| First word across in the first-ever crossword (1913) and the first of a dozen appearances of the word in this puzzle's grid, written word search-style (left, right, down, and diagonally) ... Can you f |
| #1 song between Phil Collins's "Groovy Kind of Love" and The Escape Club's "Wild Wild West" (1988 wasn't good for music, apparently) |
| English comedian (1925-1992) |
| Foolishly rent Tampa's penthouses, for example (10) |
| ___ of the Tiger" (1982 Survivor hit) |
| High-speed pursuits in action films |
| Author Locke of the Harlem Renaissance, the first African-American Rhodes scholar (1907) |
| Gone With the Wind" (1964)/"Avatar" (today) |
| 'Oh, God (1980 film sequel)! --' |
| Greenstreet co-star in "The Verdict" (1946) |
| Lively" pursuits |
| Plumber's pursuit, sometimes |
| ___ Miner's Daughter" (1980 Sissy Spacek movie) |
| ___ Air" (1997 Nicolas Cage/John Cusack movie) |
| Cap'n ___" (1904 maritime tale) |
| Agricultural aircraft (1) |
| Creative pursuits |
| American ___" (1999 midlife-crisis drama starring Kevin Spacey that won the Best Picture Oscar) |
| A Nightmare on ___ Street" (1984 horror film) |
| Assistant D.A. who joined McKenzie Brackman in season 4 after a brief stint as a judge (126 episodes) |
| Acclaimed physicist (1879) |
| ___ a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" (1963 film) |
| Ellen's sign-off? (1971, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1980, 2000) |
| All-time best-selling Frank Sinatra album (1993) |
| Actor Royal __ of "Moby Dick" (1956) |
| Abdul Abulbul ___" (1927 tune) |
| In what way?"/Like overcooked steak/Possess/European capital on a gulf (1985) |
| Cultural pursuits with limits? |
| 2009 Lady Gaga single that is diamond-certified (10 million units sold): 2 wds. |
| Pursuits of culture. |