12/25/19
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
When Halloween is: Abbr.
Oct
4A
Low-___ (suitable for dieters for short)
Cal
7A
Coagulate
Clot
11A
___ what it’s worth …
For
12A
A Wrinkle in Time director DuVernay
Ava
13A
What’s needed to play double Dutch
Rope
14A
I ___ God (Kanye West song): 2 wds.
Am A
15A
Favreau who directed 2019’s The Lion King
Jon
16A
Hero of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Owen
17A
Actor who played Kris Kringle in 1947’s Miracle on 34th Street: 2 wds.
Edmund Gwenn
20A
Enormously long time
Eon
21A
Caustic cleaning solution
Lye
22A
Disentangle as a knot
Undo
24A
Fragrant tree that’s often purchased in December
Fir
25A
___ of tricks
Bag
28A
Actress who played Doris Walker in Miracle on 34th Street: 2 wds.
Mauree Nohara
31A
Program for a mobile device
App
32A
Shirt often worn with jeans
Tee
33A
Dry as a bone
Arid
34A
Friend to hang around with
Pal
35A
Attention from Dr. Mom: Abbr.
TLC
36A
Child actress who played Susan Walker in Miracle on 34th Street: 2 wds.
Natalie Wood
41A
Reitman who directed Twins and Dave
Ivan
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
42A
Bill who advocates for science
NYE
43A
Block as the water in a river
Dam
45A
Young male horse
Colt
46A
College senior’s test sometimes: Abbr.
GRE
47A
Historical time division
Era
48A
Farm females that get sheared
Ewes
49A
Location for filming
Set
50A
It’s over everyone’s head
Sky
1D
Too much ___ good thing: 2 wds.
Of A
2D
‘Til the cows ___ home
Come
3D
Swapped for something of greater value: 2 wds.
Traded Up
4D
Like much Louisiana cuisine
Cajun
5D
River through Shakespeare’s birthplace
Avon
6D
Phone that’s not smart or mobile
Landline
7D
Actor Russell who has an Oscar for Gladiator
Crowe
8D
Brothers & Sisters actor Rob
Lowe
9D
Opposite of closed
Open
10D
State west of North Carolina: Abbr.
Tenn
18D
Expanse of boggy ground
Moor
19D
Greek sandwich on pita bread
Gyro
22D
Actress Thurman
Uma
23D
Toddler’s afternoon sleep
Nap
24D
Emotions
Feelings
25D
Patterns scanned at a store checkout: 2 wds.
Barcodes
26D
MSNBC’s The Beat With ___ Melber
Ari
27D
Josh who voiced the dog in A Dog’s Journey
Gad
29D
And other folks: 2 wds.
Etal
30D
Disc of light in religious art
Halo
34D
Slacks or jeans say
Pants
35D
Short shared message
Tweet
36D
Have a ___ day
Nice
37D
Declare frankly
Avow
38D
Tall story
Tale
39D
Charlotte Brontë’s Jane ___
Eyre
40D
___ Phoenix (2019 X-Men movie)
Dark
44D
Is permitted to
May