Dad's Christmas Crossword 2023

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  1. 3. Last name of a country singer who is very flat and stiff as a board
  2. 8. The best bagels!
  3. 10. (In a funny voice) "Hey, ___ you doing?"
  4. 13. A Powerpuff Girl stuffed animal misheard exclamation. What are we kicking?!
  5. 15. The last name of the author of Lord of the Rings
  6. 16. "So ____ to see you!"
  7. 19. One of Dad's favorite lines he likes to repeat from the first Indiana Jones movie. "He chose ____"
  8. 20. Last word of the title of an extremely scary story that dad only told us once but we were very scared.
  9. 21. When parking in a crowded parking lot, before giving up and parking far away, it's good practice to always check for one of these, according to dad. (2 words)
  10. 22. First word of Dad's college a cappella group
  11. 24. Emma meant to call the fire's popping happy, but used a different word instead and it was very funny
  12. 25. Dad's favorite dessert, perfect with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Described in literature as very American (2 words)
  13. 27. While the 3 sisters were the Powerpuff Girls, Dad was Bad Monkey, also known as
  14. 29. "GAH! I thought you said your ___ did not bite!" "That is not my ___!"
  15. 32. State of Dad's first hometown
  16. 33. Ace number one
  17. 34. When crossing the 520 bridge, one side is very calm and one side is choppy. Dad exclaims: one side is for the goldfish, and the other side is for _____.
  18. 35. Mom's favorite place in the entire world is sitting next to this (2 words)
  19. 36. During the Christmas 2000 family CD, 2-year old Claire looks out the window. What does she see? (Alternative clue: something that a Planet Earth narrator described as "the lone survivor")
  20. 37. After finishing a song on Rock Band, the game will congratulate you by saying "____ skills!" (Alternative hint: misspelling of Harry Potter's godfather)
  21. 38. While walking the Ultimate Extended Loop for Extremely Healthy People, it is an unfortunate point where Emma gets a little tired and whiny. The acronym for "Point of extreme exhaustion, crying for help"
  22. 40. "Hi, I'm Martin. But you can call me ____"
Down
  1. 1. The Transformers TV theme song is playing. Which transformers interject with their declaration of coolness?!
  2. 2. What is a very funny thing to say before you flop onto someone's bed? (pretending you are an whale)
  3. 3. Second word of Dad's college a cappella group
  4. 4. During which Nintendo game did Dad accidentally (and infamously) go backwards? (Hint: the track was Rainbow Road)
  5. 5. Which TV show did the Puryears watch during 2013-2014, that had very dramatic exit music after each episode that Dad liked to dance to? (Hint: Bad Robot!)
  6. 6. A frog walks into a bar. What is he looking for, lest he get nailed to the wall?
  7. 7. In Emma and Kaitlin's opinion, the best part about visiting dad at Microsoft was going to the employee lounge and grabbing small cartons of this for each of us. (2 words)
  8. 9. An alternative to the intro in Aladdin. "A dark man waits... with a dark ____." and then Dad makes a silly sound
  9. 11. One of Dad's skills, which he flexes whenever we go on road trips. (1 word)
  10. 12. State of Dad's second hometown
  11. 14. Dad's greatest foe. The animals that he hates, more than anything in the whole world. When he thinks about them, he clenches his fists with rage. (Alternative hint: things you can get removed at the dermatologist)
  12. 17. A very convenient 1-mile walk, commonly done after Thanksgiving dinner (but not this year, we did a different walk). Named after a large landmark, 2 words.
  13. 18. A common indoor footwear in the Puryear household. Don't leave the house accidentally wearing them, though!
  14. 23. Dad's longtime Microsoft a cappella group, shortened to one word
  15. 26. Darth Vader to Luke, after he does something rather remarkable during the end of Empire Strikes Back (a phrase Dad likes to repeat)
  16. 28. Dad's favorite Spring holiday (not his birthday) not for religious reasons, but because of the fun traditions and hiding of ovular objects
  17. 30. A phrase in the Puryear family that can either mean "goodbye" or "Huh, interesting"
  18. 31. When Dad is stumbling all over us and embarrassing us, saying "Excuse me pardon me" where are we? (2 words)
  19. 34. "___ heart": the funny (altered) name of the church across from the Pacific Science Center Parking Lot
  20. 39. You're in the TV room and you see next to the table lamp is the lightbulb sitting on the table. Then you look inside the lamp where the bulb should be. What is there instead?