• December 08, 1997
• Vol. 48
• No. 23

Pearl of a Girl

By Stephanie Spadaccini

ACROSS [P] 1. She played Laura Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke Show (initials) [BR] 4. Stimpy's cartoon partner [BR] 7. Antonio Ban-deras's role in 43 Down [BR] 10 ___ Few Dollars More (Clint Eastwood spaghetti western; 2 wds.) [BR] 11. "Catch a Falling Star" singer Perry ___ [BR] 12. Mark Twain portrayer ___ Holbrook [BR] 13. "Up and ___!" ("Let's go!") [BR] 14. Rock musical about the hippie generation [BR] 15. Steven Spielberg's ex-wife actress ___ Irving [BR] 16. Star of TV's Pearl (2 wds.) [BR] 19. "I Can ___ for Miles" (The Who's Top 10 single) [BR] 20. PBS show ___ Con Cook [BR] 21. Former Speaker of the House ___ O'Neill [BR] 24. Paul Simon's ex-partner ___ Garfunkel [BR] 26. Revenge of the ___(Robert Carradine comedy) [BR] 30. Chicago Hope's ___ Arkin [BR] 32. Jessica Lange's significant other ___ Shepard [BR] 34. ___ Until Dark (Audrey Hepburn thriller) [BR] 35. ___ Relief (Whoopi Goldberg-Robin Williams-Billy Crystal fund-raiser) [BR] 37. Sesame Street denizen ___ Bird [BR] 39. 1960s singing group Booker T. &the ___ [BR] 40. ___ Bravo (John Wayne western) [BR] 42. lady Sings the Blues actor Billy ___ Williams [BR] 44. Hubby of 16 Across (2 wds.) [BR] 49. ___, Larry and Curly (The Three Stooges) [BR] 51. And others (Latin abbr.; 2 wds.) [BR] 52. Supermodel who's married to David Bowie [BR] 53. Falcon Crest actress ___ Alicia [BR] 54. Burrowing animal [BR] 55. Musical quiz show Nome That ___ [BR] 56. Nash Bridges star ___ Johnson [BR] 57. Gorilla [BR] 58. Go ___ Alice (1972 made-for-TV movie) [P] DOWN [P] 1. Like a ___ to a flame [BR] 2. Under the Yum Yum ___ (Jack Lemmon comedy) [BR] 3. "Monday, Monday" singers the ___ and the Papas [BR] 4. Sound from the MGM lion [BR] 5. The Americanization of ___ (JamesGarner-Julie Andrews drama) [BR] 6. Desert Storm honcho "Stormin'___"Schwarzkopf [BR] 7. Asian action star Jackie ___ [BR] 8. ___ it up (overact) [BR] 9. The TV Tarzan Ron ___ [BR] 10 ___ and Away ([CELEBRITY_LINK "Tom Cruise"]-[CELEBRITY_LINK "Nicole Kidman"] epic) [BR] 11. Hit TV series that featured 16 Across [BR] 17. Children's story "The Princess and the ___" [BR] 18. ___ Leaf (Walter Matthau-Elaine May comedy; 2 wds.) [BR] 21. TV game show Tic ___ Dough [BR] 22. Wedding words (2 wds.) [BR] 23. ___ Dawber of Mork & Mindy [BR] 25. Damn Yankees star ___ Hunter [BR] 27. St. Louis football team member [BR] 28. "I ___ Rock and Roll Music" (Peter, Paul & Mary tune) [BR] 29. Address abbreviations [BR] 31. Mighty Aphrodite actress ___ Sorvino [BR] 33. "Stuck in the ___ with You" (1973 hit tune) [BR] 36. Foreign film Oscar winner ___ Paradiso [BR] 38. "Golly!" [BR] 41. "___ of Old Smoky" (2 wds.) [BR] 43. Recent musical starring [CELEBRITY_LINK "Madonna"] [BR] 44. Lois & Clark star ___ Cain [BR] 45. Jodie Foster's alma mater [BR] 46. Radio talkmeister Don ___ [BR] 47 ___ Girl (sci-fi flick starring Lori Petty and Ice-T) [BR] 48. ___ Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Jack Nicholson vehicle) [BR] 49. Joe Cocker: ___ Dogs and Englishmen [a 1971 rockumentary) [BR] 50. Sean Lennon's mom, Yoko __ [P]