The Jerusalem Post Crossword Puzzle By David Benkof Special to HAKOL Designing puzzles with the knowledgeable but not necessarily bilingual Jew in mind, David Benkof says, “No more than a very few clues per puzzle expect the solver to simply translate between Hebrew and English.” Note that some answers may actually be two words written as one, without a space between them. For answers to the crossword puzzle, visit the Federation website at www.jewishleighvalley.org/hakol. “IN REVERSE” ACROSS 1. ___-ran, like Herzog 5. Early priest 10. False god with a quiver 14. “Survivor: Africa” winner Ethan 15. It’s like a blintz 16. Kellerman protagonist Lazarus 17. Wager in the Israeli government? 19. Weapon of concern for Israel: Abbr. 20. Tip on some Yom Kippur footwear 21. Jewish day sch. in Riverdale, NY 22. Mahktesh sound 23. Like some characters in Mel Brooks’ “High Anxiety” 24. High school for kindergarteners near Tel-Aviv? 27. “We’re ___!” (Words before an IDF operation, perhaps) 28. Ability in Cronenberg’s “The Dead Zone” 31. Title for Michael Kadoorie 32. Actress Graynor 33. “___ shall slumber nor sleep...” Isaiah 5:27 35. Trains through Boro Park 37. “___ of Silence” 39. Look through Chagall’s work on a Mac? 42. Israel’s Darking, e.g. 45. One is worth much less than a shekel 46. Many a Bible tale, e.g. 50. Rahab had one 51. Insect for Rudd 53. It could start with 613: abbr. 55. Shavuot need? 56. Odd place for a seder? 59. A forefather, once 61. Moms in Israel (var.) 62. “Too Close” was one for Clare 64. “The Wreck of the Mary ___”, Heston film produced by Julian Blaustein 65. Where the Jews found 12 wells of water and 70 date palms 66. Coming of age candy? 68. Lisa with a #1 hit, once 69. “Eizeh yofi!” 70. Dweller by Eilat’s reefs 71. “___ fatso”, Bunker line from Lear’s “All in the Family” 72. Golam hiding spot 73. Perlman’s occasional “Cheers” co-star
9. One is useful for work in the Mediterranean 10. Writer Brown 11. What Tevye dreamed of being 12. Agreeable to (Bibi’s policies) 13. Two judges, for short 18. Cause of the bad pun “eye vey” 22. Saul not killing Agag was a big one 25. Pesach months 26. Contraction for Emma Lazarus 29. Altschul of MTV and CBS 30. West Bank gp. 34. Baltic country that lost nearly half its Jewish pop. in the Holocaust 36. See 57-Down 38. College player highly unlikely to be Jewish 40. Shows Joel love at the Garden 41. CEO Moonves 42. Feature on Ben Gurion, for example 43. Wrap (shawarma in laffa) 44. David and Goliath, e.g. 47. The Garden of Eden story, to some 48. Like Moses, after bringing back the first Commandments 49. Billy Wilder used them 52. Basic garb in the Negev 54. Bubkes 57. Iconic character played by 36-Down 58. Occupy a Shabbat table 60. Joy who is often mistaken for being Jewish 63. The Chacham ___ 65. High Priest with bad sons 66. Deg. for Bloomberg 67. Midler is one: abbr.
DOWN 1. Title prison in a Radcliffe film 2. Biblical times, e.g. 3. Levine’s co-judge on “The Voice” 4. Genesis, e.g. 5. IAF hero 6. Crystal and Diamond are involved in them 7. Pack again, at the makolet 8. Schoenberg works HAKOL LEHIGH VALLEY | JANUARY 2016 27