Some Californians consider Santa ___ on Earth

BARBARA EDEN

Think of the actress who played a magical genie in a 1960s sitcom and shares a first name with a coastal California city.

This clue plays on the phrase "Santa Barbara," a coastal city in California, while also hinting at actress Barbara Eden, famous for her role in I Dream of Jeannie. The wordplay suggests that some Californians might jokingly call the city "Santa Barbara Eden" as a pun, treating her name like a heavenly or magical place. It’s a clever blend of geography and pop culture, where the answer fills in the blank with a well-known personality’s full name.