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Reginald L. Johnson
Reginald L. Johnson

New York Times, Tuesday, October 5, 1976

Author:
Reginald L. Johnson
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 59, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 24.3
Reginald L. Johnson has 36 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,915
Across
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Celtic sea god : LER
4
Gluck et al. : ALMAS
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Latin-lesson word : AMAT
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Dutch town : EDE
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Ill-tempered one : FEIST
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Eye or whip : LASH
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Hatteras occurrences : SHIPWRECKS
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Preposition : INTO
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Native who loves Italia : PATRIOTA
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Miss Moorehead : AGNES
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Certain felony : ARSON
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Orderly : SHIPSHAPE
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Allen : MEL
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Miss the ___ : BOAT
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Skipper : SHIPMASTER
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Indisposed : ILL
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Landlord : HOST
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Young pig : SHOAT
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Cruising : ASEA
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Eventually : YET
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Useful quality for a mariner : SEAMANSHIP
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Parisian silk : SOIE
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___ Palmas : LAS
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Things in transit : SHIPMENTS
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Kind of painting : MURAL
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"Paddle your own ___" : CANOE
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Portulaca : ROSEMOSS
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Wilderness poet : OMAR
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Keel-layer : SHIPWRIGHT
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Lack : WANT
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Kind of bean : COCOA
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Formerly named : NEE
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Weaver's reed : SLEY
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Hard : STERN
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Dog's warning : GRR
Down
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Franz of music : LEHAR
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Blue-pencils : EDITS
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Remind anew : REPROMPT
4
Hair style : AFRO
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English manor courts : LEETS
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Biblical prophet : MICAH
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"Don't ___!" : ASK
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City rtes. : STS
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Descend : ALIGHT
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Spiritual nourishment : MANNA
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___ forward : ASTEP
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"___ in favor say aye" : THOSE
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Watering place : SPA
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"You can't ___ all" : WINEM
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___ rule (usually) : ASA
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Construction unit : IBEAM
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Entrance : PORTAL
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Hollywood canine : LASSIE
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Draw back : SHY
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Do garden work : HOE
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Follower: Suffix : IST
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Luster : SHEEN
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___ tee (perfectly) : TOA
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Somewhat: Suffix : ISH
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Garland : LEI
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Oval unit : LAP
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Pretentious : ASSUMING
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One who christens : NAMER
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Bright-looking : SPORTY
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Cockney's residence : OME
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Lighters : SCOWS
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Eastern porter : HAMAL
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Pointless : INANE
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In a ___ : TRICE
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Lethargy : SOPOR
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Settler Williams : ROGER
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Son of Jacob : ASHER
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W.W. II craft : LST
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Ballet lake : SWAN
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Weighers: Abbr. : SCS
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In great form : HOT

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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