Across
- 2. The magical location where everything resides
- 3. Colonel ____ had neither the time nor the inclination to explain himself to a man who rose and slept under the blanket of the very freedom he provided and then questioned the manner in which he provided it
- 6. Here, amusement was only ever a nickel away-- those were the best summer days.
- 7. The unfortunate direction that befalls even the most prepared or anticipated man or animal
- 10. The sum total of the iconic pair of numbers that guarantees supreme frustration for any gambling man
- 13. The first man to ever truly love me.
- 14. "Don't live your life to be different; live your life to make a..." (M. Hagan 2020 as inscribed in A Tale of Two Cities)
- 15. An aviator that is slightly obese and always piloting with his coworker from the Houston Airport (IAH)
- 18. You are ____ (showing or characterized by an ability to think or respond quickly and effectively)
- 19. He knows "the secret to survivin' is knowin' what to throw away and knowin' what to keep
- 22. Biblical book, chapter and verse that reflects how you encouraged, comforted and urged us all to live lives worthy of God, who calls us into his kingdom and glory
- 23. An old man going a lone highway came at the evening cold and gray to a chasm vast and deep and wide through which was flowing a sullen tide. The old man crossed in the twilight dim the sullen stream had no fear for him But he turned when safe on the other side and built a bridge to span the tide.
Down
- 1. You are _____ (consistently good in quality or performance; able to be trusted)
- 4. "All animals are ____, but some animals are more ____ than others (Orwell 166).
- 5. You are ____(of a person) clever, original, and inventive.
- 7. The essential component that must be combined with reaching legal age to determine a father as successful
- 8. Studs, baseball, soda-pop, and a flop
- 9. A 1969 sitcom known for the iconic quote "the only steps in this house are the ones leading upstairs" that had a compelling reboot in 2009
- 11. A special acronym that serves as an homage to the hours dedicated as a team to the action packed story line of archeologist- adventurer aristocrat in search of mysterious items around the world
- 12. The hour of all releases related to Harry Potter books and movies in which you were obligated to provide transportation, supervision and hide your own excitement
- 16. "Nothing good ever happens after..."
- 17. A town in Oklahoma whose namesake will caution children around the world for years to come upon release of the chronicles
- 20. Good - better - best, never let it rest until the good gets better and the better gets ...
- 21. "I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean, Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens, Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance, And when you get the choice to sit it out...I hope you _____"