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Alda F. Zimpel
Alda F. Zimpel

New York Times, Wednesday, November 13, 1963

47-Across : Mowgli's python.

Author:
Alda F. Zimpel
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { G J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 300 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Alda F. Zimpel has 7 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,218
Across
1
Banker's concern: Abbr. : ACCS
5
Zodiac sign. : CRAB
9
American novelist. : OHARA
14
Cotton pod. : BOLL
15
Lhasa monk. : LAMA
16
Nut trees. : COLAS
17
Lily plant. : ALOE
18
Double exclamation. : AHAH
19
Famous island. : ELLIS
20
Child's name for a pet. : BOWWOW
22
Lanai dweller. : HAWAIIAN
24
Boleyn and others. : ANNES
25
Thackeray hero. : ESMOND
26
Clock part. : DIAL
28
Daughter of Minos. : ARIADNE
32
Greek god. : PAN
35
Stage. : STEP
37
Moslem title. : SAYYID
38
The same. : IDEM
40
Comb parts. : TEETH
42
Mortar ingredient. : SAND
43
Aegean island. : EVVOIA
45
Pronoun. : THIS
47
Mowgli's python. : KAA
48
Containing tin. : STANNIC
50
Primitive poem. : EPOS
52
Adjective in its substantive use. : ADNOUN
54
Pit: Anat. : FOSSA
58
Idolaters. : BAALITES
61
Empty space. : VACUUM
62
Course regularly pursued. : ORBIT
63
Uncivil. : RUDE
65
Navy man: Abbr. : COMM
66
American poet. : REESE
67
Garment. : CAPE
68
Novel title. : EMMA
69
Air Defense group. : NORAD
70
House wings. : ELLS
71
Estuaries: Sp. : RIAS
Down
1
Addis ___. : ABABA
2
Punctuation mark. : COLON
3
Funny fellow. : CLOWN
4
Twisted. : SLEWED
5
Lobster part. : CLAW
6
Huzza. : RAH
7
Indian nurses. : AMAHS
8
Island group SE of Florida. : BAHAMA
9
Pacific islands. : OCEANIA
10
Thanksgiving and others. : HOLIDAYS
11
"___ Want Is You." : ALLI
12
Non-Moslem, as in Turkey. : RAIA
13
P.T.A., for one. : ASSN
21
State: Suffix. : OSIS
23
Venerate. : WORSHIP
25
Robert ___. : ELEE
27
Condemn: Law. : ATTAINT
29
Borneo native. : DYAK
30
1492 ship. : NINA
31
Icelandic poems. : EDDA
32
Desserts. : PIES
33
Paid notice: Abbr. : ADVT
34
Russian river. : NEVA
36
Favorite. : PET
39
Famed work of art. : MONALISA
41
At that time. : THEN
44
Put in writing. : INDITED
46
Chesterfield. : SOFA
49
Force. : COERCE
51
Game. : SOCCER
53
Customary. : USUAL
55
Finland, to the Finns. : SUOMI
56
___ cum laude. : SUMMA
57
Abbesses. : AMMAS
58
By nature. : BORN
59
Of Mars: Prefix. : AREO
60
But: Ger. : ABER
61
Letters. : VEES
64
Student's goal: Abbr. : DPL

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 10 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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