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Bert H. Kruse
New York Times, Monday, January 18, 1993
Author:
Bert H. Kruse
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 43, Avg Word Len: 5.06, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 258 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 6, XRef: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 21.6
Bert H. Kruse has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 B | 2 E | 3 A | 4 D | 5 S | 6 I | 7 T | 8 S | 9 O | 10 F | 11 T |
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12 R | E | T | R | E | 13 E | 14 A | H | O | T | 15 P | O | R |
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16 A | L | L | M | E | N | 17 N | A | B | O | 18 B | E | R | Y |
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19 A | A | R | E | 20 E | V | E | N | I | N | G | S |
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21 S | N | R | 22 W | Y | E | 23 G | R | E | E | T |
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24 S | E | T | T | 25 S | H | E | A | 26 S | 27 M | R | S | |||
28 T | R | A | I | 29 N | E | E | 30 D | E | 31 L | I | ||||
32 P | A | N | N | I | E | R | 33 R | E | U | N | 34 I | 35 T | 36 E |
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37 L | A | N | E | 38 E | P | I | G | R | A | M |
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39 B | 40 O | K | 41 A | D | 42 D | A | S | 43 H | O | M | E |
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44 A | R | R | I | 45 S | 46 O | O | M | 47 A | N | E | ||||
48 B | E | A | N | T | 49 O | W | N | 50 S | 51 E | M | I | |||
52 R | A | N | G | E | M | E | N | 53 T | R | A | C | 54 E | 55 D |
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56 I | S | T | 57 P | A | G | E | 58 U | N | L | A | D | E |
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59 S | T | S | 60 S | R | O | 61 S | A | L | O | N |
© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,777
Across
1
Rosary or wampum : BEADS
6
Possessive pronoun : ITS
9
Frequently, poetically : OFT
12
Damaged paper : RETREE
14
"Cat on ___ Tin Roof" : AHOT
15
For: Sp. : POR
16
" ... ___ are created equal ... " : ALLMEN
17
Practices of the rich : NABOBERY
19
Rhine feeder : AARE
20
Twilights : EVENINGS
21
Kind of cit. : SNR
22
Zee preceder : WYE
23
Welcome : GREET
24
Paving block : SETT
25
Butter trees : SHEAS
27
Miniver or Grundy : MRS
28
Apprentice : TRAINEE
30
Food shop : DELI
32
Basket : PANNIER
33
Wed again : REUNITE
37
Pathway : LANE
38
Quip : EPIGRAM
39
Fla. tower : BOK
41
Skinks : ADDAS
43
What Ga. was to 4 Down : HOME
44
Molding edge : ARRIS
46
___ Paul Kruger : OOM
47
One, to a Scot : ANE
48
Boston, colloquially : BEANTOWN
50
Big truck : SEMI
52
Cowboys : RANGEMEN
53
Went over carefully : TRACED
56
Suffix with Nobel : IST
57
Book unit : PAGE
58
Remove cargo : UNLADE
59
Aves.' next of kin : STS
60
Smash sign : SRO
61
Arty party : SALON
Down
1
Bikini part : BRA
2
Moray : EEL
3
What 4 Down was by birth : ATLANTAN
4
Memorable civil-rights leader : DRMARTINLKING
5
Prophet : SEER
6
March on Washington words: 1963 : IHAVEADREAM
7
Hamlet's infinitive : TOBE
8
"State Fair" author : STONG
9
Corkscrew, e.g. : OPENER
10
Smithies : FORGES
11
Date : TRYST
13
Chemical ending : ENE
14
Keep ___ on (watch) : ANEYE
18
City in which 4 Down was jailed: 1963 : BIRMINGHAMALA
21
Antitoxins : SERA
22
"___ From Here ... ," by 4 Down : WHEREDOWEGO
24
Post-off. item : STP
25
"You have not ___ hulk ... ": Shak. : SEENA
26
Oozes : SEEPS
29
Actress Peeples : NIA
31
He, to Henri : LUI
34
Sarcastic : IRONICAL
35
Mild : TAME
36
Uncle, in Ayr : EME
39
Chicken portion : BREAST
40
Praying figures : ORANTS
42
Metaphysical poet : DONNE
44
Dugouts : ABRIS
45
Walks : STEPS
49
Gen. Bradley : OMAR
50
Actor Erwin : STU
51
Sea eagles : ERNS
54
Tokyo, once : EDO
55
Fox's retreat : DEN
Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.