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@Charles I was all proud of myself for completing this crossword with no look-ups for the first time. Oh, well.

@Joe You can add LOOIE to the list of words not used in 100 years. -"L""T" (retired)

@Petrol To go on: Idris ELBA is British.

@Kevin Sparks And, Eleanor Beardsley is still reporting from Paris.

@SP LMAO

@Mean Old Lady As an old lady myself it took me much too long to travel that same arc to maturity.

@SP Art Linkletter was cringe-worthy at the time, too.

@Wendy Laubach ADOUT?

@Lewis I started with MaxI, then MInI, finally MIDI.

@Grumpy I came here to say the same about ONEREEL. I.e., "film", not "tape".

@Heidi In CT the pizza was cut in squares. And, the crust-less middle pieces were the first to be eaten. Yum.

@Kay According to my driving instructor, in CT, 60 years ago, the correct term is "California rolling stop."