4/24/18
TV Tuesday
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1A
Hairless
Bald
5A
RC or Pepsi, for example
Cola
9A
Victory
Win
12A
Soothing stuff for a burn
Aloe
13A
Like an enthusiastic fan
Avid
14A
“May ____ the honors?”: 2 wds.
I Do
15A
All-in-one Apple computer
iMac
16A
Wooden rafter
Beam
17A
Blazed a trail
Led
18A
“Spin City” actress who plays the Evil Queen on “Once Upon a Time”: 2 wds.
Lana Parrilla
21A
Distant
Far
22A
Man’s name made from three consecutive letters of the alphabet
Stu
23A
Barbecue residue
Ash
26A
Suffix with “bombard” or “front”
Ier
28A
Having the fat trimmed off
Lean
32A
“The Full Monty” actor who plays Rumpelstiltskin on “Once Upon a Time”: 2 wds.
Robert Carlyle
36A
____-it-all (person who rejects advice)
Know
37A
Commotion
Ado
38A
“____, Pray, Love” (Elizabeth Gilbert memoir)
Eat
39A
Fore and ___ (at both ends of a ship)
Aft
42A
Sacred oath
Vow
44A
“Devious Maids” actress who plays Cinderella on “Once Upon a Time”: 2 wds.
Dania Ramirez
50A
Battering ____
Ram
51A
Marvel mutants: Hyph.
Xmen
52A
“Smooth Operator” singer
Sade
53A
Valuable mineral
Ore
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Movie like “Spartacus” or “Star Wars”
Epic
55A
Nights before Christmas and New Year’s Day
Eves
56A
Where Laredo and Lubbock are: Abbr.
Tex
57D
With it, mentally
Sane
58D
Tenant’s monthly payment
Rent
1D
___ bondsman (someone who gets a defendant out of jail)
Bail
2D
___ mater (graduate’s college)
Alma
3D
College financial aid that must be repaid
Loan
4D
Low-strength coffee option
Decaf
5D
1972 musical with eight Academy Awards
Cabaret
6D
“It ain’t ___ till the fat lady sings”
Over
7D
People who tell untruths
Liars
8D
Confess
Admit
9D
Last ___ and testament
Will
10D
Mental creation
Idea
11D
Wordless agreement
Nod
19D
___ of gloves
Pair
20D
Break in the action
Lull
23D
Noah’s mode of transportation
Ark
24D
“Like father, like _____”
Son
25D
Cable channel that airs “Ballers” and “Game of Thrones”
HBO
27D
Miley Cyrus’s record label
RCA
29D
Opening in a needle
Eye
30D
Chicken ___ king: 2 wds.
A La
31D
Word that can go after “safety” or “mosquito”
Net
33D
Actor McGregor with a Golden Globe Award for 2017’s “Fargo”
Ewan
34D
Move forward
Advance
35D
Apartment part
Room
40D
Repairs
Fixes
41D
West Florida city
Tampa
43D
More prudent
Wiser
44D
Statement like “I bet you can’t”
Dare
45D
Credit card company whose basic level is the Green card
AMEX
46D
Strap by which a rider controls a horse
Rein
47D
Gushing review
Rave
48D
Where the first humans were, according to the Bible
Eden
49D
Grated citrus rind
Zest
50D
Dry ___ (wood problem)
Rot