10/27/20
TV Tuesday
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1A
Circus routines
Acts
5A
“Finding Your Roots” network
PBS
8A
Flow back, as the tide
Ebb
11A
USB ___ (spot for a thumb drive)
Port
12A
Actress Graynor of “I’m Dying Up Here”
Ari
13A
Sound from a cow
Moo
14A
Clever tactic
Ploy
15A
On the ___ (fleeing the authorities)
Lam
16A
Combine, as ingredients in a recipe
Mix
17A
1997-2002 legal drama on which Lucy Liu played attorney Ling Woo: 2 wds.
Ally McBeal
20A
“War and Peace” author Tolstoy
Leo
21A
Body part with an auditory canal
Ear
22A
Smallest positive integer
One
24A
Actor Penn who played Kevin on “How I Met Your Mother”
Kal
26A
Mental invention
Idea
30A
Dark comedy on which Lucy Liu plays 1980s socialite Simone Grove: 3 wds.
Why Women Kill
33A
“The Fate of the Furious” actress Pataky
Elsa
34A
Had a few cookies, say
Ate
35A
Tear in a pair of jeans
Rip
36A
Person who’s retired from active duty, for short
Vet
38A
“All ___?” (“Ready to go?”)
Set
40A
2012-2019 mystery series on which Lucy Liu played Dr. Joan Watson
Elementary
44A
“Dora and the Lost City of Gold” actress Longoria
Eva
45A
Eight-ball player’s stick
Cue
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
46A
Soccer score
Goal
48A
Cookie jar cover
Lid
49A
Noteworthy period in history
Era
50A
Lois who’s a reporter in Metropolis
Lane
51A
Insect attracted to compost piles
Fly
52A
Contractor’s predicted price: Abbr.
Est
53A
Aerosmith’s “Livin’ on the ___”
Edge
1D
Words With Friends, for example
App
2D
Popular type of soda
Cola
3D
Streetcars
Trolleys
4D
___ over substance (looks being more important than content)
Style
5D
___ Springs, California
Palm
6D
Jewelry worn on the wrist
Bracelet
7D
“The Lion King” character voiced by Donald Glover
Simba
8D
Actress Stone of “La La Land”
Emma
9D
Heat on a stove, as water for ramen
Boil
10D
Container for a Christmas present
Box
18D
Ono who married John Lennon
Yoko
19D
Miami Heat head coach Spoelstra
Erik
22D
Have bills due
Owe
23D
Pro sports group that will soon add the Seattle Kraken: Abbr.
NHL
25D
Athletes who don’t play professionally
Amateurs
27D
Dusty, unpaved route in the country: 2 wds.
Dirt Road
28D
Quarterback Manning who played 16 seasons for the New York Giants
Eli
29D
Swiss or Austrian peak
Alp
31D
What a surfboard rides on
Wave
32D
Home hidden in a tree
Nest
37D
Game show host
Emcee
39D
Bird on the back of a $1 bill
Eagle
40D
Morally wicked
Evil
41D
First ___ (Melania Trump’s title)
Lady
42D
___ freak (very tidy person)
Neat
43D
Andrew who ran in the 2020 Democratic primaries
Yang
44D
Toymaker in Santa’s workshop
Elf
47D
“Captain Marvel” actor Pace
Lee