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1 Actress passed who ‘turned world on with her smile’ (4,5,5) 9 Parts of U.S. saw total solar ___ (7) 13 Girl scouts first sold these 100 yrs ago (7) 17 Partridge Family heartthrob who passed (5,7) 24 Stolen Lennon items returned to Yoko ___ (3) 28 He raced a shark (7,6) 29 Music mag that turned 50 & was put up for sale (7,5) 35 Pretty Woman ___ Roberts turned 50 (5) 36 Harvey, Irma, Jose & Maria (10) 38 Fizzy drink (4) 40 Third person singular of verb ‘be’ (2) 41 Face-hiding singer released 8th album (3) 43 Much ___ About Nothing (3) 44 Actress who received 20th Oscar nomination (6) 45 Utilizing (5) 47 Ringling Bros closed ‘greatest show on earth’ (6) 48 Energy drink Red ___ turned 30 (4) 49 Twister & Titanic star died at age 61 (4,6) 52 Material Girl who adopted twins from Malawi (7) 54 Pig (3) 55 Bad jokes (4) 57 S ketch show that Alec Baldwin hosted for 17th time (3) 59 Abbreviation for lane (2) 60 Affirm (5) 64 Computer introduced 33 yrs ago (3) 66 The meter in classical Indian music (4) 68 1st movie about this Disney fawn turned 75 (5) 72 A certified accounting professional (2) 73 Pre-delivery inspection, abbr. (3) 77 Oscar winner for best picture (9) 78 Movie mistakenly announced as best picture (2,2,4) 81 City announced as host of 2028 Olympics (2) 82 Playboy founder died at age 91 (4,6) 87 Bogart film that turned 75 (10) 91 First 3 letters of alphabet (3) 94 Chicago O’Hare’s airport code (3) 95 Business V.I.P. (4) 97 Paris-based fashion house founded 1854 (2) 99 Procedure to open blocked arteries (11) 102 Princess killed in crash 20 yrs ago (5) 104 Popular presentation program turned 10 (10) 106 Rock ‘n roll pioneer who died at age 90 (5,5) 110 Plural pronoun (2) 112 New slang for boyfriend or girlfriend (3) 113 A cob of corn (3) 115 U.K. continued talks to leave this group (2) 116 Egyptian sun god (2) 118 To ___ or not to ___ (2) 119 Footballer player ___ Taylor was killed 10 yrs ago (4) 120 The Granite State, abbr. (2) 121 Fleur-de-___ (3) 123 Super Bowl winners (8) 125 Stanley Cup champs (8) 128 These saddle-shaped chips turned 50 (8) 131 Two-headed mammal found in North Sea (8) 132 ___ Guevara died 50 yrs ago (3) 133 Spring bloom (4) 134 Our continent (2) 135 Morning (2) 136 To be unfaithful to a partner (4,3) 138 Gosh! (3) 139 Turkish town near Lake Gaga (5) 141 Without hair (4) 143 Spaces at the start of paragraphs (7) 146 Feline’s sound (4) 147 Symbol for helium (2) 150 Symbol for Cesium (2) 151 Electrical unit (4) 154 Pant fastener 1st patented 100 yrs ago (6) 156 God also known as Enki (2) 157 Let’s Make A Deal’s Monty ___ died at 96 (4) 160 A nurse (2) 163 It belongs to me (2) 164 Boxer __ LaMotta passed away (4) 166 Darjeeling and oolong (4) 167 At least 1 in 5 now has this body art (6) 168 Massage (3) 170 100th anniversary of ___ Hari’s arrest (4) 173 Rat packer ___ Martin born 100 yrs ago (4) 175 Rubber objects used to eliminate pencil marks (7) 179 A three-dimensional “square” (4) 180 Bandleader Lawrence ___ died 25 yrs ago (4) 181 Auto (3) 182 Soft drink originally made with sassafras (4,4) 185 TV’s Love ___ debuted 40 yrs ago (4) 187 Give off (4) 189 Out of kilter (5) 190 Fabricated (4) 191 Actress Arthur and others (4) 192 Santa laugh (2) 193 Priscilla