Answers to last week’s puzzle

ACROSS

1. Seen filming men at Park Road Park — BILL JAMES

4. Historic mixed blessing — BANK OF AMERICA

7. Alumni of Three Stooges University — NCDEPTOFTRANSPORTATION

10. The Titanic, the Hindenburg and the ______ — NASCARHALLOFFAME

13. Goofball fundamentalist preacher — TOOMANYTOCHOOSEFROM

17. Someone whose family should be beaten — AMYWINEHOUSE

20. My stock portfolio status — 0x000AHIJACKEDBYSPECULATORS

23. Fastest, biggest man who can’t throw straight — CAMNEWTON

27. Best living N.C. author — 0x000ADORISBETTS

30. Bachmann often overdoes these — CRAZY EYES

34. Amount of alcohol in a shot of Cuervo, lousy guess — 0x000A3 PERCENT

38. Most people would love to do this to Uptown tow trucks — BOOTTHEM

41. The sign of Jesus — C0x000AAPRICORN

44. Twist and _______ — SHUTTHEHELLUP

DOWN

1. We’ll have to put up with them since raising taxes on rich to keep our infrastructure up to date is unthinkable — TOLLROADS

2. M. Night Shyamalan’s motto — COOLNAMETRUMPSTALENT

5. Neighbor behind me’s Saturday A.M. hobby — RUNNINGAGODDAMCHAINSAW

8. Councilman Warren Turner’s biggest re-election challenge — WOMENWITHMEMORY

11. GOP translation of “Women’s right to know” — SLUTSNEEDPUNISHMENT

15. Eighth wonder of the world — MYSNAZZYNEWYORKYANKEESKEYCHAIN

21. Invented in 1971 — 0x000AAIRGUITARS

25. Anti-gay bigot cheerleader — KAYEMCGARRY

28. Star of the film The Beaver — FRIENDTHATWOKEMEUPATTHEEND

32. Proposed name for 1.3-mile-long streetcar line on Trade St. — 0x000ATHESTARTERKIT

36. Opposite of remains — LIVEPEOPLE

41. Worst pre-Panthers game hangout — BECHTLERMUSEUMCOURTYARD

43. Surprisingly hard to get jacked up about — DEMCONVENTIONNEXTYEAR

Thanks to Brian Frazer in May Contain Nuts for the idea.

John Grooms is a multiple award-winning writer and editor, teacher, public speaker, event organizer, cultural critic, music history buff and incurable smartass. He writes the Boomer With Attitude column,...

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