A Special 60th Anniversary Crossword Puzzle by Thomas Joseph (with assistance from Gabe Laplante)

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Across
  1. 3. The weather that greeted us when we went to Pedro Arruza's very first game
  2. 6. Dr. ________, whose museum we visited in Massachusetts
  3. 7. The only destination we ever flew to and the only destination we ever took a city tour
  4. 10. COVID covers on the Lucks' porch
  5. 11. On our return from the ODAC tournamet with Peyton in tow, we stopped by the ______ McCormick Museum
  6. 12. Our beloved friend who never ceases to bring us pecan pies and donut holes
  7. 13. Little black man with an RMC beanie who cheered Jack on during Jack's Hall of Fame years at Randolph-Macon
  8. 18. The state where the Jackets cagers proved they were #1 in the USA
  9. 19. Shearer and Barclay are, hands down, the two smartest women in _____ ______ (2 words)
  10. 21. The "bathing beauties" in the hotel lobby in Hershey, PA (2 words)
  11. 22. The state where we went to a basketball game but J, R, and B also went to a football game in -10 temperature
  12. 24. Jack's special friend who never wants for firewood or grass cutting if E.J. Luck if nearby
  13. 26. "Just keep the ______!"
  14. 27. Our GPS girl's most frequent comment
  15. 29. We knew Shearer was prepared for any unexpected weather when Rob found her _____ in the back of the Luck vehicle
  16. 30. Jack, Rob, Linwood, and Billy Wood's favorite female companion at RMC baseball and softball games
  17. 31. When J, R, and B returned to Shearer (after she wisely stayed home from the football game mentioned in 14 across), they stopped at the _______ store and brought Shearer some jam
Down
  1. 1. Who thinks you two are the best friends any couple could ever hope to have
  2. 2. While Jack and Rob were sleeping through the UVA/VA Tech game on TV in PA, Shearer and Barclay went to visit the ________________ (3 words)
  3. 4. On our only train trip, our destination was _______, Massachusetts
  4. 5. "Buzz" is our _________ ___________ mascot (2 words)
  5. 8. Barclay and Rob's final words to you: (5 words)
  6. 9. The year of the big anniversary
  7. 14. Jack's favorite retort: "Jackie Boy ____ again!"
  8. 15. What we could never find with Susan Whitcomb in tow in PA even with Eddie Gray's instructions
  9. 16. Shearer and Barclay know all the words to every patriotic song, show tune, and ______ ever written
  10. 17. The restaurant that Shearer tried unsuccessfully to take us to on many trips (2 words)
  11. 20. Shearer's all time favorite candies (2 words)
  12. 23. The member of the RBJS troupe who never drives; never understands directions (of any kind); never uses a cellphone; or never carries her own luggage
  13. 25. Jack depends on Shearer or Rob (not on Barclay) to help him get Jackets games on the TV on Mt. Hermon Rd or to program things
  14. 28. - Shearer always makes sure there is adequate heat in the ________