©2002 by Bryan Wright
bryan@claxtonola.com


Try my old-time radio crossword puzzle! I came up with this to pass the time while on a flight from Paris to the United States. Unfortunately, I lost my answer key shortly after I made up the puzzle, but if you're having trouble with any of the clues, feel free to e-mail me for a hint ;-) I still remember all the answers. (It's just a matter of taking the time to type them up for a new answer key!)

Crossword Puzzle


Across
1. Jack Benny’s car
5. Young ____ Brown
8. Creator of many soap operas: _____ Phillips
10. Host of Fleischmann Yeast Hour 1929-1939 (first name)
11. Sponsor of The Whistler
13. Invented by Marconi
17. Biography __ Sound
18. The Son of Fire
19. Sponsor of Burns & Allen
20. Riley’s coworker
22. Early creation by Wyllis Cooper
25. Jolson’s first name
26. Inner Sanctum’s creaking _____
28. The Lone Ranger’s last name
29. What #11 Across sold
30. Popular adult western
34. Al Hodge starred as the ___ Hornet
36. RCA had the Magic _____
39. “Radio’s Outstanding Theatre of Thrills”
41. He knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men
42. RCA’s network
44. Host of Melody Ranch
45. Sponsor of Terry & The Pirates: Quaker Puffed _____
47. Three main characters on I Love A Mystery: Long, Packard, and __
48. Old Nancy, Witch of ____
51. Early radio was not FM, but ___
52. Basil Rathbone’s classic character
55. Jack Webb’s most famous program
57. Victor Gook’s partner
58. Where most OTR shows originated
59. Famous New York Mutual affiliate
61. Weight... 237 lbs. Fortune Danger!
65. Sergeant Preston of the ____
68. My Favorite Husband was forerunner to I Love ____
69. Dog adventure drama - Rin-Tin ___
71. Shadow of ___ Manchu
72. Proved that “because a woman is 35, and more, romance in life need not be over”
74. First name of #47 Across
75. Adventures of Frank ____
76. Arthur Conan Doyle’s title

Down
1. Only person to know the Shadow’s true identity
2. Began with eerie 13-note whistle
3. Lone Ranger abbreviation
4. Abner’s companion
5. Texaco’s Fire Chief
6. Charlie McCarthy’s motto: “Pluribus Mow ‘em _____”
7. Lum ‘n’ Abner copy: ___ & Elmer
8. I Love A Mystery’s common abbreviation
9. Edward Murrow’s Columbia Record series: I Can Hear It ____
11. Lodge in Amos ‘n’ Andy: “Mystic Knights of the ____”
12. Apparition in many horror shows
14. Life Of Riley sponsor
15. Star of #30 Across : William ____
16. Crime drama starring E. G. Robinson
17. State in which the Gooks lived
19. Lead actor/actress in a production
21. The Mental Banker - Dr. ___
23. ____ Laffs: variety gagfest for troops
24. From 1937-1939, Marian Jordan left Fibber McGee & Molly because she was “____”
27. Music maker on most OTR shows
30. Actress on many OTR shows: Virginia ______
31. Captain Midnight sponsor
32. Comedian’s line: “Sometimes I just kill ___”
33. One of the few remaining Orphan Annie episodes deals with these
35. “We offer you... ______”
37. Jack Benny’s valet
38. “King Of Jazz,” had frequent band remotes 1929-1953
40. Advertisers - made shows possible
43. One actor to play Simon Templar
46. “Oxydol’s own ___ Perkins”
48. “Jimmy Stewart as The ________”
49. “___ Presents Hollywood!”
50. Juvenile hero - Tom ____
53. C. E. Morse creation I Love ______
54. Simon Templar was this show’s main character
56. _____ Show
60. Creator of “Radio’s homefolks”
62. George Burns and Gracie _____
63. Soap opera: _____ and Marge
64. This NBC network later became ABC
66. Tracer of lost persons (no title)
67. Britt Reid’s sidekick
70. Jack Benny’s ____ was always 39
71. The Mel Blanc _____-it Shop
73. What most OTR shows were originally recorded on (abbr.)