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Reginald L. Johnson
Reginald L. Johnson

New York Times, Friday, January 14, 1977

Author:
Reginald L. Johnson
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.69, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 59, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 21.3
Reginald L. Johnson has 36 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,016
Across
1
Otherwise : ELSE
5
Library ___ : PASTE
10
Insect : GNAT
14
___ d'Azur : COTE
15
Take steps : ACTON
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Hindu ascetic : YATI
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Party choice : HOUSETHIRDORTEA
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Las Vegas, N.Y. version : OTB
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Biblical ancestor : ATER
22
Eastern campus : YALE
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___ bien : TRES
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Pith : GIST
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Fair : BLOND
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Hunter's cap : MONTERO
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Less than fair : POOR
32
Strong point : FORTE
33
Smeltery grist : ORE
35
House choice : TOWNWHITEORTOLL
39
Ibsen character : ASE
40
Home-run king : AARON
41
Run ___ : AMOK
42
Fisherman, at times : TROLLER
44
Clutch : GRASP
46
Luau music-makers : UKES
47
Seasonal song : NOEL
48
First of a trio : VENI
50
Caterer's offering : FOOD
51
Barnyard creature : HEN
54
Ball choice : SOCCERGOLFOREYE
58
Texas college : RICE
59
Ball attraction : BELLE
60
Farm animals : EWES
61
Date for Caesar : IDES
62
Signed : INKED
63
Abbr. on an office door : ASST
Down
1
Sound feedback : ECHO
2
Swag : LOOT
3
Ticket part : STUB
4
Letters : EES
5
Showed affection : PATTED
6
Partners of pains : ACHES
7
Recipe word : STIR
8
Rocky peak : TOR
9
Bitter or dead : END
10
Revolve : GYRATE
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Part of N.L.: Abbr. : NATL
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Suit to ___ : ATEE
13
___ Juana : TIA
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Merit : EARN
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" ... the world's mine ___" : OYSTER
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Rent : TORN
24
Bridge name : GOREN
25
Division word : INTO
26
Promote : BOOST
27
One of the Slobbovias : LOWER
28
Go for a ride : MOTOR
29
Bed and bath : ROOMS
30
Ship's deck : ORLOP
31
School org. : PTA
32
Does a pink-slip job : FIRES
34
Wapiti : ELK
36
Half a radio device : WALKIE
37
Hearty's partner : HALE
38
South African language : TAAL
43
Beverage measures : OUNCES
44
Slipped : GOOFED
45
Change the décor : REDO
47
___ prosequi : NOLLE
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Bridge asset at times : VOID
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Behold, to Ovid : ECCE
50
Kind of dance : FOLK
51
Chops : HEWS
52
Eagles' assets : EYES
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Comfortable place : NEST
54
Indian title : SRI
55
Diamond stat : RBI
56
Star wearer: Abbr. : GEN
57
U.S. caricaturist : REA

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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