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Edward Canstein
Edward Canstein

New York Times, Saturday, February 14, 1959

58-Across : Have and hold.

Author:
Edward Canstein
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 82, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Edward Canstein has 3 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,501
Across
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Joyous or gay. : HOLIDAY
8
Fraction of a year. : MONTH
13
Surplus, as of goods. : OVERAGE
14
Restrain by fear. : OVERAWE
16
Denies. : NEGATES
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Minty medicinal beverage. : SAGETEA
18
Pencil attachment. : ERASER
19
Festival. : GALA
20
Where Springfield is: Abbr. : ILL
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Put in readiness. : SET
22
Wild. : SAVAGE
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Warehouse floor. : LOFT
25
New Mexican resort. : TAOS
27
Definite moment. : TIME
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A tithe. : TENTH
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Defame. : TRADUCE
31
Worthless. : TRASHY
32
Ponderous volume. : TOME
33
Cousin to duck or goose. : SWAN
34
Unfortunate situations in bowling. : SPLITS
37
Intensifies. : DEEPENS
40
Threefold. : TRINE
41
Senior man in a group. : DEAN
42
Country dance. : REEL
44
Arena for competition. : RING
45
Valentine symbols. : HEARTS
47
Girl's nickname. : BEA
48
And so forth. : ETC
49
A voting. : POLL
50
Violinist Menuhin. : YEHUDI
52
Follower of Thomas Aquinas. : THOMIST
54
Pilferer. : STEALER
55
Pianolike instrument. : CELESTA
56
Ungraceful. : AWKWARD
57
Reddish brown. : HENNA
58
Have and hold. : POSSESS
Down
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___ Abe. : HONEST
2
Take too many helpings. : OVEREAT
3
Bequeather. : LEGATOR
4
Cleopatra's main. : IRAS
5
Calendar entries. : DATES
6
Blue or white garden flowers. : AGERATUMS
7
"___, my darling daughter." : YES
8
A million times: Comb. form. : MEGA
9
Crude mineral. : ORE
10
United ___. : NATIONS
11
Important February date. : TWELFTH
12
Sound. : HEALTHY
14
Siouan Indian. : OSAGE
15
"This ___ of tears." : VALE
19
Hunter's objective. : GAME
23
In the place of. : VICE
24
More slender. : LEANER
26
Glutting. : SATING
28
Snare. : TRAP
30
Be foolishly fond (with "on"). : DOTE
31
What Washington was in 1754. : TWENTYTWO
33
Scorch. : SEAR
34
Seventh inning phenomenon. : STRETCH
35
Medieval "I pray thee." : PRITHEE
36
Capital of Nebraska. : LINCOLN
37
Contend. : DEAL
38
Large celestial groups. : NEBULAE
39
Farm machines. : SEEDERS
41
Land formed at mouth of a river. : DELTA
43
Scottish land owners. : LAIRDS
45
Party giver. : HOST
46
Tries to acquire. : SEEKS
49
City of a famous tower. : PISA
51
Hesitates in speaking. : HAWS
53
___ of good will. : MEN
54
Tree juice. : SAP

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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