47
Depression org. : NRA
48
English composer : ARNE
49
Adams : SAMUEL
52
See 5 Across : FRANCIS
56
Istanbul sight : MINARET
57
Kind of knife : PALETTE
58
Loosened : UNTIED
59
At all events, old style : ANYWAYS
60
Arrangement : DEAL
Down
1
Adams : JOHN
2
Guinness : ALEC
3
Extremely : VERY
4
Skill: Lat. : ARS
5
Fold : CREASE
6
Yearn : HANKERFOR
7
Iowa city : AMES
8
Speed rate: Abbr. : RPM
9
Burmese native : LAI
10
Compass point : ENE
11
Wall and Beaver: Abbr. : STS
12
Barnyard sound : GRUNT
13
Sour things : ACIDS
15
___ pura : AQUA
18
Frank : OPEN
20
Image : IDOL
21
Classified : SORTED
22
Dark purple : PUCE
23
Addict : USER
24
Monster's lake : NESS
26
"Rain" star : EAGELS
27
"What's in ___?" : ANAME
29
Adams : MAUDE
31
Inequality : DISPARITY
33
Biblical king : AHAB
34
Woe : BANE
35
Omar's country : IRAN
36
Little: Sp. : POCO
38
Charter : HIRE
40
Present and future : TENSES
42
Harden : INURE
43
Caught : TREED
44
Word with marsh or lick : SALT
48
Recorded deeds : ACTA
49
Math ratio : SINE
50
Pilaster : ANTA
51
Junk or chain : MAIL
52
Adams : FPA
53
Sped : RAN
54
Like a malt drink : ALY
55
Fresh : NEW
56
Slime : MUD
Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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