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36 pre-Shortz crosswords by Reginald L. Johnson (1900-1997)

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Reginald Johnson

Reginald L. Johnson was one of the oldest Times constructors of all time. Fittingly, his last crossword, which appeared in 1993 when he was 92, had the theme of people named "Young."

He had 36 known crosswords in the Times, the earliest in 1974.

Mr. Johnson's accomplishments in his 90s were not limited to crosswords. At 91, his Sherlock Holmes-inspired book They Came to Baker Street was published. (One of his early crosswords also had a Sherlock Holmes theme.)

Reginald Lee Johnson was born in 1900 in Elizabeth, New Jersey. His father was a dry goods merchant and his mother was a homemaker.

He attended Princeton, where he was on the varsity track team and ran the half-mile, according to his obituary. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1922.

In 1924, he married Dorothy Maloney. They settled in Riverdale, New York, where they raised two children. They were married for 69 years until Dorothy passed away in 1993.

Professionally, Mr. Johnson was a longtime executive at Johns-Manville, where he was a vice president and director of advertising.

He was also a skilled bridge player. Alan Truscott, a legendary bridge columnist at the Times, mentioned Mr. Johnson in multiple columns. Mr. Truscott was also the editor of Mr. Johnson's Sherlock Holmes book.

Mr. Johnson passed away in 1997 at age 96.

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