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Bert H. Kruse
Bert H. Kruse

New York Times, Saturday, November 20, 1976

39-Down : Voltaire novel

Author:
Bert H. Kruse
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Bert H. Kruse has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,961
Across
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Adano's need : BELL
5
Word of woe : ALACK
10
Nobel author of 1947 : GIDE
14
Venezuelan town : AROA
15
Pretend : LETON
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Arabian gulf : ADEN
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Author of "Flowers of Evil" : BAUDELAIRE
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U.S. anthropologist : MEAD
20
Phases : ASPECTS
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France and Spain, e.g. : NATIONS
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Single or double, e.g. : HIT
24
Early garden : EDEN
25
Peaceful greeting : SHALOM
29
Greet a stage villain : HISS
30
Stadium sound : RAH
33
Work for an artist : POSE
34
Ludwig : EMIL
36
Pronoun : THOSE
38
Highest capital of the Americas : LAPAZ
40
Symbol of wisdom : OWL
41
Maple variety : SUGAR
42
Sports center : ARENA
43
Scottish negatives : NAES
45
Old English tax : GELD
46
Scholar's due time : TEN
47
Obligation : DUTY
49
Atlantic islands : AZORES
51
Lollobrigida : GINA
52
French wheat : BLE
53
Swiss religious reformer : ZWINGLI
56
Asserted : ALLEGED
61
Words of dismay : OHNO
62
Pushy : AGGRESSIVE
64
Soil : LOAM
65
Like some gases : INERT
66
U.S. author : AGEE
67
African fox : ASSE
68
Greek communes : DEMES
69
Neighbor of Pol. : USSR
Down
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Rum cake : BABA
2
Times : ERAS
3
French wolf : LOUP
4
Do pier work : LADE
5
Category for a sports great : ALLTIME
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"It's the ___ I can do" : LEAST
7
P.I. native : ATI
8
French dramatist : CORNEILLE
9
Prepares dough : KNEADS
10
Waif : GAMIN
11
Concept: Prefix : IDEO
12
Acheson : DEAN
13
Winds up : ENDS
18
Resound : ECHO
22
Lab activities : TESTS
25
Chair part : SPLAT
26
British statesman : HOARE
27
Poplar : ASPEN
28
Spare : LEAN
29
Road, for short : HIWAY
30
Pilot's word : ROGER
31
Make ___ (vend) : ASALE
32
Throngs : HERDS
35
French essayist : MONTAIGNE
37
French novelist : HUGO
39
Voltaire novel : ZADIG
44
Early helmets : SALLETS
48
Not placed, as carpeting : UNLAID
50
Oriental cymbals : ZELS
51
Dwarf : GNOME
52
Vermont city : BARRE
53
"J'Accuse" author : ZOLA
54
"___ on first?" : WHOS
55
___ much as : INAS
57
Isaac's son : ESAU
58
Light carriages : GIGS
59
Holiday times : EVES
60
Venison source : DEER
63
Ring stone : GEM

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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