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Bert H. Kruse
Bert H. Kruse

New York Times, Tuesday, July 29, 1975

Author:
Bert H. Kruse
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F V X }, Scrabble score: 312 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 26.3
Bert H. Kruse has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,481
Across
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Miffed : SORE
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Babylonian god : ADAPA
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Dip ingredient : CLAM
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Opposite of ans. : QUES
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League or domo : MAJOR
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Uncommon : RARE
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Concerns of Darrow, Zola et al. : UNPOPULARCAUSES
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Here, in Paris : ICI
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Awaken : ALERT
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Turnips, in Scotland : NEEPS
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Lays bare : DENUDES
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Lost animal : ESTRAY
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Part of M.I.T.: Abbr. : INST
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Lobster parts : CLAWS
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Presidential title: Abbr. : CINC
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Nutcracker or Plaza : SUITE
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Old Roman money : AES
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Arbitrary philosophy : MIGHTMAKESRIGHT
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Family member : SIS
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"Pompeii" heroine et al. : IONES
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Like Peeping Tom : NOSY
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Northern ___ (apples) : SPIES
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Campbell : GLEN
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Adjusts : RESETS
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Certain nuts, for short : BRAZILS
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Alamogordo's county : OTERO
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Trojan king : PRIAM
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"___ alors!" : ZUT
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Compulsive buyer's motto : CHEAPATANYPRICE
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Rope plant : HEMP
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Disease of dogs : MANGE
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Concerning : INRE
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Gaelic : ERSE
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Lady ___ : ASTOR
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___ in the wood : AGED
Down
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Octopus's relative : SQUID
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Shot-glass unit : OUNCE
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Complaints : REPININGS
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Inner: Prefix : ESO
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Talisman : AMULET
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Carnegie and Evans : DALES
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Just open : AJAR
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Genoa or Rio, e.g. : PORT
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Kind of lamp or welding : ARC
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Table bottles : CRUETS
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Strong beam : LASER
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Pancake of Southwest : AREPA
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Disordered : MESSY
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Football gear : PADS
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Serve the purpose : ANSWER
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Cockney's inner feeling : UNCH
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Nibbles : EATS
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Pickle plants, for short : CUKES
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Is situated : LIES
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Metric measures: Abbr. : CMS
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Clock reading : III
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July 4 word : SANE
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Kind of reappraisal : AGONIZING
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Querying sounds : EHS
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Farm unit : STY
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First-rate : TIPTOP
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April, etc., in France : MOIS
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Mother of Don Juan : INEZ
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Mexican shawl : SERAPE
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More grizzled : GRAYER
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Living-room item : LAMP
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Writer Mazo de la ___ : ROCHE
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Upper regions : ETHER
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"It ___ to me" : SEEMS
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Certain winner's cry : BINGO
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Filthy stuff : LUCRE
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Mount : STEED
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School-org. units : PTAS
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Carry on : RANT
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Doctors' org. : AMA
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Estuary : RIA

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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