Puzzles: Printable Crossword - Issue: May 19, 2023 - Free Printable

To solve this crossword puzzle, we need to fill in the grid using the clues provided for both "Across" and "Down" entries. Let's break down the solution step by step.

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Clues and Solutions

#### ACROSS
1. Hollywood’s Writers Guild went on strike last week; this 1992 Jack Nicholson movie features a Teamsters’ strike organized by the title character
- This is a reference to the movie *A Few Good Men*.
- Answer: A FEW GOOD MEN

2. “Stop!” in pirate-speak
- In pirate-speak, "Avast!" means "stop."
- Answer: AVAST

3. “___ dia!” (Portuguese greeting)
- The Portuguese greeting is "Bom dia!" which means "Good day."
- Answer: BOM

4. Consumed, in the Bible
- In the Bible, people are often said to be "devoured" by various forces.
- Answer: DEVOUR

5. Fourth letter
- The fourth letter of the alphabet is "D."
- Answer: D

6. In the style of
- The phrase "in the style of" can be abbreviated as "a la."
- Answer: A LA

7. With 26-Across: 1941’s Best Picture (famously winning over Citizen Kane), which centers on a miners’ strike in Wales
- The 1941 Best Picture winner was *How Green Was My Valley*, which is about a miners' strike in Wales.
- Answer: HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY

8. “Take a chair, please!”
- The phrase "Please be seated" is commonly used to invite someone to sit.
- Answer: PLEASE BE SEATED

9. Guy’s counterpart
- A woman is a counterpart to a guy.
- Answer: GAL

10. Rowboat mover
- A person who moves a rowboat is called a "rower."
- Answer: ROWER

11. Donate
- The word "donate" can also be expressed as "contribute."
- Answer: CONTRIBUTE

12. “On one condition…”
- The phrase "on one condition" is often followed by "if."
- Answer: IF

13. See 17-Across
- This clue refers back to the answer for 17-Across, which is "HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY."
- Answer: HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY

14. “Greetings! I am a cow”
- This is a playful way of saying "moo."
- Answer: MOO

15. No-troops area, for short
- A no-troops area is often referred to as a "no-fly zone."
- Answer: NO-FLY ZONE

16. “That’s a good one!”
- The phrase "That's a good one!" is often shortened to "Nice shot."
- Answer: NICE SHOT

17. Airport info
- Airport information is often abbreviated as "ATIS" (Automatic Terminal Information Service).
- Answer: ATIS

18. Vegas resort and casino
- A famous Vegas resort and casino is the "Bellagio."
- Answer: BELLAGIO

19. 50+ org.
- The organization for people aged 50 and older is the "AARP."
- Answer: AARP

20. Perfect
- The word "perfect" can also be expressed as "ideal."
- Answer: IDEAL

21. Oscar-winning 1976 documentary about striking miners in Kentucky
- The documentary is *Harlan County USA*.
- Answer: HARLAN COUNTY USA

22. Make ___ with the devil
- The phrase is "make a deal with the devil."
- Answer: DEAL

23. Awesome person
- An awesome person can be described as "cool."
- Answer: COOL

24. Like most marathoners
- Marathoners are often described as "fit."
- Answer: FIT

25. One of 24 on most humans
- Humans have 24 ribs.
- Answer: RIB

26. Settings for many TV dramas
- Many TV dramas are set in "apartments."
- Answer: APARTMENTS

27. “The Tell-Tale Heart” author’s initials
- The author of "The Tell-Tale Heart" is Edgar Allan Poe, whose initials are "E.A."
- Answer: E.A.

28. 1979 drama in which Sally Field’s character organizes a strike in a North Carolina cotton mill
- The film is *Norma Rae*.
- Answer: NORMA RAE

29. Laments the dead
- The verb "mourns" is used to describe lamenting the dead.
- Answer: MOURNS

30. Masterwork
- A masterwork can also be called a "opus."
- Answer: OPUS

31. Time-buying syllable
- The syllable "ah" is often used to buy time.
- Answer: AH

32. Helping hand
- A helping hand can be described as an "assistant."
- Answer: ASSISTANT

33. Trap spun from silk
- A trap spun from silk is a "web."
- Answer: WEB

34. Wittily named 2014 documentary chronicling the most recent Writers Guild strike, in 2007–08
- The documentary is *Writer Wars*.
- Answer: WRITER WARS

35. Less friendly
- The opposite of friendly is "unfriendly."
- Answer: UNFRIENDLY

36. Stephen King-esque
- Stephen King's works are often described as "horror."
- Answer: HORROR

37. Shoot the breeze
- The phrase "shoot the breeze" means to chat or talk casually.
- Answer: CHAT

38. Impudence
- Impudence can also be described as "audacity."
- Answer: AUDACITY

39. Did it wrong
- The phrase "did it wrong" can be expressed as "botched."
- Answer: BOTCHED

40. Herb in pizza sauce
- Oregano is a common herb in pizza sauce.
- Answer: OREGANO

41. Antipasto piece
- A common antipasto piece is "olives."
- Answer: OLIVES

42. “My fellow pirate”
- Pirates often refer to each other as "matey."
- Answer: MATEY

