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Bert H. Kruse
New York Times, Friday, March 29, 1974
Author:
Bert H. Kruse
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 26.3
Bert H. Kruse has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 C | 2 A | 3 P | 4 S | 5 C | 6 E | 7 D | 8 A | 9 R | 10 S | 11 H | 12 R | 13 S |
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14 A | M | A | T | 15 A | D | A | N | O | 16 P | E | A | T |
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17 P | E | R | S | 18 O | N | A | N | O | N | 19 G | R | A | T | A |
20 E | N | D | 21 L | E | M | A | N | 22 R | A | R | E | R |
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23 S | T | O | 24 W | E | R | S | 25 S | E | T | T | L | E |
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26 N | A | G | S | 27 M | 28 A | K | E | S | ||||||
29 A | 30 S | I | A | 31 S | O | N | I | C | 32 S | 33 H | 34 E |
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35 N | O | N | C | 36 O | 37 M | P | O | S | M | E | 38 N | T | I | S |
39 D | U | G | 40 L | I | A | N | A | 41 O | R | T | S |
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42 L | I | M | N | S | 43 S | 44 O | T | O | ||||||
45 S | 46 H | 47 E | A | V | E | 48 U | N | B | E | N | 49 D | 50 S |
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51 C | O | N | T | I | 52 S | 53 I | N | A | I | 54 G | O | O |
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55 O | M | N | I | A | 56 V | I | N | C | I | T | 57 A | M | O | R |
58 N | E | U | N | 59 A | N | N | U | L | 60 D | A | N | E |
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61 E | R | I | S | 62 L | O | O | T | S | 63 O | N | E | S |
© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 8,994
Across
1
Pistol ammunition : CAPS
5
Chest wood : CEDAR
10
Wall St. buys: Abbr. : SHRS
14
After amas : AMAT
15
John Hersey setting : ADANO
16
Bog product : PEAT
17
Picnic skunk, e.g. : PERSONANONGRATA
20
Halt : END
21
Geneva's lake : LEMAN
22
More unusual : RARER
23
Stevedores : STOWERS
25
Resolve : SETTLE
26
Carps : NAGS
27
Fashions : MAKES
29
Flu source : ASIA
31
Certain boom : SONIC
32
Pronoun : SHE
35
Unhinged : NONCOMPOSMENTIS
39
Went after hard facts : DUG
40
Climbing vine : LIANA
41
Bits : ORTS
42
Portrays : LIMNS
43
De ___ : SOTO
45
Grooved wheel : SHEAVE
48
Becomes less formal : UNBENDS
51
Accounts, in Rome : CONTI
52
Asian peninsula : SINAI
54
Bathos : GOO
55
Maxim for Cupid : OMNIAVINCITAMOR
58
Nine: Ger. : NEUN
59
Invalidate : ANNUL
60
Great ___ : DANE
61
Goddess of discord : ERIS
62
Sacks : LOOTS
63
Legal tender : ONES
Down
1
Fear and Breton, e.g. : CAPES
2
Catkin : AMENT
3
Excusing : PARDONING
4
Blvds. : STS
5
Furniture craftsmen : CANERS
6
Cheeses : EDAMS
7
He served two years before the mast : DANA
8
In a while : ANON
9
Gubernatorial nickname : RON
10
Fussy eaters : SPRATS
11
Compassion : HEART
12
Badgerlike animal : RATEL
13
Gaze : STARE
18
Cassini : OLEG
19
Edith Hamilton Subject : GREECE
24
Military Ms. of W. W. II : WAAC
25
Kind of milk : SKIM
27
Indian time divisions : MOONS
28
Handle, in old Rome : ANSA
29
Musical movement: Abbr. : AND
30
Old French coin : SOU
31
Stretch over : SPAN
32
Dictator : STRONGMAN
33
Blackjack word : HIT
34
Curve : ESS
36
DeHavilland : OLIVIA
37
Marceau, e.g. : MIME
38
Perceive : NOTE
42
South Americans : LATINS
43
Gourmet servings : SNAILS
44
News piece : OBIT
45
Stone of ___ : SCONE
46
Winslow : HOMER
47
Ho-hum condition : ENNUI
48
Like some diamonds : UNCUT
49
Blackmore name : DOONE
50
Tender spots : SORES
52
Word form for an Asian land : SINO
53
___ hurry : INNO
56
Worth: Abbr. : VAL
57
Flurry : ADO
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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