married him 50 yrs ago (5) 195 Ammonium nitrate, abbr. (2) 196 Stranded motorist’s need (3) 198 End-of-school-year dance (4) 200 Opposite of west (4) 202 Squeaky dog sound (3) 203 Out of harm’s way (4) 204 Obsolete phone feature (4) 205 This country’s emperor abdicated (5) 207 Hospital’s emergency dept. (2) 208 People you call when computer crashes (2) 211 Co. founded as America Online (3) 213 Received salary (4) 215 Frozen rain (4) 217 Identical (4) 218 Kelly’s new co-host (4) 219 Queen ___ & Jay-Z had twins (3) 221 American League, abbr. (2) 223 His alter ego, Spiderman, got another movie (5,6) 226 Lackluster (4) 228 A common Welsh surname (4) 230 Singer ___ Fitzgerald born 100 yrs ago (4) 231 Membership fees (4) 233 Worldwide smash Latin song (9) 235 Symbol for the chemical element hassium (2) 236 Real time strategy, abbr. (3) 237 Belonging to you and me (3) 239 Happy Days’ ___ Moran passed at age 56 (4) 241 Old-fashioned curl (7) 243 Extend credit (4) 244 Fast-food outlet opened in China 30 yrs ago (3) 245 To hush someone (3) 246 A unit of width in typography (2) 248 ___ Jong-un tested missiles (3) 250 Soccer’s ___ Hamm turned 45 (3) 251 Sweeping story (4) 253 ‘Rabbit food’ (5) 254 Italian car maker (4) 255 Hagar the Horrible creator ___ Browne (3) 257 Raring to go (5) 259 A person, place or thing (4) 260 Spike ___ turned 60 (3) 262 Investment book of record, abbr. (4) 264 Fry bacon in this (3) 265 Billiards relative (4) 266 TV’s The Flying ___ debuted 50 yrs ago (3) 267 Super Bowl’s MVP ___ Brady (3) 268 Lower part of a wall (4) 270 Proposal (5) 271 1st successful ___ transplant was 50 yrs ago (5) 273 Nose-in-the-air type (4) 275 Mend (4) 276 A form of French poetry (7) 278 A startled cry (3) 279 Actor ___ Diesel turned 50 (3) 280 Extremely small (5) 281 Sport of the UFC (3) 283 Actor ___ Shepard passed in July (3) 284 Sean Connery, for one (4) 285 Put on the payroll (4) 286 TV drama ___Men started 10 yrs ago (3) 287 Noisiest (7) 288 QB-turned-baseballer ___ Tebow turned 30 (3) 290 1st openly gay doll sold 40 yrs ago (3) 291 All kidding ___ (5) 293 Markle is marrying a future ___ (4) 295 Its leaning tower became a UNESCO site 30 yrs ago (4) 297 Coal container (3) 298 Men’s accessory (3) 300 Type of wild goat (4) 301 Kendrick Lamar’s hit (3) 302 Affirmative vote (3) 303 100th an. of Battle of ___ Ridge (4) 304 A violent conflict (3) 306 Big rig (4) 308 ___ Bon Jovi turned 55 (3) 309 A film’s final scene (3) 310 Arm bone (4)

311 Egyptian snake (3) 313 Football League of Europe, abbr. (3) 314 50th an. of Beatles’ Penny ___ (4) 315 Walked back and forth (5) 317 Per person (4) 319 A long time ___ (3) 321 ___ humbug! (3) 322 A Master of Arts, abbr. (2) 325 Expire (3) 327 Compete (3) 328 Dandy (4) 329 Restaurant servers (7) 331 Owl call (4) 333 Orange County’s airport code (3) 335 Lass (3) 337 Abbr. for element copernicium (2) 338 Comic actor released Sandy Wexler on Netflix (4,7) 340 Husband’s counterpart (4) 341 Sensed (4) 342 Locate (4) 344 Ark builder (4) 346 Ireland’s nickname (7,4) 348 Company, abbr. (2) 349 Acquire (3) 350 Musician ___ Matthews turned 50 (4) 351 Back of the neck (4) 353 Peel or trim (4) 355 New species found of this hopper (4) 357 Apple or lemon meringue (3) 358 Academic year, abbr. (2) 359 Internet domain for