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Many English words and expressions have come from Yiddish--a Germanic language derived from Hebrew and Slavic languages. This puzzle explores that heritage. Please enjoy and when you complete it, "Mazel tov!" ["Maven": expert; "Yiddisher kop": smart person.]
Author: psnz - Diff: Harder

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      1. Consume alcohol; a "shicker" (or "shiker") is a drunkard, someone known to ____
      5. Diddly-squat; Yiddish term for "less than (29D)" (var.)
      9. Brouhaha
      11. Openness (UK spelling)
      12. "Should've listened to me!" (4,3)
      13. Plenty
      14. Meaning of the Yiddish expression "Oy vey" (2,3)
      16. 12A can mean "Just like I ____"
      18. Sweet potato
      20. 26A and 20A: "Yutz" a ____, clueless ____ (second word)
      23. "Meshuggeners" (or "meshugeners") are these sorts of people
      25. Mutt
      26. 26A and 20A: "Yutz" a ____, clueless ____ (first word)
      28. "Schmooze" (or "shmooze")
      31. Encountered
      33. "Schmo", a dull type; or a "nudnik" (see 36D)
      34. "Chutzpah"
      35. Eyelid affliction
      38. Bottlenecks (7 or 3-4)
      39. Irritably, perhaps from contending with "nudniks" or "schmucks"
      40. Loving murmur
      41. "Farshtunken" means a disagreeable smell or this other English term
      42. "Kvetch" or "noodge"

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      2. "Golem" is Yiddish for a man-made humanoid, a Frankenstein-like ____
      3. Aware of, as a secret or prank (2,2)
      4. Ribald or vulgar, like some Yiddish words (e.g.: "putz" or "schmuck")
      5. "Tuches" and "tush" refer to this part of the anatomy
      6. Visibly shaken
      7. Displaying a lack of stress or anxiety (3,4)
      8. Yiddish term meaning to drag or haul 10D (or drag a 10D)
      10. Unwanted baggage
      15. A schemer who uses deceitful methods
      17. Entertainer. "Shtick" is a theme or repeated gimmick, often from this type
      19. Elegant sitting room where "hockers" may "kibitz" or "schmooze" (see 28A)
      21. "Nosh" is the Yiddish term for this activity
      22. Silent assent
      23. Yiddish expression of indifference or boredom
      24. Conceit
      26. Understated, unlike many Yiddish expressions
      27. A 31D is this type of person
      29. Zilch; also see 5A
      30. "Shalom" can also be this sort of farewell remark (3-3, same word repeated)
      31. Yiddish word for a good guy
      32. A broadcast medium where Jewish scriptwriters introduced Yiddish words (2,4; first word abbr.)
      36. "Nudnik": a pest or "____ in the neck"
      37. "Bah, humbug!" Exclamation possibly derived from "phooey"