MAMMOTH CROSSWORD
Puzzle fans, get your pens ready
ACROSS
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. Sketch 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) 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) 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) 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 gray 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. Carmaker 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)
DOWN
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 shell-shocked (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. Jump 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) 499. An organ in the lymphatic system (6) 500. 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)