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Bert H. Kruse
Bert H. Kruse

New York Times, Thursday, July 15, 1982

2-Down : Bore

Author:
Bert H. Kruse
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 14, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Bert H. Kruse has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,937
Across
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Its spring gives zing : SPA
4
Skedaddles : SKIPS
9
Author Ludwig : EMIL
13
Bamako is its capital : MALI
15
Prank : ANTIC
16
PBS program : NOVA
17
Vigor : ELAN
18
Kind of land or paw : SOUTH
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Aquatic reptile, for short : CROC
20
He advocates the regime of the cream : ELITIST
22
Duke ___ Island, Antarctica : OFYORK
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"___ Diary": Twain : EVES
25
A Waugh : ALEC
26
Ibsen's "Hedda ___" : GABLER
29
Speaking like Scarlett : DRAWLING
33
Blue dyes : ANILS
34
Stadium section : TIER
35
Scent for a señorita : OLOR
36
___ operandi (ways of operating) : MODI
37
Baltic group : LETTS
38
Silents name : POLA
39
Give ___ up (help) : ALEG
40
Ending for Jean or Nan : ETTE
41
French writer: 1823-92 : RENAN
42
Like many sages : LITERARY
44
Pompous parader of knowledge : PEDANT
45
Hammett heroine : NORA
46
Trailer-truck : SEMI
47
H*y*m*a*n K*a*p*l*a*n's creator : ROSTEN
50
Commonplace : PROSAIC
54
Choppers : AXES
55
Airman Balbo : ITALO
58
Boob ___ : TUBE
59
He painted "Aurora" : RENI
60
"___ can serve two masters ... " : NOMAN
61
Laurel : STAN
62
Portico part : ANTA
63
Dixie specialty : GRITS
64
Food scrap : ORT
Down
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Pochard : SMEE
2
Bore : PALL
3
Jai ___ : ALAI
4
Senator from Tenn. : SASSER
5
Boy Scout's creations : KNOTS
6
Printer's org. : ITU
7
Stone : PIT
8
Astute students : SCHOLARS
9
Lexicographers' cousins : ENCYCLOPEDISTS
10
Memorable Italian statesman : MORO
11
Composer Novello : IVOR
12
Require : LACK
14
Brain trusters : INTELLIGENTSIA
21
Currier's colleague : IVES
23
The chosen ___ : FEW
25
Ridge : ARETE
26
___ Abdel Nasser : GAMAL
27
Lizard : ANOLI
28
Courier's horse : BIDET
29
Kind of bag : DITTY
30
Actress Massey : ILONA
31
E.E. Hale's protagonist : NOLAN
32
Wilderness campaigner : GRANT
34
Aquarium fish : TETRA
37
Savant's acquisition : LEARNING
41
San ___, Italy : REMO
43
Hind : ROE
44
S.A. rulers, once : PERONS
46
Chair part : SPLAT
47
___ avis : RARA
48
Early settlers' beef : OXEN
49
Thrilled: Slang : SENT
51
Graham, e.g. : AUTO
52
Construction piece : IBAR
53
Copper : CENT
56
"High ___" : TOR
57
"Why, what an ass ___!": Hamlet : AMI

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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