Serbia (2) 362 Hardened (3) 363 ___ Tyson went to jail 25 yrs ago (4) 364 This multi-purpose strong tape turned 75 (4) 365 Part of a wheel or gear (3) 367 Super Bowl’s half-time performer (4) 369 Wistful word (4) 371 Pro golf organization (3) 373 The shape of something (4) 375 Garment worn by divers (8) 377 Unadorned (4) 378 Actor ___ LeBlanc turned 50 (4) 379 Country issued its highest ever smog alert (5) 381 Cab (4) 383 Oscar winning actress Stone (4) 385 Best (8) 388 Fifth month (3) 389 The rise and fall of a voice (4) 390 Auction actions (4) 391 Smallest country to ever get to soccer’s World Cup (7) 393 A 1921 operetta by Henri Christine (4) 395 Currency on the continent (4) 397 More detailed than an X-ray (3) 398 Equal-sided parallelograms (6) 399 Comedian ___ Ferrell celebrated his 50th (4) 400 Throw (4) 401 The symbol for argon (2) 402 Teen drama The ___ ended 10 yrs ago (2) 404 Puts on (4) 406 Miss (4) 408 A country’s song (6) 409 Hip (4) 410 There are seven each week (4) 411 Locale (4) 414 He produced reboot of One Day at a Time (4) 416 Fancy car with a driver (4) 418 To take more drugs than prescribed (2) 420 Big-ticket ___ (4) 422 U.S. and Russia agreed not to nuke this place 50 yrs ago (4) 423 Longest-running reality show (4) 424 Card in a mobile phone (3) 425 A ceiling that drips water (5) 427 Triglycol (3) 429 Former teen star Hilary ___ turned 30 (4) 431 80 years, archaic (9) 434 Ancient (3) 435 Blue, green or grey bird (3) 436 A marten valued for its fur (5) 438 M. Jackson album released 35 yrs ago (8) 439 Murderous cult leader who died in Nov. (6) 440 Month when Bob Dylan finally got his Nobel (3) 442 12-step program for eating problems (2) 443 Additional work hours (2) 444 Remote control, abbr. (2) 448 A form of Thai poetry (3) 450 Italian lira, abbr. (3) 454 Dropped call rate, abbr. (3) 456 Movie about lovable alien turned 35 (2) 457 Superhero film hit (7,6) 458 Game turned 50: ‘You sank my ___’ (10) 460 Protests (14) 467 Smallest state (2) 469 Japan’s 59th emperor (3) 470 Operating system, abbr. (2) 471 Carbon dioxide equivalent, abbr. (3) 473 Family marked 10th anniversary of its ‘Keeping up’ show (11) 474 He did a live show at the Apollo (5,4) 479 David Lynch drama returned to TV (4,5) 481 Dessert named after the 49th state (5,6) 483 Seventh note of a major scale (2) 484 Afro-Guyanese playwright (5) 486 Symbol for technetium (2) 488 Italian sign language (3) 494 A hospital ‘drip’ (2) 495 Gibbon, for one (3) 497 ___ Royal Highness (3) 502 Dalai ___ (4) 508 An expert in horoscopes (10) 509 ___ Lambert won country’s female vocalist award (7) 511 Sandwich cookie turned 105 (4) 512 ___ SquarePants had his 200th episode (9) 513 Still one of the world’s richest (4,5) 514 On behalf of (3) 515 Almost-defunct disc turned 35 (2) 516 Canine (3) 519 The fruit of the service tree (4) 521 Had 13th season as coach on The Voice (4,6) 522 Car maker fined for emissions scandal (10) 525 James Bond actor died at age 89 (5,5) 526 Wildfires struck this state in Oct. & Dec. (10) 528 __ Fey wrote a musical (4) 529 Singer ___ Stewart turned 72 (3) 531 Howard Hughes’ airline (3) 533 The chemical symbol for silver (2) 534 The original Batman who passed away (4,4) 535 Animated family had 30th anniversary of 1st TV spot (3,8) 536 His last Tonight Show aired 25 yrs ago (6,6) 537 Home Alone dad who passed at 71 (4,5)

