"The Worst of 2007" — let us look back, and feel shame.
by Matt Jones • ©2008 Jonesin' Crosswords Brought to you by Melanie Perry, Agent State Farm Insurance
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Across 1 Big-budget movies, often 6 Some college degs. 9 Fulfill a debt 14 American ___ (U.S. territory) 15 Words before "glance" 16 Cream of the crop 17 Soulja Boy song on many "Worst of 2007" lists, despite hitting #1 19 Strong winds 20 Cancelled 2007 CBS dramedy that "comes close" to being "the worst show in the history of television," according to the New York Times 22 Dull pain 25 "Interview" actress Miller 26 The Snoopy ___-Cone Machine 27 "No way I'm believing that!" 29 Jason of the "Alvin and the Chipmunks" movie 31 Mentalist Geller 32 Subtlety 37 Greek goddess of the Earth 41 Hybrid fashion item named one of People.com's "2007 Worst Trends" 44 Punta del ___, Uruguay 45 Squish down 46 Org. that assigns numerical IDs 47 It comes from your butt?
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11 12 13 18 21 Movie studio city, in Variety 22 headline shorthand 23 Dr. J's former league 24 "Mortal ___" 28 Tennis star Kournikova 30 Sequel that made The Onion A.V. Club's "Worst Movies of 2007" list, 33 34 with a rare "F" grade 35 Shining 36 One of the "Ten Worst Automobiles of 2007" as ranked 38 by thetruthaboutcars.com 39 Stiller's comedy partner 40 ___-pitch softball 42 Spine-tingling Gross 43 2003 Will Ferrell movie 48 Red carpet clothing 50
Down 1 Key that helps you exit 2 Course standard 3 "But ___ Cheerleader" (1999 movie with RuPaul) 4 Get across 5 H.H. Munro's pen name 6 Faith centered in Haifa 7 "___ of Two Cities" 8 He of three sixes 9 Black Uhuru's genre 10 "In the Valley of ___" (2007 Tommy Lee Jones film)
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Pharmaceutical output Skipped the restaurant Simple question type Idiot boxes Except that Make happy "Hannah Montana" star Miley Criminal's bank job Wind dir. Narcissistic quality Barefoot Nav. rank Conservative opener ___-Magnon man Bad lighting? "Now we'll see how tough you are!" Carne ___ steak (Taco Bell option) Unwelcome veggie in your TV dinner's dessert compartment LBJ's VP Enclosed aerial walk Rusty the bailiff's judge Amy of "Enchanted" English muffin displacer Presidential also-ran Stevenson En ___ How a fun time may be had ___ God Greek letter T Place to crash on campus Wilbur was his owner Dander "___ for Outlaw" (1999 mystery novel) Metroid platform, for short