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Bert H. Kruse
Bert H. Kruse

New York Times, Friday, February 8, 1991

49-Across : Clapton or Blore

Author:
Bert H. Kruse
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Bert H. Kruse has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,067
Across
1
Actor Baldwin : ALEC
5
Comply : OBEY
9
A-to-Z : GAMUT
14
Kind of gravure : ROTO
15
Lacoste of tennis : RENE
16
Unique : ALONE
17
Russian sea : ARAL
18
Singer Billy ___ : IDOL
19
Site of Leonardo's "The Last Supper" : MILAN
20
Ringing line from Poe? : BELLSBELLSBELLS
23
Typical De Mille film : EPIC
24
Wrestler's goal : PIN
25
Maxim : ADAGE
28
Cobra's kin : KRAIT
31
Deli order : BLT
34
Mother of St. Augustine : MONICA
36
Ending for east or west : ERN
37
Odin's spouse: Var. : FREA
38
Smashing line from Tennyson? : BREAKBREAKBREAK
41
Actor Mark ___-Baker : LINN
42
Fla.'s ___ Singing Tower : BOK
43
Shirt section : SLEEVE
44
Tuck away : EAT
45
Back : BOOST
47
Marcel's waves : ONDES
48
Service org. : ORT
49
Clapton or Blore : ERIC
51
Brilliant line from Whitman? : SHINESHINESHINE
59
" ... he ___ crooked mile" : WENTA
60
Girl in TV's "Grand" : EDDA
61
Heath for Heathcliff : MOOR
62
Patois : ARGOT
63
Komatik : SLED
64
The ___, comics crime fighter : ATOM
65
Kind of paper : GRAPH
66
Wizened : SERE
67
Zola protagonist : NANA
Down
1
Azzazame, e.g. : ARAB
2
Knowledge : LORE
3
Cousin of etc. : ETAL
4
Fisk attendee, e.g. : COLLEGIAN
5
African antelope : ORIBI
6
Grace : BEDECK
7
Chemical compound : ENOL
8
Island off Scotland : YELL
9
Kasparov concern : GAMBIT
10
Exotic : ALIEN
11
Kurt of the Met : MOLL
12
Single : UNAL
13
Hamiltons : TENS
21
Dot : SPECK
22
He defeated Ali: Feb. 1978 : SPINKS
25
Stroll : AMBLE
26
Andrea ___ disaster: July 1956 : DORIA
27
In re : ANENT
29
Fumes : REEKS
30
Constellation or pine : ARA
31
Multiply : BREED
32
Take off : LEAVE
33
Film parts : TAKES
35
Monastery heads : ABBOTS
37
"A ___ must be always talking ... ": S. Johnson : FRENCHMAN
39
Joey : ROO
40
Famous castle on the Loire : BLOIS
45
Slightest hint : BREATH
46
Jolly boat : TENDER
48
Ahead : ONTOP
50
"Drink" playwright : READE
51
Loot : SWAG
52
Mannheim mister : HERR
53
Actress Swenson : INGA
54
Myra of the keyboard : HESS
55
Pointless : IDLE
56
Jot : IOTA
57
Finest part : NOON
58
Bombeck : ERMA

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 5 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.

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