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1 Champagne & orange juice (6) 2 Vinyl item continuing its comeback (6) 3 Rare seahorses found in this British river (6) 4 Singer who had smash hit To Sir With Love, 50 yrs ago (4) 5 To discuss over and over again (6) 6 Elongated rectangle or oval shape (6) 7 Diana __ received AMA lifetime achievement award (4) 8 The 14th letter (2) 10 Baseball’s Ripken (3) 11 Three, in Roman numerals (3) 12 Droop (3) 14 Possesses (4) 15 2.2 lbs = 1 ___, in metric (2) 16 The same in size or quantity (5) 18 ___ Gore released a sequel on climate change (2) 19 Lizard found encroaching into Florida (6) 20 Shiny metal for plating (6) 21 Catalonia tried to do this, from Spain (6) 22 Baseball’s unit of play, usually nine per game (6) 23 One who always agrees with the boss (3-3) 25 A number expressing a position or order (7) 26 Horror film based on Stephen King book (2) 27 Italy’s 2nd largest city (5) 30 Paddles (4) 31 Easily audible (4) 32 Raleigh is the capital of this state, abbr. (2) 33 Young pigeon (5) 34 Alternative to acrylic paints (4) 35 Jack went up the hill with her (4) 37 This small-sized mag turned 95, abbr. (2) 39 Relating to the eye (6) 41 Best read sports mag, abbr. (2) 42 Newer term related to shellshocked (4) 46 Charged particle (3) 49 Bill of lading, abbr. (2) 50 Mercury or Venus (6) 51 Relating to the ear (4) 53 ___, you’re it! (3) 55 Chum (3) 56 After-bath powder (4) 58 Yuletide beverage (3) 61 ___ the season to be jolly (3) 62 ___ of Sam killer captured 40 yrs ago (3) 63 Absurd (5) 64 Small hotel fridge (7) 65 An adult supervisor of young people (9) 66 Preferences (6) 67 Opposite of out (2) 69 Pa’s partner (2) 70 Interstate highway, abbr. (2) 71 ‘Comin’ ___ the Rye’ (4) 72 A fatal genetic disease (2) 73 General rules of action (8) 74 The ‘heads’ side of a coin (7) 75 Egyptian city got its 1st female bus driver (5) 76 Be in a play (3) 79 Visitors from another world (6) 80 Huge digital project dedicated to ___ Rather (3) 83 Discover (7) 84 Wishing (6) 85 Fit to be eaten (6) 86 Former partner (2) 88 ___ de Triomphe (3) 89 Priest’s robe (3) 90 Mobster Al ___ died 70 yrs ago (6) 92 Male voice between tenor and bass (8) 93 ___ Rickles passed at 90 (3) 96 Pandemonium (5) 98 These arts & media prizes turned 101 (8) 100 Cereal grain (3) 101 See ___ later; slang (2) 103 Summer month, abbr. (3) 105 Born as (3) 107 Unwinds (8) 108 Small hills (6) 109 Band released ‘Light My Fire’ 50 yrs ago (3,5) 111 Knight’s title (3) 114 Engine speed, for short (3) 117 To start all over again (4) 120 Hockey league turned 100 (3) 122 Former NFLer & actor granted parole (7) 124 Sleeveless shirt (4,3) 126 Drug addict (4) 127 Spelling abbr., when noting an error (2) 128 Symbol for plutonium (2) 129 Hair goo (3) 130 City with the Golden Gate Bridge; initials (2) 132 Imprisoned (7) 135 Fire residue (3) 137 The __ and lamb kept time (2) 140 High card (3) 142 Basil, sage and parsley (5) 144 Beaver’s work (3) 145 Run away (4) 148 Express mail service, abbr. (3) 149 The ‘Pig in the City’ (4) 152 Furniture wood (3) 153 ___ Carpenter’s albums were remastered (5) 155 Regret (3) 158 A notice promoting a product or service (2) 159 Hobbling (4) 