If you haven't been a long-term Simpsons fan, some of these clues may be a little esoteric for you, although most are solvable anyway. But, if you aren't sure who "The Simpsons" are, this puzzle is unlikely to be one of your favorites
Fun, thank you! 15D was my favorite, until I got to 14A. (Ralph Wiggum was a very under-appreciated character IMO.) But the cover picture is creeping me out…
A drawback of having to rely on AI due to my poor artistic skills is sometimes the characters are nightmarish to be sure. And I 100% agree with you, Ralph was one of the most consistently funny characters over the last thirty five years!
"All this computer hacking is making me thirsty. I think I'll order a ___" -Homer, S7E7 King-Size Homer
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Orizzontali
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"All this computer hacking is making me thirsty. I think I'll order a ___" -Homer, S7E7 King-Size Homer
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Early PC foundation on which Windows ran
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Love, to Bumblebee Man
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Firstborn Simpson
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Comedian Jay who helped Krusty out and washed his hair in S9E15 The Last Temptation of Krust
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"Sit perfectly still. Only _ ___ dance" - Conan O'Brien in S5E12 Bart Gets Famous
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A small, sour, wild apple whose spelling I should have checked, but is similar to the original teacher of 9a
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"My parents won't let me ___ scissors" - Ralph Wiggum S4E15 I love 24a
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________ Bush appeared in S7E13, Two Bad Neighbors
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Springfield is located ____ of Shelbyville
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Assert or profess, frankly or openly
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Bus driver who gets replaced briefly by Skinner in S3E22 The 23a Show
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Simpsons middle child
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Flanders, to his friends
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"I'd say that ___ Wynan should do more thinkin' and less whinin'" -Sideshow Bob in S6E5 Sideshow Bob Roberts
Verticali
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Kind of powder used in Maggie's diaper
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FInnish sports company I've avoided in crossword puzzles until now
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"There's nothing on Earth like a genuine, ___-fide, electrified, six-car monorail!" - Lyle Lanely in S4E12 Marge vs. the Monorail
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Moist, like a basement or cave
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Kind of surgeon that needs to give 9a a root canal as an older man in S2E1 9a gets an "F"
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Eyelid infection
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BIg fat cigar Homer asks 24a about in S14E8 The Dad Who Knew Too Little
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Walking on two feet (something that surprises scientists that Homer can do, in S1E7 The Call of the Simpsons)
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I'm spelling as fast __ _ can, S14E12 where 24a is in a spelling bee (2,1)
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Menial worker (sounds like what Santa's little helper did to the rug)
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The prosecutor is so sure of Marge Simpson's guilt that he can waste the jury's time and do this to the superhunks in S4E21 Marge in Chains
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Abbrev. that lets us know when companies were created
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Personality characteristic often attributed to Mr. Burns
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Cold, wet part of Santa's little helper
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"____ the night before Christmas/and all through the home/not a creature was stirring/'cept for me and this poem" - 9a while they were still on the Tracy Ullman Show