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24 pre-Shortz puzzles by Bert H. Kruse

Tue 3/2/1993
CLEFTROTHVERA
ROBLEOCHOARON
AGRICULTURALIST
BOOBREEDREESE
BIGOTOAT
ACCEDEALBUMEN
BLAREACREDALI
BACTERIOLOGICAL
ASTIEDDOINONE
SPIGOTSBRANDS
IVEHONOR
SAMBASOPAIFAT
PROBLEMATICALLY
ANNEGEREANEAR
NEATGEEDTSADE
Mon 2/22/1993
SACRAAMATVIM
AVAILSBASAINE
HEPCATENSNARLS
IHISLANGSTON
ATAPEGYOUVE
ALARRASEDLEE
MONDIEUMEAD
SEAWALLELLISON
RUERNOSENSE
DRITORTSROLE
DOUGHBUSSOO
ENTHUSESCAPP
MATTRESSARLENE
UTESLOEBEARER
REDTENTSYSTS
Sun 2/21/1993   BLACK-HISTORY NOTABLES
AMANBEERATICOBRA
CARASENDOCRINDOCTOR
CRISPUSATTUCKSOUTWIT
USKEKESBAITSNEAD
SHAWNEEBENMITTS
EAREDMARYBETHUNEHOG
SLAPSDEESERGEICA
LSTDADAATLASANAT
BILLRUSSELLTIGRE
COGANTERATASMARTIN
ARETHASCAPEKLIVEONE
SMOOTHPALAEAILENAT
PARKSCOLINPOWELL
INGETOPICTADSTMS
ADECROUPGISSHOED
NYCRALPHBUNCHETERNE
ADAMSANUTREERAT
CRUMPSERTPAIRITE
LOVEMEMARIANANDERSON
OPENEDEVOLVINGSNORT
STRADWENAPESANSE
Mon 1/18/1993
BEADSITSOFT
RETREEAHOTPOR
ALLMENNABOBERY
AAREEVENINGS
SNRWYEGREET
SETTSHEASMRS
TRAINEEDELI
PANNIERREUNITE
LANEEPIGRAM
BOKADDASHOME
ARRISOOMANE
BEANTOWNSEMI
RANGEMENTRACED
ISTPAGEUNLADE
STSSROSALON
Sun 6/14/1992   OCCUPATIONAL ODDITIES
HAWNPROAASEOCAT
OTHERROULETTESTRESA
WHITEHOUSELEAKPROMPT
LETNAUTIANSRENES
INMATESAESMASON
NIOBETRIPLEPLAYSTAE
GARBSONEHONEYMDV
NEELAITCAVEDDIVE
PILLOWCASETOXIN
BBAEMUSHAREDCHEESE
RECLAIMMODESCHARRER
AGHASTMOORESOONSDS
BOISEALPENSTOCK
ANNEBONOSHANKESQ
NIGSONICEERCLAUS
TAJCOUCHPOTATORELIC
ODETSOREPLACEBO
LIANETOURLEETABT
MINNIESTRINGENSEMBLE
AZTECSPRESERVERULER
PASSSADFAIRTEDS
Thu 4/11/1991
DOCDATAAJAR
ERATITALYPEDI
JAMESJONESPRAM
ALENCONSEMERY
NANACRONY
UNTILLIZIDLER
GEYSERLAYSEVE
LILAGORAWIT
IGETPUNMEDICI
SHRUGTAMMESTA
MEALSADIM
POSTEPROTEGES
HOODMARIESAINT
SORAAROARNAVY
THEYAWNSNYX
Thu 3/21/1991
PAIDETONBREED
ARTELOPEOUTDO
REAPSTEMUNTER
CALORIECOUNTERS
SEEMNCO
BASILSCAREASA
EDITORRUEALLA
SOMETIMESAPPEAR
TRODPIELEANTO
SENPSALMPREEN
PEAADIT
AWFULWEAKINMATH
SHALLAGINEDIE
TITLESONGNUDE
ATESTEGGYTEED
Fri 2/8/1991
ALECOBEYGAMUT
ROTORENEALONE
ARALIDOLMILAN
BELLSBELLSBELLS
EPICPIN
ADAGEKRAITBLT
MONICAERNFREA
BREAKBREAKBREAK
LINNBOKSLEEVE
EATBOOSTONDES
ORTERIC
SHINESHINESHINE
WENTAEDDAMOOR
ARGOTSLEDATOM
GRAPHSERENANA
Sun 8/5/1990   LAW-SCHOOL DROPOUT
OLAFSHEERATLASSTOW
RENITORSOBUENAHONE
BRIDGEBIDSABSTINENCE
GENOASILASLONGED
BUENOSWINOSTINS
ENTEANONRUNCIBLE
LADESARLINEJUDGEOEN
ONERFREDAMOSDYAD
AIRSUITOFARMORFOSSE
NEGATESAMEERMERCED
ABELESKIMSTEMPO
CARIESSPITEUNUSUAL
ARMENSTORYTELLERTRA
REESAEROLOISFARO
INNACTORSGROUPRICES
BATTERUPPOOPORTS
ASOPSENSEATTEST
PATIOSBINETOCHOS
SCULPTURESARTHURASHE
ARNOINANENITIDLOOM
TEARCEDARDOONSEXES
Sun 4/1/1990   PLEASE THINK TWICE!
