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Bert H. Kruse
Bert H. Kruse

New York Times, Monday, February 22, 1993

28-Across : Movie maker Spike

Author:
Bert H. Kruse
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 253 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Bert H. Kruse has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,812
Across
1
Certain dorsal bones : SACRA
6
He loves: Lat. : AMAT
10
Pep : VIM
13
Profits : AVAILS
15
Pedestal: Sp. : BASA
16
Ending for elephant : INE
17
Count Basie was one : HEPCAT
18
Intertwines : ENSNARLS
20
Stitchbirds : IHIS
21
Poet Hughes : LANGSTON
22
___ loss (befuddled) : ATA
23
Dowel : PEG
24
Porter's "___ Got Something" : YOUVE
25
Winged : ALAR
26
Leveled, in Leeds : RASED
28
Movie maker Spike : LEE
29
Cry in Caen : MONDIEU
31
Honey of a drink : MEAD
33
Port protection : SEAWALL
34
He wrote "Invisible Man" : ELLISON
38
Regretful one : RUER
39
"___ have they of ills to come": T. Gray : NOSENSE
40
Bacheller's "___ and I" : DRI
42
Legal wrongs : TORTS
44
Concern of Morgan Freeman, e.g. : ROLE
45
Moola : DOUGH
47
Freedom Riders' transport : BUS
48
U.S.-Can. ___ Canals : SOO
49
Becomes zealous : ENTHUSES
51
Yokums' creator : CAPP
53
Bedding part : MATTRESS
54
Dahl of film : ARLENE
57
Western athlete : UTE
58
Gin variety : SLOE
59
Safari figure : BEARER
60
Incarnadine : RED
61
Camper's need : TENT
62
Orgs. of sorts : SYSTS
Down
1
Czech unit of length : SAH
2
Galba's greeting : AVE
3
Spanish flagship : CAPITANA
4
"Native Son" author : RICHARDWRIGHT
5
Jai ___ : ALAI
6
Poplars : ABELES
7
Corporate boards, e.g. : MANAGEMENTS
8
Part of N.A.A.C.P. : ASSN
9
Pungent : TANGY
10
Rectitude : VIRTUE
11
Stung by Cupid : INLOVE
12
Middle, in law : MESNE
14
Blvds.' kin : STS
19
Fuller's 1982 Pulitzer drama : ASOLDIERSPLAY
22
Medicinal herb : ALOE
23
Memorable actor-singer : PAULROBESON
25
P.M.'s opposites : AMS
26
Rented again : RELET
27
Apollo's birthplace : DELOS
30
Stargazers' gp. : IAU
32
Pacino and Smith : ALS
35
Nosy ones : SNOOPERS
36
European capital : OSLO
37
Society editor's word : NEE
40
Give : DONATE
41
Like some rural roads : RUTTED
43
Kind of apple : RUSSET
45
Take exception : DEMUR
46
She wrote "Back Street" : HURST
50
Stream near Salerno : SELE
51
Composer-conductor Calloway : CAB
52
War god : ARES
55
Barrier for Z. Garrison : NET
56
Forage plant : ERS

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5 unique to this puzzle, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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