Courthouse
This ride carries you past dioramas displaying famous "hanging judges." According to the ride's story, these are the nightmares of an old west cowpoke falsely accused of outlawry. The gruesome sets and unnaturally-smooth-moving animatronic figures seem likely to inspire real nightmares.
Tomás de Torquemada
If Torquemada was named appropriately for a friar who encouraged conversion with thumbscrews, figure these out:
| 87-minute Charlie Chaplin film | ◯_ _ _ _ _ _ _ | |
| The Good Place character who pulls radishes | _ _ _ | ◯ _ _ _ |
| 2008 film directed by the Wachowskis | _ | ◯_ _ _ _ |
| British spy who can heat things up, baby | ◯_ _ _ _ _ _ _ | |
| Annual Charles River event with eye-dotting and water friction | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | ◯_ _ |
| Atmospheric Queen song | _ _ _ | ◯_ _ |
| Moving annual Boston Pops Spectacular | _ _ _ _ _ | ◯ |
Cardinal Ximénez
This cardinal was known for saying "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!" in a comedy sketch. Find this crossword's unexpected gimmick; then find two symmetrically-opposite rhyming words for a message:
Across:
1. Legend
5. Dress's lower edge
8. Emit forcefully
12. Crossworder's fave succulent
14. Very crazy in Veracruz
15. One who bids
16. How I chase foes (not really)
17. Recipe instruction
18. Fills shelves
20. Morse-friendly m'aider
22. Rubber stamp's partner
24. Go with
28. Goat near mountain ape?
29. Average
30. Not the center of a frisbee
31. Take it easy
32. Tree type
33. Persuaded otherwise
35. He played Jinn
37. Uncle ___, USA mascot
38. Thwarts
40. #WicDiv Kanyelike deity
43. Lone Star stater
44. Permits
47. Moby Dick inspiration
48. Scrub skin
49. Tykes
50. Charon's river
51. Church feature
Down:
1. Yoga gear
2. Phloem's counterpart
3. Singer Braton
4. Moreland on The L Word
5. Of that woman
6. Net Persia ruler after Darius
7. 11/11
8. Grace of rock
9. Some hats
10. Forgivable
11. Took first place
13. Spidey's e-costume
19. Dark crystal
21. Donut eternal feature
23. E-living
24. Some hatchet wielders
25. Crossword clue for ANOA
26. Arrived latest
27. It goes through frisbee center
31. Old word for Wallachia-Moldavia region
33. Charles Stark "___" Draper
34. Tower of tongues
36. They quantify loudness
39. Let the fine through
41. Antsy acronym
42. Rents
43. Message on a mobile
45. Cutely shy
46. Perceive
Reverend Samuel Parris
Not just a historical figure, also main character in The Crucible. This play was named for a device in which one might melt a metal, perhaps mixing in an additive.
| Gathered bundles of hay | _ _ _ _ _ |
| Place for fraternal order | _ _ _ _ _ |
| C3H5N3O9 | _ _ _ _ _ |
| Cut for fries | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
| Not pro | _ _ _ _ |
| Modest belief of one's own importance | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
| Showing an excessive willingness to please | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
| Trimmed a picture | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
Titus Oates
Historically reviled for making up a hoax conspiracy, puzzlers find his name a bit much in the vowel department.
| Building 32 | _ _ _ _ _ |
| A standard deck has four | _ _ _ _ _ |
| Speech with a drink | _ _ _ _ _ |
| Low digits | _ _ _ _ |
| Volsci leader Tullius who sheltered Coriolanus | _ _ _ _ _ _ |
| Ermine | _ _ _ _ _ |
| "Bottled fire" in Dark Souls | _ _ _ _ _ |
| Taffy-like candy roll | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
| Skip part of a game | _ _ _ _ _ _ |
George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys
Pretty impressive for a judge to be known for harsh sentencing back in those days.
This Display Closed for Repairs
But maybe you can extrapolate.
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