7/8/20
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Like the numbers 3 13 and 33
Odd
4A
Individual piece in a machine
Cog
7A
Hearing ___ (devices worn by hearing-impaired people)
Aids
11A
___ You My Mother? (classic children’s book)
Are
12A
Much ___ About Something (Simpsons episode named for a supporting character)
Apu
13A
Meter mile or minute
Unit
14A
Faucet
Tap
15A
Dear White People actress Long
Nia
16A
Forgetful fish in two Pixar movies
Dory
17A
1984 top 10 Madonna hit where you just keep on pushing my love
Borderline
20A
Type of sauce that often accompanies Chinese dumplings
Soy
21A
Twosome
Duo
22A
Payment to get out of jail
Bail
24A
___ Wayne (rapper with the 2018 album Tha Carter V)
Lil
25A
Organization that gathers foreign intelligence: Abbr.
CIA
28A
1985 #2 Madonna hit where only boys who save their pennies make my rainy day: 2 wds.
Material Girl
31A
Who ___ that masked man?
Was
32A
___ Arbor (University of Michigan city)
Ann
33A
Avocado or watermelon’s shape
Oval
34A
State-of-the-___
Art
35A
___ Lanka (South Asian country)
Sri
36A
1986 #1 Madonna hit where I’ve learned my lesson well: 3 wds.
Live To Tell
40A
Currency in Chile and the Philippines
Peso
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
41A
Have regrets
Rue
42A
Drag queen’s hair usually
Wig
44A
Salvador who painted The Persistence of Memory
Dali
45A
Card worth 1 or 11 in blackjack
Ace
46A
Sister played by Florence Pugh in 2019’s Little Women
Amy
47A
Comic actor Willard who died May 15
Fred
48A
Doctoral degree: Abbr.
PHD
49A
Full-size pickup make spun off from Dodge
Ram
1D
Quaker ___ Bran (hot cereal)
Oat
2D
Dreary
Drab
3D
Puts money in the bank
Deposits
4D
What Hershey’s and Mars make
Candy
5D
Andy’s son on The Andy Griffith Show
Opie
6D
Person legally responsible for taking care of a child
Guardian
7D
The sound in a broadcast
Audio
8D
Closing ___ (slowly approaching): 2 wds.
In On
9D
Extremely urgent
Dire
10D
Place where pigs wallow in mud
Sty
18D
Part to play
Role
19D
Temporarily quiet period
Lull
22D
Upscale German car with a blue and white logo: Abbr.
BMW
23D
Top rating for bonds
AAA
24D
Part of a dryer that catches fuzz: 2 wds.
Lint Trap
25D
Conflict featured in Gettysburg and Lincoln: 2 wds.
Civil War
26D
Investment for old age: Abbr.
IRA
27D
Every single one
All
29D
Seldom seen
Rare
30D
Blood and guts in a horror movie
Gore
34D
Steer clear of
Avoid
35D
Horse ridden by a knight
Steed
36D
Shakespeare’s King ___
Lear
37D
Land surrounded by water
Isle
38D
That smarts!
Ouch
39D
Type of bean also known as a butter bean
Lima
40D
Common email attachment format: Abbr.
PDF
43D
Where to do reps and sets
Gym