1. beep repaired, be prepared
2. The Artist, heartiest
3. (Eve)rest; shar-pei, Sharpie; shar-pei, Sharpie, sherpa
4. OURS
5. OURS
6. MIT that essay; Mitt hates, say
7. Dire Straits, contradictoriness
8. BAr exam, BYPass, OWens, DERring do; baby powder
9. OURS
10. curry f(l)avor
11. Joe Girardi, Joe Gerard
12. do-re-mi, Demi Moore
13. pool party
14. instant coffee
15. "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named"; he knew) bussed hot knee; maimed
16. raven, avenue; rue
17. heartwood (hear two OD)
18. rebut; et tu Brute
19. sneer, cheep
20. Iowa caucuses, IOW
21. panties, inpatients
22. OURS
23. score before midnight
24. invaders; Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives
25. OURS
26. cardines, arsenic acid, incarnadines, dinner dances
27. OURS
28. (v/b)enison
29. Our Town, worn-out
30. sexist, exit
31. car off? Ire, son. (no serif for a c)
32. Tangled, diligent
33. siren trapeze partner is
34. infer, in fur
35. OURS
36. titian, mortician
37. The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
38. Rob Schneider
39. "Great taste. Less filling."
40. Valentine's Day, two thousand twelve
41. place your bets
42. disappointment
43. Dr. Stephen Hawking
44. Church of Latter-day Saints
F-1. NF
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F-3. J U S T A K I S S
A P H O R I S M
C H A L D E A
K O H L E R
O L D E N
F S O S
A T M
L E
B L R
C A T E
S H I R R
S C A R A B
D O U R A D E
P O R T U G E E
J U D A S K I S S
F-4. OURS
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X-1. To the uneducated, an A is just three sticks. A. A. Milne
X-2. Economic forecasting was invented to make astrology look respectable. Galbraith
X-3. Politics of the university are so intense because the stakes are so low. Wallace S. Sayre
X-4. Families is where our nation finds hope, where our wings take dream. George W. Bush
X-5. OURS
X-6. Gardening is the only unquestionably useful job. George Bernard Shaw
X-7. ENMUFFLEBTIRE top to bottom - BENEATH CHOPIN
ACESREEAARRAY
RACHETNSGENIE left to right - UNDER FREDERIC
LACERATEMEVPS
SNAREADTATAMI left to right - THE PIANO BENCH
TOPUSLORDODAG
HARNROMANPERH top to bottom - FRIEND REDUCER
RTESTEEMRESCT
IHDLEDSPAREST
UNLETOBOVIATE
LEAPRROMANTIC
LATEISGAGDENS
STETSARRESNTS
X-8. The boomerang is Australia's chief export (and then import). Demetri Martin
X-9. When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. Viktor E. Frankl
C-1. Overheard at Caltech physics laboratory: "The nature of my work is so secret even I don't know what I'm doing."
C-2. Man goes to zoo and drops straw squarely on camel's back. Camel turns, looks at man, and says, "wrong straw."
C-3. Most Harry Potter fans are probably oblivious to the fact that "muggles" is slang for marijuana.
C-4. Punctuation is important. An actor was reading his lines for the first time: "what is this thing called, love?"
C-5. OURS
C-6. Lovesick schoolboy ensures sparks fly during first date, meets new girlfriend inside welding shop.
C-7. After surgical operation (cholecystectomy), formerly honey-tongued patient exhibits unmitigated gall.