TV Crossword
Across
1. “History of the World, Part I” (1981) writer, director, producer and star Brooks
4. The ___ (Bruce Springsteen’s nickname)
8. Something to strike
12. From ___ ___ Z
13. Three-ply treat
14. Prayer ending
15. Disaster movie shout
16. Sitcom “___ & ___”
18. Night watch
20. Brief pieces of time
21. Fr. title
22. “Wheel of Fortune” request
23. Star David Alan of former sketch comedy series “In Living Color”
25. Edgy Cooking Channel series “___ G’s Bitchin’ Kitchen”
30. “The Talk” host Gilbert
31. Storage compartments
32. Parenting challenges
34. Big sound in Washington
35. Simile’s center
38. Stubborn pack animal
39. “Night at the Museum” trilogy star Ben
43. Former series starring William Shatner that explored bizarre happenings: “___ or What?”
46. Netflix series “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction” host David
48. Maiden name preceder
49. Dry as a bone
50. “Pretty Woman”
(1990) and “Runaway Bride” (1999) star Richard
51. TV schedule abbr.
52. The “m” in E=mc2
53. U2 member, with “The”
54. Rower’s tool
Down
1. “Home Alone” (1990) burglars Harry and ___
2. Place for pins
3. Western drama that was canceled after three seasons by A&E but revived by Netflix
4. Cricket player
5. “... ___ ___ quit!”
6. Bart Simpson’s aunt
7. Athenian lawman
8. Remove the rind from a fruit
9. Sultanate on the Arabian Sea
10. Small denomination
11. Chemical endings
17. Extras in “The X-Files”
19. “That is to say …”
23. Clock std.
24. “The Facts of Life” star Charlotte
26. Treat badly
27. Investigates more closely
28. Suffix with elephant
29. Halifax clock setting: Abbr.
33. Good time for bargain hunters
34. Fictitious town featured in “Parks and Recreation”
36. Twilled fabric
37. 2005 comedy starring Sandra Bullock: “Miss Congeniality 2: ___ & Fabulous”
39. Loud door sound
40. Prefix with byte
41. “How sweet ___ ___!”
42. Former Fords
44. Sitcom about a Texas soccer mom
45. Sweetheart
47. Country in S.A.