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Alda F. Zimpel
Alda F. Zimpel

New York Times, Monday, March 4, 1963

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, Grid flow: 19.9
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
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Where the Great Mosque is. : MECCA
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Priest, in the East. : IMAM
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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
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Irish-American writer. : COLUM
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Perplexed. : ATSEA
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Cookbook term. : MARINATED
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Situated. : SET
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Tree of Java. : UPAS
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Sobriquet. : AGNAME
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Looked upon with disfavor. : FROWNED
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Implants. : INFIXES
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Mountain ridge of Armenia. : ARARAT
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Rocky cliff. : SCAR
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This: Fr. : CET
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Return like for like. : RETALIATE
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"And I'll be in Scotland ___ ye ... " : AFORE
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Famous. : NOTED
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Plead. : SUE
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Greek letter. : OMEGA
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Liability. : DEBT
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Star in Pegasus. : ENIF
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Flatfish. : SOLE
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Mount Horeb. : SINAI
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Feminine title. : DONA
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Mizzen. : SAIL
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One of the Roosevelts. : ALICE
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Today, in Italy. : OGGI
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"Green Mansions" hero. : ABEL
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City room fixtures. : DESKS
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Coward. : NOEL
Down
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Bunch of flowers. : POSY
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Spring flower. : IRIS
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Colewort. : KALE
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Menu item. : ENTREE
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Poles. : MASTS
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Feminine suffix. : ETTE
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Betancourt's capital. : CARACAS
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Sound effect. : CLAMOR
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High mountain. : ALP
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High mountain near La Paz. : ILLIMANI
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Lament. : MOAN
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Related to. : AKIN
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Region of France. : MIDI
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Peak in the Bernese Oberland. : JUNGFRAU
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Largest volcano in the world. : MAUNALOA
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Vine of tropical forests. : LIANA
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___ 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
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Arab chieftain. : EMEER
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Villa ___, near Tivoli. : DESTE
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Small: Fr. : PETIT
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Group of volcanic peaks in SE Alaska. : WRANGELL
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Serac substance. : ICE
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Suburb of Paris. : STDENIS
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Early title for Caesar. : AEDILE
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Be nourished by. : FEEDON
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Farm enclosures. : STIES
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Greek peak. : OSSA
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Ancient nation E of the Dead Sea. : MOAB
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French man's name. : ELIE
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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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