9/25/18
TV Tuesday
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1A
___ and pieces (miscellaneous small stuff)
Bits
5A
Cheers for Chilean soccer teams
Oles
9A
Outer part of a green bean
Pod
12A
Storage ___ (place for putting excess items)
Unit
13A
Very serious as an emergency
Dire
14A
Mai ___ (fruity cocktail)
Tai
15A
Medical examiner on NCIS: 2 wds.
Donald Mallard
18A
Traffic tie-up
Snarl
19A
Scandinavian capital city
Oslo
20A
Actor Holland of Avengers: Infinity War
Tom
22A
Mark on a freshly polished shoe
Scuff
26A
___ Carver (James Reynolds’s role on Days of Our Lives)
Abe
29A
Orange vegetables
Yams
32A
Human rights organization: Abbr.
ACLU
33A
Actor who currently plays 15-Across and once played 50-Across: 2 wds.
David McCallum
36A
Assist in wrongdoing
Abet
37A
Don’t try to use that ___ excuse!: 2 wds.
As An
38A
Body spray with a Dark Temptation fragrance
Axe
39A
Lenience that’s sometimes shown to prisoners
Mercy
41A
Rushmore and Rainier for example: Abbr.
MTs
43A
Estate beneficiary
Heir
46A
Instant replay technique: Hyph.
Slomo
50A
Russian spy on the 1960s series The Man From U.N.C.L.E.: 2 wds.
Illya Kuryakin
54A
Mr. Brown Can ___! Can You? (Dr. Seuss book)
Moo
55A
Janet who was the US Attorney General 1993-2001
Reno
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
56A
I won’t ___ no for an answer
Take
57A
Dog sometimes considered to be so ugly that it’s cute
Pug
58A
Herb that can also mean wise
Sage
59A
Body parts that are frequently green blue or brown
Eyes
1A
Best ___ (closest pals)
Buds
2A
Get ___ the ground floor: 2 wds.
In On
3D
Singer Turner with 25 Grammy nominations from 1962 to 2008
Tina
4D
Begin
Start
5D
Peculiar
Odd
6D
Long auto for a celebrity
Limo
7D
Stats for baseball pitchers: Abbr.
Eras
8D
Gets cash for
Sells
9D
After-hours school group: Abbr.
PTA
10D
It helps steer a lifeboat
Oar
11D
Why ___ I Get Married? (2007 Tyler Perry movie)
Did
16D
Composer Andrew ___ Webber
Lloyd
17D
Type of train that doesn’t skip any stations
Local
21D
Papa’s wife
Mama
23D
College near Hollywood: Abbr.
UCLA
24D
___ capacitor (time-travel mechanism in Back to the Future)
Flux
25D
Seethe with rage
Fume
26D
___ Strange (DC Comics hero)
Adam
27D
1995 movie about a pig that herds sheep
Babe
28D
Have you ___ wondered …
Ever
30D
Game show hosts: Abbr.
MCs
31D
Con job
Scam
34D
Toon mouse on The Simpsons
Itchy
35D
Restless with anticipation
Antsy
40D
Fractions of a decade
Years
42D
___ Rock and Gravel Company (where Fred Flintstone works)
Slate
44D
Furniture chain founded by Ingvar Kamprad
Ikea
45D
Ladder step
Rung
47D
That’s all right with me
Okay
48D
Angels center fielder Trout
Mike
49D
Bills that are often used for tipping
Ones
50D
Troublemaking little kid
Imp
51D
Gymnast Mary ___ Retton
Lou
52D
___ Cabin (syrup brand named in honor of President Lincoln)
Log
53D
___ v. Wade (1973 Supreme Court case)
Roe