"Indeed!"

"Quoting Opie for the next clue....”Aw, rats....”"

"Time for a new one.....
N EVENTIDES EARPLUG
Hint....don’t “press” too hard"

"14 down....McIntyre....not sure of the spelling, but that would work.
Episode is Man in the Middle"

"16 across....l figure it’s Nate Pike, although it sounds like Nat Pike in the dialogue (episode 29, Quiet Sam)."

"Thanks, I was reading it incorrectly.  Back to the bucket!"

"Mayor, is the clue for 15 across missing something?  "

"17 down....Joe Larson"

"And 11 across....I believe Lamar Tuttle."

"Facts is facts.....6 down is Virgil Hodge."

"8 across.....Barney was blackballed by Jack Egbert (he was no prize)."

"I believe 10 down is Hodie Snitch"

"This is a very good question, Luther.  I looked at season one and came up with the following....Manhunt and Opie’s Charity were the funniest early episodes.  The first emotional episode was The Christmas Story.  My votes, for the record."

"And 26 across....Beeman or Beaman?"

"I want to say 2 across is Pierre"

"Barney’s remarkable poster printing....maybe he learned it from his daddy....
CONCERT TONIGHT RELAX TO MUSIC UNDER THE STARS"