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Alda F. Zimpel
Alda F. Zimpel

New York Times, Monday, March 4, 1963

29-Down : Ermine.

Author:
Alda Zimpel
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { H Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.51)
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.
Alda Zimpel is an alias for Alda F. Zimpel.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 4,968
Across
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U.S. general and explorer. : PIKE
5
Where the Great Mosque is. : MECCA
10
Priest, in the East. : IMAM
14
Part of Algeria. : ORAN
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In any degree. : ATALL
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Mischief-maker of myth. : LOKI
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Sediment. : SILT
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Shoe fastener. : STRAP
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Placed. : LAID
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Nieuport's river. : YSER
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Five or nine. : TEAM
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Aladdin's servant. : JINNI
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River in Germany. : EMS
25
Irish-American writer. : COLUM
27
Perplexed. : ATSEA
30
Cookbook term. : MARINATED
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Situated. : SET
35
Tree of Java. : UPAS
37
Sobriquet. : AGNAME
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Looked upon with disfavor. : FROWNED
40
Implants. : INFIXES
41
Mountain ridge of Armenia. : ARARAT
42
Rocky cliff. : SCAR
43
This: Fr. : CET
44
Return like for like. : RETALIATE
46
"And I'll be in Scotland ___ ye ... " : AFORE
48
Famous. : NOTED
49
Plead. : SUE
50
Greek letter. : OMEGA
53
Liability. : DEBT
55
Star in Pegasus. : ENIF
59
Flatfish. : SOLE
60
Mount Horeb. : SINAI
61
Feminine title. : DONA
62
Mizzen. : SAIL
63
One of the Roosevelts. : ALICE
64
Today, in Italy. : OGGI
65
"Green Mansions" hero. : ABEL
66
City room fixtures. : DESKS
67
Coward. : NOEL
Down
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Bunch of flowers. : POSY
2
Spring flower. : IRIS
3
Colewort. : KALE
4
Menu item. : ENTREE
5
Poles. : MASTS
6
Feminine suffix. : ETTE
7
Betancourt's capital. : CARACAS
8
Sound effect. : CLAMOR
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High mountain. : ALP
10
High mountain near La Paz. : ILLIMANI
11
Lament. : MOAN
12
Related to. : AKIN
13
Region of France. : MIDI
22
Peak in the Bernese Oberland. : JUNGFRAU
24
Largest volcano in the world. : MAUNALOA
26
Vine of tropical forests. : LIANA
27
___ as. : ASFAR
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Pied à ___. : TERRE
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Ermine. : STOAT
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Beside oneself. : MAD
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Mexican tourist center. : TAXCO
32
Arab chieftain. : EMEER
33
Villa ___, near Tivoli. : DESTE
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Small: Fr. : PETIT
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Group of volcanic peaks in SE Alaska. : WRANGELL
40
Serac substance. : ICE
42
Suburb of Paris. : STDENIS
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Early title for Caesar. : AEDILE
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Be nourished by. : FEEDON
49
Farm enclosures. : STIES
50
Greek peak. : OSSA
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Ancient nation E of the Dead Sea. : MOAB
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French man's name. : ELIE
54
Football player. : BACK
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Not possible: Colloq. : NOGO
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Contemporary playwright. : INGE
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Be unavailing. : FAIL
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Deplorable. : SAD

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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