JEANBEBOPMAAMROAR
ACREOPERABELLAELMO
BUCCANEERSEDIBLEBEAN
KLEESTOLETLAUGHS
SLURSCILIAMASK
SHAMAMIEBARTERED
WAACSGAMEOFCARDSERI
ONDESOLEIRESAGON
LEESMALLHORSESEVADE
FRONTEDERICSCRANED
FOOLSPRADOBRASS
SAGESTTHOLERESTFUL
TIRLSSOONERSTATEANI
ORESFINNACNESTIR
ITECITYOFLIGHTMEHTA
CONDONESRINAADES
ONESSEERSATTAR
CROONSSTENOALOST
HITMUSICALANTIQUECAR
ACHEEBONYDONAULORE
WOODDOTSSTOREYOKO
Sun 9/10/1989   WEEKLY TABLOID EDITOR'S DREAMS
ILIKELEVIADDUP
SNORESSHEENFORMAT
RITUALSYALEGRADATTWO
ELEVSEANSMARDIRED
DERRONLOANAKANOIRE
INNEDCOPAIREWHOOPS
GEESEBEATSSTSHUNTS
TAEDIOEASTERS
STOLLECOQLIETOTAJ
TOILSOMETUILLENORSE
INGEWEDSHIMSELFNIKE
FIENDROWENADEEPENER
FAREDINATRADARTED
KNEEINGELSRIO
LEAVEDYETITOSENATE
HARLEMBOMBEARROBES
INNERSAMBONNIERENT
EDESACREMODELATNO
DISPOSABLECARNIANTIC
STALINETONSTANGOS
OLDASTAXIESTER
Sun 5/7/1989   WRITERS WRONGED
JIBEDPACKDAMNSCOERCE
ORALEOGREONAIRORRERY
SAULBELLOWNORMANMAILER
HEMSLIENSATIEOPTSEE
MATTEOTHOSBEE
SEGATESABIEPOTSAMA
TREATERGEORGEADEALAN
RAREESDARINAWRYDENT
ASTROROGETABETSCOXAL
NEROBEREASPOREGARAGE
DRUROBERTBURNSSERENER
DIANELEIPRIED
HEEDFULCHARLESLAMBEMS
UPSETSLAIRSNOONSDRAW
FATASMURREATLASHOPPE
FUELANTEIVIEDCAROLE
ELISESGARDNERWHIPPET
DENRACEETREDAILESS
ATAMANESDEGAS
ADONARENTREEVENOMOO
JAMESBALDWINGEORGESAND
AMATOLLIANEARTEFAZED
RENAMEBAREDDEEDTRESS
Sun 11/6/1988   PARTICULARIZING
PASTEAHABSIEGE
MADEITARECAUNDONE
PUTONTHESPITZRETURNS
UTESLEPTROOFERDOGE
PALMELIASROOSTABIE
ATLASSCRIMKITSCEND
SEACOWSENEGALREADE
ALECDAOSTALK
MACBETHTHINGJAILEMUS
AMOREREYOLANDAIRE
NINETRIEDLUNDSFLAN
ANNGRINDUPNEELAND
TOULOUSECOUNTMERINOS
INCHCARRSMUT
CROAKALLEGESPETARD
FRONDSMAREATASEDER
LASSKEEPSSTUBSDELA
ATEMLANCESSTRAPLIN
METEOUTLIPPIZANERING
STOOGEANIONDEPONE
AWNEDPENTERODE
Sun 3/20/1988   FUN-HOUSE MIRRORS
ZEDSCIDERBENJRAPP
ETAHANOLEAROOMEMEU
NEWYORKELFSENRBSHORT
LAGERRAKESATEOUT
ROTORCANEDARRA
MICEACTEACROPPER
ROCKNETITANICTIMELA
ACHSTHARSHOEATIT
SHEWEECOMMONERCRETE
PANDORAAINESCARREL
ORANTAGNEWMONET
ABRADESNOOTANOTHER
RUMPSTHEGROSSMANEVA
AROESARAATENSPOT
DRUSTUARTHUGETOQUES
OSSININGHOPESUNS
DONTLANDSTOSAY
EKBERGLAMIAREHAB
GIANTREESETHINALBERT
ALITANDESEAGERLXII
LOTSYEARSLATEEENS
Sun 11/29/1987   NOT SO FAST!