161 Chaplin’s ___ Street released 100 yrs ago (4) 162 Emmy winner for comedy series (4) 164 ___ Law appeared in a new King Arthur film (4) 165 Abbr. for kinetic energy (2) 166 Blue-green (4) 167 Symbol for tantalum (2) 169 Wager (3) 171 Stomach muscle (2) 172 Association for retirees (4) 174 A Malaysian park of caves (4) 176 A province of Fiji (2) 177 ump rope (4) 178 Internet domain for Rwanda (2) 179 Bistro (4) 180 Withdraw gradually (4) 181 Police officer (3) 183 Hall’s partner released a memoir (5) 184 Sounds from lions (5) 186 Frog’s relative (4) 188 Ivan the Terrible was one (4) 190 Baby’s first word, often (4) 191 Partiality (4) 192 Sean ___ was back, as was Will & Grace (5) 194 Furious (5) 197 Stir-fry pan (3) 199 Muck (4) 201 Layer (4) 203 Pepper’s partner (4) 204 Like Easter eggs (4) 205 One of the Beverly Hillbillies (3) 206 Arranged from A to Z (14) 208 Apple mobile device turned 10 (6) 209 ___ Affleck turned 45 (3) 210 A day for pranks and jokes (5,5,3) 212 Sign before Virgo (3) 214 Truth or ___ (4) 216 Floral necklaces (4) 217 Musher’s transport (4) 218 Smallest in the litter (4) 220 Suffered from ongoing pain (5) 222 A towering inferno befell this U.K. city (6) 224 Banking machine (3) 225 Liquor distilled from sugar cane (3) 227 An island in New Guinea (4) 229 Ginger cookie (4) 230 Distinctive flair (4) 231 Bargain (4) 232 President born 100 yrs ago; died 1963 (3) 234 ‘Ain’t ___ Sweet’ turned 90 (3) 238 New show based on Archie Andrews (9) 240 Penpoints (4) 242 Happy (4) 243 The ___ King musical turned 20 (4) 244 Small twigs used to start fires (9) 247 New moon discovered for this large planet (7) 249 100th an. of U.S. declaring war on this country (7) 252 Eat (7) 254 To predict (7) 255 A horse with a yellowish gray coat (3) 256 Magician who did 1st ‘buried alive’ stunt a century ago (7) 258 A type of filled pasta (7) 260 Lunar excursion module, abbr. (3) 261 ___ Doubtfire (3) 263 Boxing film won the Oscar 40 yrs ago (5) 265 City to host 2024 Olympics (5) 266 A head action, meaning yes (3) 267 Ancient cross (3) 269 Not bright (3) 270 Heavenly body (3) 272 Similar to a beret (3) 274 Barrel of oil equivalent, abbr. (3) 275 Quick swim (3) 276 Uncooked (3) 277 Long, long time (3) 278 An early time zone in N. America (3) 282 Aspirin ingredient (3) 289 This McDonald’s burger turned 50 (3,3) 292 Needle hole (3) 293 To eat a fine meal (4) 294 Agreement (4) 296 A maid in East Asia or India (4) 297 ___ constrictor (3) 299 Purple dino who got TV break 25 yrs ago (6) 303 Weather ___ shows wind direction (4) 304 Hang around (4) 305 Health of Great Barrier ___ declined (4) 307 Religious figure (4) 312 Bowling target (3) 313 An evergreen (3) 314 Long jail sentence (4) 315 Pasty (4) 316 Plumbing problem (4) 318 A horse’s foot (4) 320 The loneliest number (3) 321 Sheep’s cry (3) 323 Idolize (5) 324 ___ Schumer made Broadway debut (3) 326 Borders (5) 327 Dog doc (3) 328 1st ‘high ___’ gesture documented 40 yrs ago (4) 329 Cried (4) 330 Minor setback (4) 332 Gone With the Wind plantation (4) 334 Electric guitar hookup (3) 335 Allman Brother died at age 69 (5) 336 Noir or Grigio (5) 337 Used in seafood chowder (5) 339 Allow (3) 340 To rouse from sleep (4) 341 It’s true (4) 343 Darn! (4) 345 Burrow (4) 347 Emergency intervention plan, abbr. (3) 