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Introduction to Yiddish Crossword Puzzle

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This crossword puzzle was inspired by Contract #294: Wikipedia has an entry titled: "List of English words of Yiddish origin". Compile a symmetric crossword puzzle which contains at least 12 such words or phrases in either the clue or the answer. Submit the crossword to World. No two-letter words or IATA codes, please. You are not limited to words/phrases in the Wikipedia item. Other Yiddish terms that have found their way to English are also acceptable, proposed by Psnz. Note: Several of the Yiddish words may have alternate spellings.
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      1. Nothing (Yiddish)
      4. Non-Jewish person (Yiddish)
      6. Buttocks (Yiddish)
      9. Wise bird
      10. Predecessor of the CIA (abbr.)
      11. Sick
      12. Congratulations (Yiddish): Mazel ___
      13. In shape
      14. Famed Egyptian king
      15. Flooded river valley
      17. Segment of a circle
      18. 2002 Piotr Trzaskalski film
      19. Pleasingly full-figured (Yiddish)
      22. Founder of "Playboy" to his friends
      24. Nose (Yiddish)
      27. Malevolent spirit (Yiddish)
      30. German neuter article
      32. Decent person (Yiddish)
      35. I am, you ___
      36. Lyricist Gershwin
      37. Complain (Yiddish)
      40. Cured salmon (Yiddish)
      42. A nobody (Yiddish)
      45. A Lithuanian Jew
      48. Not daughter
      50. To pester (Yiddish)
      53. German "I"
      54. Runs the Kwik-E-Mart
      55. 1998 TISM song
      56. Belgian cracker brand
      57. Small, round mark
      58. Twelfth month of the Afghan calendar
      60. Lays in front of a door for visitors
      61. Nervous habit
      62. Cotton gin developer Whitney
      63. "Peanuts" creator: Charles ___
      64. Jennifer Lien role on "Star Trek: Voyager"
      65. Correct according to Jewish law

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      1. Cheese-filled crepe (Yiddish)
      2. Friend
      3. Author of "The Volcano Lover": Susan ___
      4. Minor mistake (Yiddish)
      5. Jewish holiday on which work is forbidden (Yiddish)
      6. Troubles (Yiddish)
      7. Not cold
      8. To sweat (Yiddish)
      13. Schmaltz is chicken ___
      16. Fire remnant
      20. One of several choices
      21. 2009 Aash Aaron film
      23. Historical time period
      25. Signal
      26. Goblin
      27. Dallas Cowboys quarterback Prescott
      28. Vigorish is the part of a winning ___ held by the bookkeeper
      29. Apache gambling game
      30. "Runaway" singer Shannon
      31. More than five
      32. Diagram of a location
      33. City in southern Serbia
      34. Not him
      38. Roman numeral seven
      39. Later name of the OSS (abbr.)
      41. "Star Trek" constable
      43. State in southeastern Nigeria
      44. Did it come before the chicken?
      45. Potato pancakes
      46. Interjection of pain or grief (Yiddish):Oy ___
      47. To give unwanted advice (Yiddish)
      48. Comic theme (Yiddish)
      49. Feeling of pride (Yiddish)
      50. Pest, pain in the neck (Yiddish)
      51. Not in
      52. Passover often occurs near this Christian holiday
      59. Ebenezer Scrooge saying: "___! Humbug!"
      60. Expression of indifference (Yiddish)