SNITROSATIPCLAW
COMESEASTERLYGLOBE
AMBLEOFTHEMILLSLOPED
PIERIOSISEEPOSIT
UNCOVERORTNIVEN
LAINEMTMOSEYMOREGIG
ALLESRUMAILEDDOR
SESTEAMELEENODE
POKYPUDDINGROMAN
LUSIKESNUDESLOLITA
INTONEDCHRISDEPONED
GIBBONGLACEGAVEODE
ACEINSLOTHSLAYER
TORTHESSAPSESHA
ERNATONEALESCALA
DNASAUNTERCODEPOLIS
RELITROTROOTLET
EDGARSARAFARRONA
URBANAOTORTOISETOWER
VAULTPERSONAESWEET
ASSEHESPOTSERSE
Sun 4/19/1987   UN-AUTHOR-IZED-POETIC LICENSE
ACMECAMPTRAAJAR
SHEDSAVIATIONPRUDE
HORACEFEATHERSCRAVED
ARIOVERASYERIDES
MADARASUNIMASON
ELISEAIKENHEADSADR
DEALSTREEMILYLEE
SNOASTAGRIMEAPSE
WIFEANDKEATSERRED
ACHSTARRILLSSQUARE
DOUBLETHALEDSTUNNER
ARGUERVOILESARAKTS
MOORSTENNYSONGOLF
INTOMINOSLOOPEPA
TAOCOLORCABFLORA
ELBHOLMESPUNSROPES
LEANSALPANANIAS
LADLEESNECROCNCO
LAZIERDIDATHOREAUJOB
EVENTANATHEMASLADE
MESAMELEXESEYER
Sun 10/26/1986   ALPHABETIC DOUBLE TALK
SPASMHAHASBANGDERR
ACADIAAMERCEAMOREPEE
SEVENTHLETTERROMANFIVE
ONESCIONSPREENVOICED
REDSHREDSTAYBASEST
MYBEDHARTEAIMED
ELEANORAHEADOFZEDJOE
LENNOXVALIDMIENQUAD
EGGEDCALEBSMARTRUSSE
CELTPONEINANESUITES
TRIPRECEDESARMANTIS
STRIDEANTICTOLTEC
THRUMSFOLLOWSKAYEBB
CABANARIFLERAIDAJAR
OBESEKENYASTIRSSCORE
BOTHDINTFIATSMETHOD
BRAKINDOFBONEMADONNA
RISKSRERUNDICER
SCANTYORCSPOSERASK
TEAMERTHEMEDEFEROLPE
BEFOREWYEAFTERFRANKLIN
ATENSERANUANCETIROLO
ROSASEEDLUGEDELATE
Fri 12/27/1985
ARCCHOPAPER
LOADAURANORIA
IDLESPECULATION
EMPLOYSELECTS
OATRON
ISINVESTINGTHE
PARETUNEEAT
SHEDDEBARRARE
EINUNALARTS
BANKROLLANDNOT
ARILII
ALSTONSEALANT
SEEINGANYRETURN
KNAVEDORMEMEU
ONEROWESBET
Sun 12/15/1985   FRAIDYCAT!