43. Knight on “Midnight Train to Georgia”
- The knight on the train is "Glen Campbell."
- Answer: GLEN CAMPBELL

44. ___ Steaks
- The term "rib steaks" is commonly used.
- Answer: RIB

45. Trackers of Santa Claus
- The trackers of Santa Claus are known as "North Pole."
- Answer: NORTH POLE

46. France’s longest river
- The longest river in France is the "Loire."
- Answer: LOIRE

47. Working or fighting, casually
- The term "casually working or fighting" can be described as "moonlighting."
- Answer: MOONLIGHTING

48. Affable Braff
- Affable Braff is "Jonathan."
- Answer: JONATHAN

49. Audible warnings
- Audible warnings are often called "alarms."
- Answer: ALARMS

50. Salmon eggs
- Salmon eggs are called "roe."
- Answer: ROE

51. Unadulterated
- The word "pure" describes something unadulterated.
- Answer: PURE

52. Swiss mathematician who popularized usage of pi
- The Swiss mathematician is Leonhard Euler.
- Answer: EULER

53. Part of AAPI
- AAPI stands for Asian American and Pacific Islander.
- Answer: ASIAN

54. Bedstand items
- Bedstand items are often "lamps."
- Answer: LAMPS

55. Actress Shawkat of Arrested Development
- The actress is "Alia."
- Answer: ALIA

56. Average
- The word "average" can also be expressed as "mean."
- Answer: MEAN

57. Feet-first position in utero
- The feet-first position is called "breech."
- Answer: BREECH

58. “Evidently that’s the case”
- The phrase "evidently that's the case" can be expressed as "obviously."
- Answer: OBVIOUSLY

59. “Inconceivable!”
- The phrase "inconceivable" is often used humorously.
- Answer: INCONCEIVABLE

60. Sydney ___ House
- The Sydney Opera House is a famous landmark.
- Answer: OPERA

61. Cube-maker Erno
- Erno Rubik invented the Rubik's Cube.
- Answer: RUBIK

62. Former California governor, casually
- The former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is casually referred to as "Arnold."
- Answer: ARNOLD

63. Host of the show
- The host of a show is often called the "MC."
- Answer: MC

64. Milk container of a sort
- A milk container can be a "carton."
- Answer: CARTON

65. Phone snap
- A phone snap is often called a "text."
- Answer: TEXT

66. Aggravate
- The word "irritate" means to aggravate.
- Answer: IRRITATE

67. Bobby in rinks
- Bobby Orr is a famous hockey player.
- Answer: ORR

68. Golfer Michelle who won 2014 U.S. Women’s Open
- The golfer is Michelle Wie.
- Answer: WIE

69. Beatty in Superman
- The actor who played Lex Luthor in *Superman* is Gene Hackman.
- Answer: HACKMAN

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DOWN

1. “That’s a good one!”
- See Across 16.
- Answer: NICE SHOT

2. Prefix meaning “of the ear”
- The prefix is "aural."
- Answer: AURAL

3. Just a handful
- A small number can be described as "few."
- Answer: FEW

4. Like Holmesian London, often
- Holmesian London is often described as "Victorian."
- Answer: VICTORIAN

5. Full of anxiety
- The word "anxious" describes someone full of anxiety.
- Answer: ANXIOUS

6. Suffix with drinks
- Drinks often have the suffix "-cocktail."
- Answer: COCKTAIL

7. Copperhead’s poison
- Copperheads are venomous snakes.
- Answer: VENOM

8. Eternally, in poetry
- In poetry, "forever" is often used to mean eternally.
- Answer: FOREVER

9. ___ for attention (neglect)
- Neglecting attention can be described as "ignore."
- Answer: IGNORE

10. College exam graders, often
- College exam graders are often called "professors."
- Answer: PROFESSORS

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Final Answer

After filling in all the clues, the completed crossword puzzle will look like this:

```
A FEW GOOD MEN
AVAST
BOM
DEVOUR
D
A LA
HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY
PLEASE BE SEATED
GAL
ROWER
CONTRIBUTE
IF
HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY
MOO
NO-FLY ZONE
NICE SHOT
ATIS
BELLAGIO
AARP
IDEAL
HARLAN COUNTY USA
DEAL
COOL
FIT
RIB
APARTMENTS
E.A.
NORMA RAE
MOURNS
OPUS
AH
ASSISTANT
WEB
WRITER WARS
UNFRIENDLY
HORROR
CHAT
AUDACITY
BOTCHED
OREGANO
OLIVES
MATEY
GLEN CAMPBELL
RIB
NORTH POLE
LOIRE
MOONLIGHTING
JONATHAN
ALARMS
ROE
PURE
EULER
ASIAN
LAMPS
ALIA
MEAN
BREECH
OBVIOUSLY
INCONCEIVABLE
OPERA
RUBIK
ARNOLD
CARTON
TEXT
IRRITATE
ORR
WIE
HACKMAN
```

Thus, the final answer is:
\boxed{A FEW GOOD MEN}