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ROUND OF APPLAUSE

BY MYLES MELLOR

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1 Epic 1977 sci-fi film (2 words) 5 Storyline 8 Key executive, abbr. 9 Wildly popular sci-fi epic movie directed by James Cameron 11 Epic story of an Englishman fighting a war in the Ottoman Empire, Lawrence of ____ 12 Chocolate dog 14 ____ Shift, Stephen King story 17 "Way to go!" 19 Darth Vader’s nickname before he joined the Dark Side 20 Every story has one 22 Supports 26 Surfaced, as roads 27 Setting for many war story films 28 Email subject line intro 29 Military TV show 32 1959 classic film about a Roman slave (2 words) 35 Swiss watchmaker Jaeger-__Coultre 36 Harry Potter creator 37 CSI location DOWN

1 Evil dragon in The Hobbit 2 Bible story in many films and paintings (3 words) 3 Moby-Dick, for one 4 Liz Taylor’s husband’s initials 5 ___ Eye, character in Lonesome Dove 6 Hotel waiting area 7 Comic story series detective, Dick _____ 8 A good story should be ____ (believable) 10 TV's Romano 13 Bruce Wayne's inspiration 15 Moved fast 16 Roman 7 18 Noah's boat 20 March of the Penguins penguin 21 Agree quietly 23 Actress ____ Nixon who starred in Sex and the City 24 The Last ____, story about the military nobility of ancient Japan 25 Commonly rented item 30 Love Story actress, first name 31 Washington, e.g. (abbr.) 33 Nightmare street? 34 Northwest (abbr.)