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Bert H. Kruse
Bert H. Kruse

New York Times, Wednesday, September 22, 1976

Author:
Bert H. Kruse
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.49, Missing: { J K V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11, Grid flow: 80.7
Bert H. Kruse has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,902
Across
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Istanbul sight : MOSQUE
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Ammo for shooters : PEAS
11
Cry of triumph : AHA
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"Made in ___" : THEUSA
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This: Sp. : ESTA
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Seize : NAB
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Fishing boats : DORIES
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Enola Gay's load : ATOMBOMB
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Beyond expression : INDESCRIBABLE
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Beef, e.g. : MEAT
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Chinese tea : CHA
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" ... gang aft ___" : AGLEY
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Bone: Prefix : OSTE
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"Home, Sweet Home" man : PAYNE
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Collections : SETS
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Occurring only a single time : ONESHOT
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Chopper : GIRO
34
Dinner course : DESSERT
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In fact, in Paris : ENEFFET
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Sea bird : ERNE
40
Prop for a spring dance : MAYPOLE
41
Norse god : ODIN
44
System : ORDER
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Tara's land : ERIN
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Present occasion : NONCE
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Franklin : BEN
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Undiluted : NEAT
51
Window arrangements : FENESTRATIONS
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"This ___" (bargain-hunter's words) : ISASTEAL
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Hits hard : SMITES
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Slowing, in music: Abbr. : RIT
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Give off : EMIT
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Mortimer et al. : SNERDS
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Opposite of hiver : ETE
63
Honshu town : SANO
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Emphatic agreement : YESYES
Down
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Like Canadian police: Abbr. : MTD
2
Exclamation : OHO
3
Arranges in order : SERIATES
4
Most-typical examples : QUINTESSENCES
5
Took advantage of : USED
6
Move with care : EASE
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Dandy : PEACHY
8
Alienation : ESTRANGEMENT
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Thine, in France : ATOI
10
Brazilian dance : SAMBA
11
"Man is ___ animal" : ANOBLE
12
Well-known Dane : HAMLET
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Westminster, etc. : ABBEYS
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Coin-counter's fodder : BAGSOFPENNIES
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Thoughtless one : SCATTERBRAIN
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Humor : MOOD
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Old serf : ESNE
27
Adult-bookshop offering : PORNO
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Scandinavian man's name : EINAR
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Part of H.R.H. : HER
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King, in Spain : REY
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Timber management : FORESTRY
37
Essay name : ELIA
38
Circus unit : TENT
41
Blazing : ONFIRE
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"That ___!" : DOESIT
43
Congenital : INNATE
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Give out the cards : DEALTO
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Colorado park : ESTES
52
Musical subject : TEMA
53
Suburb of Paris : ISSY
54
Form of Latin all : OMNE
57
Dutch town : EDE
58
Draft initials : SSS

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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