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Here is a handy guide as to how much crumbs to prepare for a 9-inch crust.

For a graham cracker crust you will need 16 squares.
It will take 24, 2-inch cookies for a vanilla wafer crust.
A chocolate crumb crust needs 18 3-inch cookies.
Using gingersnaps the amount is 20 2-inch cookies.
Three cups of ready-to-eat cereal will crush into 1-1/3 cups crumbs.
If you like nuts in your crust, use 1 cup crumbs and 1/2 cup chopped nuts for 1-1/2 cups crumbs, use 1/4 cup butter or margarine and for cereals and graham wafers, add 1/4 cup sugar.