Crossword: ''Happy 100th, Universal!''

The studio's restoring 13 of its classics; these 5 didn't make the cut.
By MATT JONES  |  January 18, 2012

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Across
1 "___ wish" (line from "The Princess Bride")
6 Makers of the 90, 900 and 9000
10 "Gnarly!"
13 Sorer than sore
14 Gp. that'll teach you how to serve
15 "It was 20 years ___ today..."
16 Universal's 1985 Chevy Chase comedy
17 Burger chain with a bird mascot
19 Invasive crawling plant
20 Universal's 1976 Richard Pryor comedy
21 Pronoun separated by a slash
25 Have the desire
26 "Later!"
29 Late writer/philosopher/"psychonaut" McKenna
31 With 44-across, Universal's 1977 Burt Reynolds comedy
33 "Did I do that?" character
37 Chew toy filler
38 MCD divided by X
39 Movie role played by George Burns and Morgan Freeman
41 "Gangsta Lovin'" rapper
42 Twin Falls' state
44 See 31-across
47 Not at sea
49 Capital home to the Viking Ship Museum
50 Result
53 "Had you fooled for a second there"
55 Universal's 1984 Emilio Estevez flick
57 Knuckle-cracking, e.g.
61 World capital within the Distrito Federal
63 Universal's 1980 Olivia Newton-John musical
64 "Breaking Bad" network
65 Abbr. for a president
66 Adjective for fairy tales and Nick Jr. shows
67 Vote shown on C-SPAN
68 Spoiled kid
69 Come after

 

 


 

Down
1 Gp. concerned with rights
2 Place to store tools
3 Former Israeli Prime Minister Rabin
4 With perfect timing
5 "That's disgusting"
6 Big ___ (California region)
7 "Hey, wait ___!"
8 When duels take place, often
9 Scary-looking fish
10 Morocco's capital
11 Like some hiring practices
12 "Tiny Bubbles" crooner
13 "I'm not typing right now" acronym
18 "For sale by ___"
22 "Kilroy Was Here" group
23 One wish for the new year, on many a greeting card
24 West end?
26 Fusion chef Ming ___
27 In the thick of
28 ___ Bora (mountain area in old bin Laden news)
30 Lawn tools
32 Friedrich Hayek's field
34 Adidas alternative
35 Resident ___ (PlayStation game)
36 Actor Jared who sings in 30 Seconds to Mars
40 Follow instructions
43 Hostess snacks
45 Move like a wallaby
46 Words after "Look, ma!"
48 Soviet monster
50 Country singer Keith
51 Prefix before tan or frost
52 Not focused
54 Pen-desk connector, at some banks
56 "The Godfather" film scorer ___ Rota
58 Singer Erykah
59 "This'll be the day that ___..." ("American Pie" refrain)
60 One day: abbr.
62 Be a thespian
63 Classic Jaguar

©2012 Jonesin' Crosswords (editor@jonesincrosswords.com)

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