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Reginald L. Johnson
Reginald L. Johnson

New York Times, Friday, September 12, 1975

Author:
Reginald L. Johnson
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.64, Missing: { J Q W X }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 47, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 24.2
Reginald L. Johnson has 36 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,526
Across
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Kind of milk : SPILT
6
Twofold : DUAL
10
Dads : PAS
13
Roundup : RODEO
14
Disentangles : UNRAVELS
16
"There once was ___" (start of a limerick) : ALADYFROMNIGER
18
Dress insert : GORE
19
These: Fr. : CES
20
Moon goddess : SELENE
23
Browning, e.g. : POET
25
French soul : AME
28
Collection : ANA
29
The Red et al. : ERICS
31
Destroy : SLAY
32
Fret, in Scotland : ORP
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Fresh air : OZONE
34
Fencing piece : SABRE
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"Who went for ___" : ARIDEONATIGER
38
Assembly place : AGORA
39
Lord's estate : MANOR
40
S.A. port : RIO
42
Goddess of youth : HEBE
43
Instigate : SETON
44
Pins or commandments : TEN
45
Lemon or orange : ADE
46
"They returned from the ___" : RIDE
47
"With the lady ___" : INSIDE
50
Point at : AIM
51
Partner of look and listen : STOP
52
"And a smile on the ___" : FACEOFTHETIGER
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More scrawny : SKINNIER
60
Crème de la crème : ELITE
61
Young one : TAD
62
Partly: Prefix : SEMI
63
English sand areas : DENES
Down
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Spanish Mrs. : SRA
2
European country: Abbr. : POL
3
Lupino : IDA
4
Shelf : LEDGE
5
West-coast shrub : TOYON
6
Hard, old-style : DURE
7
Italian number : UNO
8
Sea extension : ARM
9
Uhlan's weapons : LANCES
10
Violin parts : PEGS
11
Pub favorite : ALE
12
Part of Russia: Abbr. : SSR
15
Nam or Cong : VIET
17
Holdup-man's order : FREEZE
20
Paulo or Luis : SAO
21
Furious : ENRAGED
22
Winter buggy need : LAPROBE
23
Featherlike : PINNATE
24
Sea: Prefix : OCEANO
25
Belgian king during W.W. I : ALBERTI
26
Tied the knot : MARRIED
27
Lid or glass : EYE
30
Lodged : ROOMED
31
Droop : SAG
33
Harem room : ODA
34
Winston, e.g. : SIR
36
Wrath : IRE
37
Explosive : TONITE
38
"So!" : AHA
41
Hour after noon : ONE
43
Legree and Peter : SIMONS
46
Nothing: Fr. : RIEN
48
Observed : NOTED
49
Large stake : SPILE
50
Kind of test : ACID
51
Indian title of respect : SHRI
52
Speedy: Abbr. : FST
53
Maori vine : AKA
54
"For shame!" : FIE
55
Sun god of Egypt : TEM
56
Rummy or rickey : GIN
57
Riviera season : ETE
58
Legal matter : RES

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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