| MOTOROLA | 50 years ago today, the first-ever cell phone call was made by Martin Cooper, an engineer with this company |
| BACHELORSDEGREE | Doctor searched globe, employing engineers with this award? (9,6) |
| BUTTDIAL | Make an accidental cell phone call |
| SEND | Start a cell phone call |
| NED | Longtime Red Sox announcer Martin whose signature call was "Mercy!" |
| SIXTHAVE | NYC street the call was placed from |
| BOO | "That call was terrible!" |
| PROPAGANDA | The first use of this word in English was in reference to a Roman Catholic organization established in the 17th century by Pope Gregory XV; this word was part of its much longer Latin name. Today the |
| HELICOPTER | Invention whose successful model was made by Igor Sikorsky that was inspired by the sci-fi novel Clipper of the Clouds by Jules Verne |
| DOROTHYGALE | Character who, in a movie released nationally 70 years ago today, sang the ballad formed by the firs |
| CHAPELOFLOVE | The Dixie Cups classic with the lyric "today's the day we'll say 'I do'," from this clip |
| SUSANBOYLE | I Dreamed a Dream, the UK's fastest selling debut album ever, was made by this Britain's Got Talent contestant |
| TEDDYBEARS | "For every bear that ever there was; Will gather there for certain because; Today's the day the ... |
| ARAL | ___ Sea (environmentally-destroyed lake in the former Soviet Union whose Wikipedia page is written in the past tense; 50 years ago it was the fourth-largest lake in the world) |
| RV | The initials on the tank for the 500cc World Champion for 17 straight years until just over 50 years ago. (2) |
| ELVIS | The "King" who was born 81 years ago today |
| MONORAIL | Was it designed by an engineer with a one-track mind? (8) |
| ORSONWELLES | Movie legend and "War of the Worlds" radio performer born 100 years ago today: 2 wds. |
| FRANKSINATRA | Grammy- and Oscar-winning singer/actor who was born 100 years ago today: 2 wds. |
| CHLUMSKY | Anna ___ actress who played Amy Brookheimer in the Emmy-winning series Veep (aired 8 years ago today) |
