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Bert H. Kruse
Bert H. Kruse

New York Times, Thursday, April 11, 1991

25-Across : To the point that

Author:
Bert H. Kruse
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.69, Missing: { B F K Q }, Scrabble score: 313 (avg 1.71)
Open Squares: 56, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 6, 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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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,129
Across
1
Leader of a diminutive septet : DOC
4
Information : DATA
8
Not fully closed : AJAR
12
Part of Q.E.F. : ERAT
14
Calabrian's land : ITALY
16
Bantu-speaking S. African group : PEDI
17
Earl is missing : JAMESJONES
19
Vehicle for junior : PRAM
20
Certain laces : ALENCONS
21
Polisher : EMERY
23
Zola heroine : NANA
24
Sidekick : CRONY
25
To the point that : UNTIL
28
___ Carpenter, Lady Bird's secretary : LIZ
30
Drugstore cowboy : IDLER
33
Yellowstone attraction : GEYSER
35
Put down : LAY
37
Golfer Ballesteros : SEVE
38
West role : LIL
39
Ancient mall : AGORA
41
Reasoning power : WIT
42
Porter's "___ a Kick Out of You" : IGET
44
Word play : PUN
45
Famed Italian art patrons : MEDICI
48
Shoulder expression : SHRUG
50
Edinburgh wear : TAM
52
Perle of parties: 1889-1975 : MESTA
53
Units on wheels : MEALS
55
Take ___ view of (frown on) : ADIM
57
Mail, in Marseilles : POSTE
58
Trainees of sorts : PROTEGES
62
Western mountain : HOOD
63
Eva is missing : MARIESAINT
65
Rail : SORA
66
Thundering : AROAR
67
Kind of blue : NAVY
68
People generally : THEY
69
Barley beards : AWNS
70
Greek personification of night : NYX
Down
1
___ vu (already seen) : DEJA
2
Spoken : ORAL
3
Arrived : CAME
4
Burgundy and mustard center : DIJON
5
Like some music : ATONAL
6
Creates leather : TANS
7
Pub serving : ALE
8
Adds : APPENDS
9
Lee is missing : JERRYLEWIS
10
"___ at the Races," Marx Brothers classic : ADAY
11
Verge : RIM
13
Zina Garrison's forte : TENNIS
15
North Sea feeder : YSER
18
Climb : SCALE
22
Miss Piggy's pronoun : MOI
24
Tyrant : CZAR
25
Jamaican citrus fruits : UGLIS
26
Paddock sound : NEIGH
27
Mary is missing : TYLERMOORE
29
Actress Massey : ILONA
31
Throw out : EVICT
32
Neural networks : RETIA
34
Emulate Vanilla Ice : RAP
36
Kind of bean or tree : YAM
40
Card game : GUTS
43
Weld from N.Y.C. : TUESDAY
46
Gives off : EMITS
47
Behave : DEMEAN
49
Rod : GAT
51
Mellifluous Anderson : MARIAN
54
Former British Open champ : LEMA
56
Activists : DOERS
57
Milne character : POOH
58
Place for a figurehead : PROW
59
___ Carlo Menotti : GIAN
60
Turn green? : ENVY
61
Charon's river : STYX
62
He defeated T.E.D. : HST
64
Basso Berberian : ARA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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