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Across
  1. 3. Term to refer to any hoofed animal
  2. 4. Filmmaker who did "Rear Window"
  3. 8. Masked vigilante and Spanish for "fox"
  4. 9. Part of Queens that Run-DMC had a Christmas song about
  5. 11. "I'm moving to the country, gonna eat a lot of _______"
  6. 14. small children often write Christmas letters to him by accident
  7. 17. Capital of Mongolia
  8. 20. this nouveau red wine made in this region of France is actually supposed to be drank fresh and not aged
  9. 21. a puffball weed people often use to make wishes with
  10. 23. Tuna was arguably way tastier prior to 1990 when legislation excluding this marine mammal
  11. 24. Another small county in Italy, is in Rome
  12. 25. "Alien" told us that in space no one can hear you do this
  13. 27. Former name of Istanbul
  14. 28. Robert A. Heinlein's book and and classic cinema piece of humans vs insects "Starship ______"
  15. 29. Converter often stolen from cars by degenerates
  16. 33. "Big" Fictional character who loved white Russians
  17. 35. "Tell me quickly what's the story, who saw what and why and where, let him give a full description, let him answer to ______!"
  18. 36. large brewer in Golden known for The Banquet Beer
  19. 38. Small country in Italy, but not in Rome
  20. 39. This Plaza is the setting in "Die Hard"
  21. 41. Albuquerque's minor league baseball team, formally "The Dukes"
  22. 43. Name for a hurricane in the eastern hemisphere
  23. 44. Fruit often not eaten by vegans because a wasp dies to create it
  24. 46. Spicy or bitter green used in salads
  25. 47. Evil corporation in the "Resident Evil" franchise
  26. 49. "Patrick ______" main character in "American Psycho"
  27. 50. really sweet sea mammal who look like they would be good at hugs, also called seacows
  28. 51. name of the buffalo mascot for CU
  29. 52. The bird Yeats noted was unable to hear its trainer, leading to things falling apart
Down
  1. 1. word to describe someone who is quick to fight
  2. 2. hybrid of a donkey and a horse
  3. 5. Massive volcano in Indonesia famously erupted in 1883
  4. 6. Name of the ragtag group in "Red Dawn" who battled the Communists
  5. 7. element often scavenged by meth addicts
  6. 10. Nigerian author who penned "Things Fall Apart" in 1958
  7. 12. Rapper who hosted MTV's "Pimp My Ride"
  8. 13. having a fear of spiders
  9. 15. Doc Brown's buddy
  10. 16. Horse belonging to Atreyu who met a tragic end
  11. 18. A gross drink with campari that was meme'd this year
  12. 19. the collar bone
  13. 22. Strait in Turkey
  14. 26. Main character in "The Land Before Time"
  15. 30. "_______ Reaper" one of the hottest peppers
  16. 31. Russian city and adjective for cocktail in a copper mug
  17. 32. Legendary sea monster and type of rum
  18. 34. Cervantes' "Don Quixote" tilted at these
  19. 37. Large hairy spider
  20. 40. Small country between Spain and France
  21. 42. Colorado town that makes the actual Grammy Award
  22. 45. "_____ the leg Johnny"
  23. 48. Actor who player Superman and Geralt of Rivia