Crossword Puzzle

HISTORY LESSON

ACROSS

1. IRNA ___, MOTHER OF SOAPS 8. Papa’s partner 11. Y&R’S Spectra, for short 12. MAGAZINE THAT SAID IN 1976 THAT SOAPS WERE THE“TV’S RICHEST MARKET” 14. French group 15. HOME OF THE LONGEST RUNNING RADIO SOAP 16. “Shape __ __ ship out!” (two words) 17. Man or woman 18. B&B’S Hedren (ex-helen) 19. Roman 52 20. Signs of success?; abbr. 23. Positive voice in the House? 24. Concert ending? 25. Put _ __ on (limit, two words) 27. VERY FIRST SOAP, A 1 ACROSS CREATION (two words) 32. Slumdog Millionaire costume 33. WORD EVENTUALLY OMITTED FROM THE TITLE OF THE LONGEST RUNNING SOAP OF ALL TIME 34. Hockey legend 37. Pants, slangily 39. Alternative to JFK or LGA 40. DAYS heroine 42. CORONATION ___, CURRENT LONGESTRUNNING SOAP 44. Sport sandal brand 45. Before 47. Madame (Mme.) counterpart; abbr. 48. Mountain road sign abbreviation 49. DAYS’S Weston 50. Alyvia __ Lind (ex-faith, Y&R) 51. HIGHEST NUMBER OF DAYTIME SOAPS RUNNING AT THE SAME TIME

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1. LAST NEW DAYTIME ENTRY 2. 13-digit book IDS; abbr. 3. Where Belief was made (B&B) 4. Alternative to Inc. or Ltd. 5. Spitting sound 6. Toddler’s cup type 7. WHAT SOAPS WERE CALLED BEFORE THEY WERE CALLED SOAPS 8. Navigational aid 9. ___ Heinle (Victoria, Y&R) 10. Gilles ____ (ex-ted, DAYS) 13. Brood 18. Romanov ruler 21. WHERE SOAPS BEGAN 22. MONK condition 26. SEINFELD role played by ALL MY CHILDREN’S John O’hurley (ex-kit) 27. GAMBLE PARTNER; THEIR COMPANY GAVE SOAPS THEIR NAME

28. “Bye now!” (two words) 29. “To ___ is human ...” 30. “Whatcha gonna do” (two words) 31. Just 35. Cambodian currency 36. ___ Bowens (Chanel, DAYS) 38. Auto route from Maine to Florida (two words) 41. Y&R role for Abhi Sinha 43. Perfect score 45. Lani’s dad (DAYS) 46. “___ lost!”