VERN’S 90TH BIRTHDAY CROSSWORD

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Across
  1. 3. “Victory in Europe Day,” celebrated in 1945
  2. 5. Arcade game that had players feeding quarters into machines
  3. 6. Formal term for a person in their 90s
  4. 7. Home of “Headbangers Ball,” launched in 1981
  5. 10. A canoe with a side stabilizer
  6. 12. The aircraft carrier on which Vern served
  7. 13. Where Vern earned his “PhD”
  8. 14. Lowest-ranking commissioned officer in the Navy; also a flag
  9. 19. “One giant leap for mankind” mission, 1969
  10. 21. Rock 'n' roll icon who shook up the 1950s
  11. 22. Vern's first job after leaving the Navy
  12. 23. Disney's first full-length animated feature, released in 1937
  13. 25. A dock worker at the Port of Los Angeles
  14. 28. Early-'90s company famous for its free trial CDs
  15. 30. Mascot of the Black and Gold
Down
  1. 1. Basketball arena at Vern's college alma mater
  2. 2. Explorer and namesake of a San Pedro landmark and beach
  3. 4. San Pedro park home to the Korean Friendship Bell
  4. 7. Historic military fort in San Pedro
  5. 8. Economic crisis that defined the 1930s
  6. 9. Music genre that ruled the dance floor in the 1970s
  7. 11. Streaming service that changed how we watch TV
  8. 15. Word of the Year in 2013
  9. 16. Mascot of Vern's college alma mater
  10. 17. Social network founded in 2004
  11. 18. Video-calling app everyone suddenly needed in 2020
  12. 20. A covered porch, and a Hawaiian island
  13. 22. AI service that went viral beginning in late 2022
  14. 24. The global conflict during which Vern served in the Navy
  15. 26. President behind the creation of the Interstate Highway System
  16. 27. 1969 festival of peace, love, and music
  17. 29. Tech company founded in a garage in 1976