Jerusalem Post Crossword Puzzle by David Benkof DavidBenkof@gmail.com For the answers to this week’s puzzle visit jewishjournal.com/crossword Across 1. One of Groucho’s bushy ones 5. Military service led by Norton A. Schwartz from 2008-2012 9. “Black ___” (2010 Natalie Portman film) 13. It’s sweet 16. Marcel Marceau, e.g. 17. Place to celebrate Shushan Purim 18. Galilee and others 19. Study Talmudically 20. “ ___ and Judy’s Kid” (Adam Sandler album) 22. Margot Frank was Anne’s (abbr.) 23. Wandering Jew alternative 25. What Jill Abramson did at The New York Times 27. Matzah maker 30. It usually overlaps with 21-Down (abbr.) 32. ___ Francisco (Levi Strauss headquarters site) 33. Devour Deuteronomy 34. It might make you say “Aw, shoot!” 35. They might compete with Judaism 38. Make something chosen 39. Canadian Jew who directed “Ghostbusters” 41. Seder song: “V’___ She’amda” 42. Roman attacks on Jerusalem 44. Givat ___ (Moshav named after Bialik’s given name) 45. Chant the Torah 46. Its alums include Sally Priesand and Zalman Schachter-Shalomi 47. Salinger’s “Catcher in the ___” 48. The 20-shekel ones are green 49. “Back to the ___” (film produced by Steven Spielberg”) 51. Israeli weight measure 53. The voice of Olaf the Snowman in “Frozen” 54. Luxemburg was a red one 56. Sheldon Adelson’s first casino 59. “My trip to Israel was two weeks ___....” 61. Two percent of Israelis 64. Marty Feldman role 65. Orange picker, sometimes 66. “___ is Too Many: Canada and the Jews of Europe 1933-1948” 67. Part of a Chagall window 68. Garrett Wittels was nominated in the “Best Male College Athlete” category for this award Down 1. Car some Jews boycott 2. Ben Yehuda, e.g. 3. Leer at, like Groucho Marx 4. The cows Joseph said represented years of plenty 5. Organ origin of milchigs 6. Place to put your tefillin 7. Eldan alternative in the car-rental world 8. What Richard Simmons tries to make people 9. Message a kosher phone cannot send (abbr.) 10. L.A. Holocaust Center honoree 11. Sondheim song “Everybody Ought to Have ___” 12. Suffix for “Jewish” 14. 2014 novel: “Jewish Mothers ___ Die” 15. Chavruta 21. See 30-Across 24. Seinfeld character the Soup ___ 26. Krav Maga alternative ___ chi 27. Warner ___ Entertainment Inc. 28. House on many campuses 29. Award-winning actress, “Almost Famous” 31. Proverb quality 34. Jewish Museum of New York qtr. 35. Sondheim lover 36. Salutation with an arm raised at an angle 37. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Al Franken (D-Minn.) 39. Happen annually, like the High Holidays 40. Like Moses at the burning bush 43. “___ Shabbos!” (Yiddish greeting) 45. Idolize 47. Send a kiddish cup from Israel again 48. Double-sided page of gemara 49. The Coen brothers won an Oscar for its screenplay 50. “___ of Ages” (“Maoz Tzur” in English) 52. Promulgate, as in an edict of expulsion 53. Rick Recht’s song “___ to Israel” 55. Avot (patriarchs) number 57. Inside for Rashi 58. Act as a mohel 60. T he gold kind is described in the Book of Job 62. “Middle name” for Hasdai Shaprut 63. It ends many Jewish last names
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