1950 was a Very Good Year!

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Across
  1. 2. Pete's rank in Navy
  2. 4. Underwear worn by women in the 1950s
  3. 7. ______ Star Theater (popular TV show and its sponsor)
  4. 8. Pete's favorite red wine
  5. 10. Mountain Pete climbed in Africa
  6. 12. Hairdo popular for women in 1950
  7. 15. Food of choice for morning football game tailgates
  8. 16. "Father of the ______" (popular movie in 1950)
  9. 19. Cleveland______ win NFL championship
  10. 20. What makes up Pete's pinkie ring he always wears
  11. 22. Volcano in the Philippines that erupted in 1991 and Pete was there!
  12. 24. City where Pete went to Law School
  13. 25. _______ sweep the World Series
  14. 27. Organization created by 12 nations for the defense of US and Europe
  15. 28. Nat King _____'s hit song was "Mona Lisa"
  16. 31. Number of musical instruments Pete can play
  17. 32. "get excited" in 1950s slang
  18. 33. State where Pete is an admiral
  19. 35. How Pete likes his steak cooked
  20. 36. Saturday Night Live cast member born in 1950
  21. 38. child in 1950s slang
  22. 39. fraternity Pete was a member of in college
  23. 40. President in 1950
Down
  1. 1. City where Pete went to undergraduate college
  2. 3. Type of gel men put in their hair in the 1950s (also the name of a musical)
  3. 5. Bank owned by Pete's family in Cedar Rapids
  4. 6. Baseball player who signed the highest contract in Dodger history at that time ($35,000)
  5. 9. Where a war/conflict started in 1950
  6. 11. Pete's favorite rock band
  7. 13. President authorized production of this kind of bomb
  8. 14. Name of Pete's submarine
  9. 17. Mountain Pete climbed in Europe (highest mountain in Europe)
  10. 18. Sweet treat Pete is allergic to
  11. 21. School where Rebecca is a PHD candidate
  12. 23. Walt Disney animated film premiered in Boston in 1950
  13. 26. First credit card introduced in 1950
  14. 29. Popular hat worn by men in the 1950s
  15. 30. "______ Boulevard" (popular 1950 movie)
  16. 34. Mexican beer of choice on Pete's fishing trips
  17. 36. Pete's middle name
  18. 37. Town in Mexico where the his condo is