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Johnson
Johnson

New York Times, Monday, May 30, 1977

Author:
Johnson
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.76, Missing: { J X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 17.2 Grid has duplicate clues.
Johnson has 29 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,152
Across
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Sale sign : ASIS
5
Garden item : HOSE
9
Common code : MORSE
14
Where Zeno taught : STOA
15
Nigerian group : IBOS
16
Site of Hell's Canyon : IDAHO
17
Planted : SOWN
18
"___ horse!" : GETA
19
Finch : SERIN
20
Good advice : WATCHYOURSTEP
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Tropical plant : ALOE
24
Facilitates : EASES
25
Opposite of forward : AFT
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Solve : UNRAVEL
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Kind of cut : CLEAN
33
Baby sea otter : KID
34
Item in a box : SEAT
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Good advice : MINDYOURPSANDQS
42
Heating vessel : ETNA
43
___-Magnon : CRO
44
"The mouse ___ ... " : RANUP
45
Tall-tale source : THINAIR
48
Bond ratings : AAS
49
Dahlia's relative : ASTER
52
Compound suffix : ICAL
54
"___ the ball" (good advice) : KEEPYOUREYEON
59
Bishop's hat : MITRE
60
Soprano Gluck : ALMA
61
Jot : ATOM
63
Flavorsome herb : ANISE
64
Obstacle : SNAG
65
Break a habit : STOP
66
Choreographer de Mille : AGNES
67
Cassette : TAPE
68
Loads : TONS
Down
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Dolt : ASS
2
Put away : STOW
3
Tall-corn state : IOWA
4
"Ho, ho, ho" man : SANTA
5
Much in favor of : HIGHON
6
Tractable child : OBEYER
7
"And ___ bed" : SOTO
8
Jacob's brother : ESAU
9
Book of devotions : MISSAL
10
"Waiting for Lefty" playwright : ODETS
11
Peep show : RAREE
12
Caravels : SHIPS
13
Ages and ages : EON
21
Place to buy lace : CLUNY
22
Cattails : REEDS
25
Top : ACME
26
Dart : FLIT
27
Waltz state: Abbr. : TENN
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Rubber city : AKRON
30
Big shot : VIP
32
Miss Rehan : ADA
34
Snow, in Perth : SNA
35
Millay : EDNA
36
___ vitae : AQUA
37
Recipe abbrs. : TSPS
39
Yellowish, as a pigment : OCHRY
40
Psychic Geller : URI
41
Rich apparel : ARRAY
45
Plains sights of yore : TEPEES
46
Pilot's guide : AIRMAP
47
Glacial epoch : ICEAGE
49
"Every inch ___" : AKING
50
Become prevalent : SETIN
51
Succinct : TERSE
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Not in the ___ : LEAST
55
Kiln : OAST
56
Arm bone : ULNA
57
Preminger : OTTO
58
"High ___" : NOON
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Ewe said it : MAA
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U.K. lawmakers : MPS

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

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