350 Soil (4) 351 Cashews and almonds (4) 352 Slave away (4) 354 My word! (4) 356 Up for it (4) 360 Hunched over (7) 361 Disney elephant film to be remade (5) 362 Hog’s home (3) 363 Shopping area (4) 364 Fathers (4) 365 Flay or Puck (4) 366 Pesky insect (4) 368 Fired (4) 370 Self-satisfied (4) 372 Elbow’s site (3) 373 Blacks out (6) 374 To aim and fire, again (7) 375 NBA champs (8) 376 Int’l Association for Identification, abbr. (3) 377 Buffalo ___ died 100 yrs ago (4) 378 Overlook (4) 379 Carbon copy (2) 380 A goddess in Sumerian mythology (2) 382 ABC is reviving American ___ (4) 384 Opera highlight (4) 386 A time in history (3) 387 Heartbreakers’ leader singer who passed (3,5) 389 Service club formed a century ago (5) 390 The Hardy ___ debuted on TV 40 yrs ago (4) 391 Anger (3) 392 Fawn’s mother (3) 394 Children’s author Blyton (4) 396 An area for surgery (2) 399 To court someone (3) 400 Sticky strip (4) 401 When people link elbows (3,2,3) 403 Plant that felines love (6) 405 Flake of soot (4) 407 A British restroom (3) 409 Coquettish (3) 410 100 cents (6) 411 Balloon filler (3) 412 Athlete who is best at a position (3-4) 413 Price is Right’s Bob ___ retired 10 yrs ago (6) 414 Nodes in the body (5) 415 Take it easy (4) 417 A short preposition (2) 419 Twosome (3) 421 Special attention and care (3) 422 Small white dog (7) 423 Cornerback, abbr. (2) 424 Bashful (3) 426 Poet cummings (2) 428 Better than silver or bronze (4) 430 Fourth note of scale (2) 431 Abbr. for French or from (2) 432 Extreme (7) 433 Eye parts (7) 437 In poor health (6) 441 Sajack or Benatar (3) 445 Friend (5) 446 Like thick smoke (5) 447 Contented cat noise (4) 449 Hermit also known as Kaladevala (5) 451 Popular form of meditation (2) 452 In addition (3) 453 Oscar’s best actor: ___ Affleck (5) 455 A type of tortricidae (7,4) 459 Footnote note (4) 461 A midterm or final (4) 462 Get rid of (4) 463 Staff accounting bulletin, abbr. (3) 464 Ticker symbol for Rockwell Automation (3) 465 Actor ___ Efron turned 30 (3) 466 Global organization turned 72 (2) 468 An operative (3) 472 Wild blue yonder (3) 474 Prefix meaning two (2) 475 Remove from suitcase (6) 476 Meditation sound (2) 477 New Rob Reiner film: Shock and ___ (3) 478 Cape Town’s country (2) 480 Dry or mocking (3) 482 Set one’s sights (3) 483 A film made for the small screen (2,5) 485 Singer ___ Campbell passed in Aug. (4) 487 Near (5,2) 489 N. American country that turned 150 (6) 490 Levels (6) 491 Empty (6) 492 Unsliced portions of bread (6) 493 Ketchup that turned 141 yrs old (5) 495 Augmented reality, abbr. (2) 496 Turns out to be (4,2) 497 Tried something (3,1,2) 498 Ebert and Daltrey (6) 49 An organ in the lymphatic system (6) 50 Weak, bloodless (6) 501 A new book was released on this Impressionist (6) 503 Blood-typing system (3) 504 Swedish pop group working on hologram project (4) 505 Santa’s vehicle (6) 506 A verse in a poem (6) 507 Gilligan’s ___ ended 50 yrs ago (6) 510 Some golf clubs (5) 517 A river in Wiltshire, England (2) 518 This ex-Spice Girl designed for Target (4) 520 Elvis’s record label (3) 523 ‘Love Story’ composer Francis (3) 524 Opposite of yes (2) 527 Official language of Laos (3) 528 Symbol for chemical element thorium (2) 530 Calvin Harris or Tiesto (2) 532 White noise, abbr. (2)