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Jon Patashus
Jon Patashus

New York Times, Monday, December 1, 1958

41-Across : More certain.

Author:
Jon Patashus
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Jon Patashus has 1 known pre-Shortz puzzle in our database.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,443
Across
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Belgian statesman, Secretary-General of NATO. : SPAAK
6
Diefenbacker's country. : CANADA
12
President of Indonesia. : SUKARNO
14
Passenger on the ark. : ANIMAL
15
Shake up. : AGITATE
16
Deputy Premier of Russia. : MIKOYAN
18
Highway channels. : LANES
19
Ancient stone marker. : STELE
21
Mao ___ Tung. : TSE
22
Hollywood's Sheridan and others. : ANNS
23
Fence step. : STILE
24
Embankment. : DIKE
25
Hoosier humorist. : ADE
26
Factories. : MILLS
27
Itinerant of a sort. : NOMAD
28
Popular princess. : MARGARET
30
Makes gay. : LIVENS
31
Egyptian Defense Minister. : AMER
32
Wise man. : SAGE
33
Arkansas Congressional investigator. : HARRIS
36
Setback. : REVERSAL
40
Positive pole. : ANODE
41
More certain. : SURER
42
Sooner than: Poet. : ERE
43
Mrs. Ben Lyons. : BEBE
44
Tendrils on plants. : BINES
45
Room: Span. : SALA
46
Anger. : IRE
47
Musical instrument. : ORGAN
48
Jobs for attorneys. : CASES
49
Composer of "Prince Igor." : BORODIN
51
Sea shell. : ABALONE
53
Home of Cornell. : ITHACA
54
Testifies. : DEPONES
55
Maiden. : DAMSEL
56
Important British family. : EDENS
Down
1
Actress Cornelia. : SKINNER
2
Tops of heads. : PATES
3
Macaws. : ARAS
4
Insect. : ANT
5
"Thieves in the Night" author. : KOESTLER
6
Passengers on the ark. : CAMELS
7
Old womanish. : ANILE
8
Goddess of Victory. : NIKE
9
I love: Lat. : AMO
10
Dawn to dusk. : DAYTIME
11
Sen. Gruening, for one. : ALASKAN
12
Oriental greeting. : SALAAM
13
British protectorate in Africa. : UGANDA
17
Requirements. : NEEDS
20
Awning. : TILT
23
Ancestors: Poet. : SIRES
24
Capital of Delaware. : DOVER
26
First Lady. : MAMIE
27
River of West Africa. : NIGER
29
Avant ___. : GARDE
30
Washes against. : LAVES
32
Courting music. : SERENADE
33
President Bourguiba of Tunis. : HABIB
34
Type of barometer. : ANEROID
35
Jerome Kern musical. : ROBERTA
36
___ risk (take a chance). : RUNA
37
Periods of time. : SEASONS
38
Actress Francis. : ARLENE
39
Rental contracts. : LEASES
41
Flare. : SIGNAL
44
Actress of Baby Snooks fame. : BRICE
45
Drawing room. : SALON
47
Harem rooms. : ODAS
48
Outer garment. : CAPE
50
Unit of electrical resistance. : OHM
52
River bottom. : BED

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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