3/4/20
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Possess none of
Lack
5A
Lifesaving technique seen on Baywatch: Abbr.
CPR
8A
1/48 of a cup to a chef: Abbr.
TSP
11A
What a muscle might do after being overexerted
Ache
12A
Reed who was in the Velvet Underground
Lou
13A
Presidential nickname of the 1950s
Ike
14A
Rebel Alliance fighter captured by 42-Across in 1983’s Return of the Jedi: 2 wds.
Princess Leia
17A
Brief time span for short
Sec
18A
Speed sometimes described as undue
Haste
19A
Napa Valley beverage
Wine
20A
Curly part of a pig
Tail
24A
Takes unlawfully
Steals
27A
Nutty ___ fruitcake: 2 wds.
As A
28A
Actress who played 14-Across: 2 wds.
Carrie Fisher
32A
What ___ bid? (auctioneer’s question): 2 wds.
Am I
33A
Got rid of as pencil marks
Erased
34A
Gambling city near Lake Tahoe
Reno
36A
The dad on American Dad!
Stan
37A
Respond to a stimulus
React
39A
Fluffy neckwear that might extend all the way down to the floor
Boa
42A
Slug-like crime lord in Return of the Jedi: 3 wds.
Jabba The Hutt
46A
___ out a living (barely get by)
Eke
47A
Actress McClanahan who costarred with Bea Arthur on Maude and The Golden Girls
Rue
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
48A
Vocal range for Queen Latifah and Lady Gaga
Alto
49A
Skin shade you might get at a certain type of salon
Tan
50A
CD and cassette predecessors: Abbr.
LPs
51A
Swill that’s tossed into a pigpen
Slop
1A
Circuits around a racetrack
Laps
2A
4 840 square yards
Acre
3A
Very stylish
Chic
4D
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest author Kesey
Ken
5D
Juice ___ (very restrictive temporary diet)
Cleanse
6D
Old West search party
Posse
7D
Why the Tin Woodman requested his oil can
Rust
8D
Score that’s a draw
Tie
9D
Item strapped to a foot for many winter sports
Ski
10D
Pigeon ___ (legume from India)
Pea
15D
Spicy dish made with beans
Chili
16D
___ down (disappoint)
Let
19D
Opposite of peace
War
21D
Oohs and ___
Aahs
22D
That clarifies things: 2 wds.
I See
23D
Cooking fat that’s not vegetarian
Lard
24D
Reminder of a healed wound
Scar
25D
Take the ferocity out of
Tame
26D
Environmentalist Brockovich
Erin
29D
Retrieves as a stick
Fetches
30D
Very mad
Irate
31D
___ Antonio Spurs
San
35D
Sphere to a poet
Orb
36D
Didn’t slouch in a chair: 2 wds.
Sat Up
38D
My Name Is ___ (former Jason Lee sitcom)
Earl
39D
Animal fought by a toreador
Bull
40D
The Simpsons bus driver
Otto
41D
Resting upon
Atop
42D
___ Li (actor in the upcoming movie Mulan)
Jet
43D
Letters introducing an assumed name
Aka
44D
The Politician star Platt
Ben
45D
Possesses
Has