Over the past fifty years....

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Across
  1. 2. the question is the answer
  2. 5. German general in midfield
  3. 9. land of flamenco and paella
  4. 10. the hunt for red lamps
  5. 12. Sameer's favourite daughter
  6. 13. unmoving paper products
  7. 15. meaning brilliant or shining
  8. 16. post-punk pioneers
  9. 20. moniker of someone from a cultural exchange program
  10. 23. a person who has an obsession with collecting books
  11. 25. you hope to be "__", Alphaville's 80's hit
  12. 26. place of birth or "home of the gryphons"
  13. 28. paranormal investigations and government conspiracies
  14. 29. sole male descendant
  15. 30. one who commands the skies
  16. 32. glaze-producing weather stranding you in Montreal
  17. 34. scientific analysis of language structure and evolution
  18. 36. what Ezra Allen might have eaten
  19. 37. book from failed book club with Saloni: "The __"
  20. 38. city for those who prefers Italy’s cradle of art
Down
  1. 1. actor teenage crush
  2. 3. backpacker's meal
  3. 4. steersman
  4. 6. a snow disaster or special hockey team
  5. 7. "Lane in" ___
  6. 8. cameo birthday wishes from
  7. 11. chat is ____ is invisible to the eye
  8. 14. favorite brother
  9. 17. location of the screeching table
  10. 18. New York is sinking is known as
  11. 19. clubbing beverage of choice
  12. 21. biggest pain in your butt
  13. 22. what Indians say twice when something will eventually happen
  14. 24. classic deli creation, cured and piled high, a Quebecois favorite served on rye
  15. 27. "oy, with the ___ already"
  16. 31. a "wonder"ful treat, that we never got
  17. 33. Wilson Pickett's 1966 hit
  18. 35. a metal or a special engagement location