Round 1 | 2002 MIT Mystery Hunt |
You fondly remember talking to your uncle about plans for your sixteenth birthday party. "You want to hold a block party? Preposterous! It could be so much grander than that-- let me get the zoning commission on the phone..."
This is your standard, run-of-the-mill crossword. All you need to do is read the squares in the appropriate order.
ACROSS 1. Mysian region 6. U.S. agency that lasted for only four years 9. The New Anon, after their name change 16. Jorgen Tesman's wife 17. Problem for zombies 18. Stop or transfer follower 19. Member of the order Trichoptera 21. Accept 22. Kind of bit 24. He was once Norodom Sihanouk's defense minister 25. Michael Reid MacKay's character was punished for it in 1995 27. Jaguar's lover, in the movies 29. Fruit sometimes used to make raki 30. Double 32. Basal portions of sporogonia 34. Laman, to Lehi 35. It was first proposed in 1923 (abbr.) 36. Division symbols 39. Jeri Ryan's middle name 41. Trouble 42. Office component 44. Abdominal regions, for example 48. Org. using the address 15503 Ventura Blvd. 50. Genre of "2gether: The Series" 52. Shock, Fever, et al. 53. Supposedly healthy feature of a cruise vacation 56. Improve 59. When Christ's ascension is celebrated, e.g. (abbr.) 60. ___ arborescens 62. DJ born Alexander Coe 63. First name of the singer who once worked as a production assistant on "Pee-wee's Playhouse" 64. Nog's father 67. Personal possessions, to some 69. Mooring necessities 71. #9 on U.S. News & World Report's list of best Southern universities 73. Animal featured on O'Reilly's "Learning Perl" book 76. Ends 77. Become disenchanted with 79. Oval-shaped city surrounded by a wall with seven gates 81. Make a mistake, in some card games 83. Group that broke Elvis Presley's record for the most weeks spent at number one 87. With no hesitation 88. Comfort ___ 89. "Hello Kitty", "Beast Wars II", etc. 90. "I know what I'm doing" 91. Flatron maker 92. Roderick's creator, in mystery fiction DOWN 1. Marijuana's active ingredient 2. Da Brady portrayer in "The Butcher Boy" 3. Like 7, 11, and 29 4. Attaches riders, etc. 5. It can only be achieved after death 6. Composer of "Blanchefleur and Helen: Hail, Most Beautiful One" 7. Tonic ___ 8. Visors come with them 9. It might have a max of 5.0 10. "G.I. Joe Extreme" character 11. "Eli and the Thirteenth Confession" singer 12. Alter to suit one's own needs 13. Believed to be 14. Entirely 15. Hot 20. European settlers 23. Band that once used a sample of Mark David Chapman's voice until Yoko Ono got them to remove it 25. Head gremlin in "Gremlins" 26. Role for Nikky Smedley 28. Gulper, for one 30. Wrinkles 31. Word before service or vendor 33. "Pop Across America" channel 37. Easy gait 38. He debuted on Broadway in Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing" 40. Columbus-to-Delaware dir. 43. Girl frequently used on "Match Game" 45. Epigram, usually 46. Execrates 47. Crude pictures 49. TourBook offerer 51. One half of the Mr. Sparkle logo on "The Simpsons" 54. Lobbyists for the NRA 55. It's often available in 100, 200, and 400 57. Former "Mickey Mouse Club" actor who became a singer in a boy band 58. Like haupia 61. 45 inches, once 64. "I know you are but what am I", to some 65. Kitten voiced by Joey Lawrence 66. Man played by both Brando and Lancaster 68. Blackjack 70. Jonny Moseley's sport 72. Louis Skolnick, Gilbert Lowell, and friends 74. Speedpass offerer 75. Devil ___ the tailors 78. Final notice? 80. Agatha Christie detective 82. It may come in packs 84. She played Catherine aka "The Cruelest Girl" 85. Label for Mantronix and The Shadows 86. Dr. Cortex from "Crash Bandicoot"