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Johnson
Johnson

New York Times, Monday, October 24, 1983

52-Across : Impeccable authority

Author:
Johnson
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.69, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 250 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 23.9
Johnson has 29 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,403
Across
1
Like a new bill : CRISP
6
Unpleasant reminder : SCAR
10
Like the Pacific : VAST
14
___ Arenas, city in Chile : PUNTA
15
Start of a Hamlet speech : TOBE
16
Name in an old comedy : ABIE
17
Fall flower : ASTER
18
Lyric poems : ODES
19
Image former : LENS
20
Areas near 30° N or 30° S : HORSELATITUDES
23
Person : ONE
24
John or Jane : DOE
25
Accompany : ATTEND
29
Kind of spree : SPENDING
34
Gab : CHIN
35
Shut : CLOSE
36
"___ the ramparts ... " : OER
37
Good thinking, with 40 Across : HORSE
39
Astronaut's "Perfect!" : AOK
40
See 37 Across : SENSE
42
Opposite of WNW : ESE
43
Like a hovel : DINGY
45
Place : SITE
46
Postponements : RESPITES
48
Meal : REPAST
50
Noshed : ATE
51
Thing to lend : EAR
52
Impeccable authority : THEHORSESMOUTH
60
Church court : ROTA
61
Oh, dear! : ALAS
62
Talk foolishly : DROOL
64
Word with hand or horse : IRON
65
Fuselage part : NOSE
66
Kind of bird : EARLY
67
Throe : PANG
68
One of the ages : TEEN
69
Blue shade : SLATE
Down
1
Acct. : CPA
2
Hit the line : RUSH
3
"___ each life ... " : INTO
4
Suffix for young or old : STER
5
Cleric : PARSON
6
Fur piece : STOLE
7
Concluding passage : CODA
8
Support a swindler : ABET
9
Lives : RESIDES
10
Esteemed : VALUED
11
Not up : ABED
12
Math word : SINE
13
Hardy girl : TESS
21
Last part : END
22
Inflections : TONES
25
One who yearns : ACHER
26
"___ were the days ... " : THOSE
27
Wears out : TIRES
28
Printers' measures : ENS
29
Plods through mud : SLOGS
30
Slow : POKY
31
Where Ephesus was : IONIA
32
Cozy places : NESTS
33
Salute : GREET
35
Chaplin prop : CANE
38
Published, in Pisa : EDITO
41
Thought transfer, for short : ESP
44
Repeating : ITERANT
47
Malaysian river : PAHANG
48
Aries : RAM
49
Wears away : ERODES
51
W. German city : ESSEN
52
Fall : TRIP
53
Israeli dance : HORA
54
Collar or jacket : ETON
55
Wild plum : SLOE
56
Relieve : EASE
57
River to the Caspian : URAL
58
African antelope : TORA
59
Jack or Tim of films : HOLT
63
Soap ingredient : LYE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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