Crossword Clues "Z"
Keeping Up With The Joneses
City Planning
Stand Up Comedy
Attractive People
100
Striped Horse (5)
What is Zebra?
100
He opted for his name to removed from the credits of the original Star Wars, as to not call attention to his character having a different body and voice actor.
Who is James Earl Jones?
100
Long a thorn in the side of the planner has been the NIMBY landowner, an acronym for this.
What is "Not In My Backyard"?
100
Jerry Seinfeld didn't really have jokes that started with these three words, but they became associated with him as a way to start a generic observational comedy bit.
What is "What's the Deal...?"
100
Don't worry average folks, being attractive isn't everything. This star of Mad Men has stated in interviews that it bothers him that people always want to bring up his looks when talking to him.
Who is Jon Hamm?
200
Postal Digits (3)
What is ZIP?
200
Prolific animator famous for his work on Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry, and Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas.
Who is Chuck Jones?
200
One of the few remaining tools in the arsenal to combat unaffordability is why this numerically named federal voucher program will step in to cover the remaining market value of a property beyond what a tenant can pay.
What is Section 8?
200
The "Original Kings of Comedy" were Bernie Mac, Steve Harvey, D. L. Hughley, and this guy who's name implies you'll enjoy him.
Who is Cedric The Entertainer?
200
Lisa Bonet has certainly always managed to have some culturally relevant arm candy. While most recently divorcing Jason Momoa, she spent a good part of the 80s and 90s married to this hunk, from whom her children get their surname.
Who is Lenny Kravitz?
300
Easy Breeze (6)
What is Zephyr?
300
Though mostly known as a producer, he's recorded a few recognizable songs himself, like the theme to Sanford and Son and Soul Bossa Nova (aka the Austin Powers Theme)
Who is Quincy Jones?
300
City planner Robert Moses and journalist and resident Jane Jacobs clashed over the future of this New York Neighborhood, and ultimately it was spared from being destroyed by a Lower Manhattan Expressway.
What is Greenwich Village?
300
This comedian was arrested more than five times on obscenity charges between 1961 and 1964, including a four month jail sentence that was still being appealed when he died.
Who is Lenny Bruce?
300
The singer and actress known as the "The Brazilian Bombshell" is pictured here, in one of her more fruitless headpieces.
Who is Carmen Miranda?
400
Nawlins Sound (6)
What is Zydeco?
400
After 9 years on The View she left in 2006 to start an eponymous show for herself, but it ran for less than a year.
Who is Star Jones?
400
In the modern era there has been a push among city planners to avoid this 6-letter (usually) suburban phenomenon, associated with single-use large lot zoning and lacking a focused city center.
What is sprawl?
400
In 2012, Maria Bamford released a comedy special called The Special Special Special with a rather unique twist: the audience was made up entirely of these people.
Who are her parents?
400
Most winners of Sexiest Man Alive get the title well after their heyday, but some do beforehand, like this actor who won 1986, well before his 18 year run on NCIS.
Who is Mark Harmon?
500
Tragedy Documentarian Abraham (8)
Who is Zapruder?
500
Standing 6'9", Dallas Cowboys defensive end Edward Lee Jones had this appropriate nickname.
What is "Too Tall" Jones?
500
Public transit in the US is so dire, that this city's MARTA has only 38 stops and 175k weekly riders and yet is still the 7th most popular subway system in the US.
What is Atlanta?
500
I'm sure you can appreciate the "Take my wife, please" joke, but give some respect to this guy, who wrote it.
Who is Henny Youngman?
500
Either of the two women pictured in this photo, a groundbreaking moment for celebrity tabloid culture. 
Who are Sofia Loren and Jayne Mansfield?