crossword

ACROSS

1 ‘80s sitcom about a furry alien 4 “What nonsense!”

7 “The ___ Limits”

12 2008 musical film “Mamma

___!”

13 “Riverdale” star KJ 14 “Frasier” family

15 School of thought

16 New TV drama “___ Dads” 18 Hockey equipment piece 20 “Skip to My ___”

21 Asian language 22 Techno-drama that starred Rami Malek

27 South American beaver-like rodent

29 Western wolf

30 Secret language

31 Ply with drink

32 Half goat, half man

33 Hotel prices

34 2013 Matt Damon flick 38 Conquistador’s prize

39 TV schedule abbr.

40 Colonel Sandurz portrayer in “Spaceballs” (1987) 43 Magical TV series, with “The”

48 Norma ___ (Sally Field role) 49 Spoiler alert: “Planet of the Apes” (1968) planet

50 Wild West of Hollywood 51 Surgery sites, for short 52 Reality series “Don’t Be ___” 53 Neighbor of Turk. 54 Deli sandwich

DOWN

1 French friends 2 “Schindler’s ___” (1993 Spielberg film)

3 Fox sitcom with a dog named Brian

4 Pull out of a commitment 5 G.I.’s mail drop

6 Post-harvest stalks

7 Come to pass

8 Spoon-bender Geller

9 1960’s chess champ

10 Rock musician Brian 11 Whistle blower

17 NATO member

19 Fattened dinner chickens 23 TV “shark” Kevin

24 Infamous recurring “Survivor” contestant 25 Symphony member

26 Wee ones

27 Central Perk in “Friends” 28 Kind of testimony 31 Chrome, for one 35 Scratchy’s frenemy in “The Simpsons”

36 Former Presidential candidate Yang’s Freedom Dividend 37 Sirs’ counterparts

41 ___ of Sandwich

42 Take a breather 43 Encountered

44 Tiny battery

45 Warning from an angry dog 46 “___ be my pleasure!” 47 Aye’s opposite