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Alda F. Zimpel
Alda F. Zimpel

New York Times, Monday, July 23, 1962

51-Across : ___ king.

Author:
Alda Zimpel
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 4.75, Missing: { J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 249 (avg 1.31)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Alda F. Zimpel has 7 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Alda Zimpel is an alias for Alda F. Zimpel.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,756
Across
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Jejune. : ARID
5
At the summit. : ATOP
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Source of Solomon's gold. : OPHIR
14
Miss. : LOSE
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Feminine title. : DONA
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Michelangelo masterpiece. : PIETA
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Symbol of Kansas. : SUNFLOWER
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Color. : STAIN
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Emperor, 962-973. : OTTOI
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Simmer. : STEW
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Run. : TROT
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Inventor Whitney. : ELI
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___ fixe. : IDEE
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Weights: Abbr. : TNS
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Shade of green. : PEA
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Ancient Syria. : ARAM
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Protein food. : EGGS
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Showed. : INDICATED
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Loamy deposit. : LOESS
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Russian city, now called Donetsk. : STALINO
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Issue. : EMANATE
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Like: Prefix. : HOMEO
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Division of Oceania. : MELANESIA
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Assyrian god: Var. : ASUR
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Church season. : LENT
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___ king. : ERL
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Brooch. : PIN
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Ancestor. : SIRE
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Sharp prong. : NIB
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Companion of odds. : ENDS
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Prima donna. : DIVA
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Roman emperor, A.D. 96-98. : NERVA
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Native of Atka. : ALEUT
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Vivid yellow. : DANDELION
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River embankment. : LEVEE
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Sicilian peak. : ETNA
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Preposition. : INTO
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Uncompromising. : STERN
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Tall grass. : REED
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See 31 Down. : EDEN
Down
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In addition. : ALSO
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Disorderly crowd. : ROUT
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Ain't. : ISNT
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Crusoe's creator. : DEFOE
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Fuss. : ADO
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Pulls. : TOWS
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Former. : ONETIME
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Peeled. : PARED
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Roman goddess. : OPS
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Famous P. M. : PITT
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Peace of mind. : HEARTSEASE
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Noun suffix. : ITION
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Talks noisily. : RANTS
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Of a certain color. : LILACIOUS
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Tiny. : WEE
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Country on the Caspian. : IRAN
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Sweetbrier. : EGLANTINE
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Fiddle-de-dee! : PISH
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Inner: Prefix. : ENTO
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The puttyroot. : ADAMANDEVE
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Minute quantity. : ATOM
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Past. : GONE
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Islands: Fr. : ILES
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Take out. : DELE
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Move about. : STIR
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Fur. : SEAL
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U. S. educator. : MANN
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Raise in rank. : ELEVATE
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Disencumber. : RID
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Chimes. : PEALS
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Small bay. : INLET
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Amendment to a document. : RIDER
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Misrepresent. : BELIE
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Petitioner. : SUER
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___ Boleyn. : ANNE
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Peel. : RIND
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Suffrage. : VOTE
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Ever and ___. : ANON
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Cardinal number. : TEN
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Family member. : DAD

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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