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Bert H. Kruse
Bert H. Kruse

New York Times, Friday, October 11, 1974

52-Down : Certain prisoner

Author:
Bert H. Kruse
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { H J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
Bert H. Kruse has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,190
Across
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Porous rock : TUFA
5
Office worker : FILER
10
Exchange : SWAP
14
Goddess of discord : ERIS
15
Image, in France : IDOLE
16
Poet Alexander : POPE
17
Shopping places : MART
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Machine gun, e.g. : RAPIDFIRER
20
Word with remit or reply : PLEASE
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Pompous : STILTED
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Investigate : PROBE
25
Star in Pegasus : ENIF
26
Positive : SUREFIRE
29
Cuts : KNIFES
33
Serviceman's address : APO
34
Judgment of a court : ARRET
36
Patio item : GRILL
37
Boo-boo : GOOF
39
Greek island : DELOS
41
Therefore : ERGO
42
Finally, in Paris : ENFIN
44
Populace : DEMOS
46
___ crow : EAT
47
Caffeine solution : NASROL
49
Some oil companies : REFINERS
51
Sinful : EVIL
53
Furrow : STRIA
54
Neighbor of Greece : ALBANIA
57
Honey-to-be : NECTAR
60
Cafe-kitchen hazard : GREASEFIRE
62
Maintained : KEPT
63
Single : UNAL
64
Guesses, in Glasgow : REDES
65
New York canal : ERIE
66
Miss Flanders : MOLL
67
Atomic emissions : SRAYS
68
Army medals : DSCS
Down
1
Weather abbreviation : TEMP
2
Russian river : URAL
3
Makes safe from combustion : FIREPROOFS
4
Gazing : ASTARE
5
Stravinsky suite : FIREBIRD
6
Lupino : IDA
7
Cuts off : LOPS
8
Superior : ELITE
9
Accountant's need : REDINK
10
R.A.F. plane of W. W. II : SPITFIRE
11
Deteriorated : WORE
12
Copied : APED
13
Apiece : PER
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Hurl : FLING
21
Parlor piece : SOFA
24
Went wrong : ERRED
26
Say, in Germany : SAGEN
27
"Once ___ time" : UPONA
28
Fisherman : EELER
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Sideshow performers : FIREEATERS
31
English composer : ELGAR
32
Openings : SLOTS
35
Big books : TOMES
38
Hustler : FIREBALL
40
Characteristic of down : SOFTNESS
43
Variable stars : NOVAS
45
Parent : SIRE
48
Ships : LINERS
50
Cut slightly : NICKED
52
Certain prisoner : LIFER
54
Italian river : ARNO
55
Faithful, in Scotland : LEAL
56
Operatic slave : AIDA
58
Top: Prefix : APIC
59
Roads: Abbr. : RTES
60
___ up (botch) : GUM
61
Spanish king : REY

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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