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.
This article appears in Aug 30 – Sep 5, 2011.