BLACKBRACROBES
SEALANESWOOSHOPORTO
PHRONEMOPHOBIASTAYED
RAGEWILIERACRESTRE
IVEGIRTSTOASTHEN
TESTAROECLINGBOROS
ESTHETESPLICAREPOSE
RALEBLIPRETIP
APPOSEGEANSPANACHE
TEENYERATOCANTSOMO
ONCEAGORAPHOBIAABBA
PACARRASHURLSFLIER
LANDMENROMEOFRIARS
TOLETIBARELAN
ELIDEDTRAINESOTERIC
ROPERCHELAFAKEDINA
RAHSBOILSDESISIE
ADOCLONETOTEMSPITS
TIBIAEKATAGELOPHOBIA
ANIONSUSAGESSTELLAR
GASESPETSSTEEL
Sun 7/14/1985   BUFFOON'S BESTIARY
FARADDEREKMITCH
AERATEEDILEOMAHAS
SACRIFICEFLYMAJORED
OSTALONETANDEMWRAY
POHSTRAITSOINSHOBA
PREPSENTADTNTTOWED
STROPSESCAPESDRUSES
NOSEITORGRIN
WIDOWSMITESTRAPDRUM
PANELPETDEFRAYSIRA
ELLEFORCESLEDSSLAP
ALAHAUGHTYANEKILLS
SAWHORSEHARBORMOLES
ALEELOTISORE
LADLEDRESEATSBENBOW
ALEFSROOSTEAMACUTE
SINSSHOTSALBIAEGIS
TOTOWOTANSLEASHBOT
STILLEDROLLERSKATES
ONEIDADRIERMENSAE
ESTESSEMISADDER
Sun 4/14/1985   STAND-INS
LABORMEDIUMSPEWABATE
OLLIEADESTEILLENOMAD
RAILSPLITTERGOLDENGATE
YIPSROLEORENTAQUOTER
FINERMINESSUIT
ZIPISECOLDEPITAPH
INRUNSNEWYORKCITYOOM
GRINNYVEREREALTYSIVA
ZANESSEVEREATASPANEL
ARCSSYRIASADATMOTTLE
GEEMANSSLIPPERLILIES
OCELOTROIBOLAND
AFRAIDTWOUNDERPARBUD
IMPELSHORNSOLEANBENE
STEMSKIRIEATSATDRAFT
IRAEDONATEDEEDPIERRE
SACNORTHERNERSEVADES
KETONESRELSGRASET
RONAABOMATIEIN
ELOISESNARECARTSOAST
WOLVERINESSPACESHUTTLE
ENDERDINTILLINIGHOUL
RESTSATTASOFTENHOPPE
Sun 2/10/1985   BUMPER STICKERS
QUILLGHOULTOMBS
BURSAERENTAALEUTS
GRINANDBAREITPENGUIN
LIZREGANSCIPIOYARE
ADZEENIDATORSORRA
SLEDSRETROUPSCUTER
SEDGERSEASIDEHORSES
ICANWINECARK
SAVETHEMALESBANDIETS
TSARSGAMREPAIDDRAW
ATLLAGERTESTYAXE
FOULATONEDASIACTED
FREESMOGHONKIFAGOOSE
TEARMARUFUEL
HAMMERVANILLADOODAD
ALIENJARCLAPSFROME
TALCMORALARIASSTL
EMEUAGATESINGLEARA
DOTTINGHAVEAGOODYDAY
SUISSEOVERTNANOOK
SNEERNENESENAMS
Sun 2/19/1984   MINORITY REPORT
SERACREBECTAMPLOVE
ANGELOAGORAEAMAHAREA
MARTINLKINGJRROBINSONS
EPEEFIELDORIONLETNOT
SSTPEARLPLANSLALOM
KERRSPIETALAITY
ASPIRESAPRANDOLPHWAD
STANCEMATEYOUTSMARY
TRUTHGENESREGIAPOSSE
RILEBOONMEDESMETHOD
OARROYWILKINSRUSTIN
OPERASANNIEEASTON
ABIDESDOUGLASSESGSA
MAENADLILTSSKEDSTAN
ORSONBONESRAHEDSHORT
NOONDOERSANERLEANTO
ANNJESSEOWENSJACKSON
CAMUSGRATACANTO
SALMONRIBSPANGSNAT
APLOMBDIEGOBODESAARE
WEBDUBOISHARRIETTUBMAN
ENIDESNETRUANTORIENT
STAYDUKEDENTSNEEDS
Sun 11/6/1983   SECOND MEANINGS
FORTACLEARCALLA
DOGIETHORNEORIONS
WOOLGATHERINGLINCOLN
ENTECOWEDISLEODEA
ANECHEATIOTASMIEN
RADARSRASONARCOSTA
LUMTHRUWAYMATEYS
CRIMEASEPALPEDI
GOOFBALLPENMINIVER
ABBESBONERBOLDELIS
IREWRONGDOINGSIVE
LARSHONEUTTERRENEE
STUDIOSAPTTIMEWORN
BULKSTEERMETERS
MAUMEESTARREDWAR
ELLISCURLSPROISERE
ELUSARIELLAVALLEM
TALSBUTSSAGERFIVE
SNAILEDSEMICONSCIOUS
STOLLEELEVENORATE
ENDERSALADSNUTS