12/2/20
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Company that supplied Wile E. Coyote’s contraptions
Acme
5A
Plenty ticked off
Mad
8A
Gush out, as from a volcano
Spew
12A
What a beard covers up
Chin
13A
Tool that rhymes, appropriately, with “hacks”
Axe
14A
___ Zor-El (birth name of Superman’s cousin, played by Melissa Benoist)
Kara
15A
1940 comedy starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell as exes working at a newspaper: 3 wds.
His Girl Friday
18A
___-conscious (thinking about the environment)
Eco
19A
GPS suggestion: Abbr.
Rte
20A
Tropicana and Minute Maid, for two: Abbr.
Ojs
21A
Island memento worn around the neck
Lei
22A
“___ Dobbs Tonight” (Fox Business Network show)
Lou
23A
Swaying to and ___
Fro
26A
Adequately skilled
Able
29A
Quick drink from a flask
Nip
31A
Honeydew or casaba, for example
Melon
33A
1938 comedy starring Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn as a mismatched pair tracking down an escaped leopard: 3 wds.
Bringing Up Baby
36A
The softest wood in the world
Balsa
37A
Amy who wrote “The Joy Luck Club”
Tan
38A
Highest point
Apex
39A
Indefinite amount
Any
40A
___ Poke (caramel candy)
Slo
42A
Rachael of “30 Minute Meals” fame
Ray
44A
School bake sale organizer: Abbr.
PTA
45A
Fifth note of the musical scale
Sol
46A
“Every dog ___ its day”
Has
49A
1937 comedy starring Cary Grant and Irene Dunne as a couple in the midst of divorce proceedings: 3 wds.
The Awful Truth
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
53A
Sign for the superstitious
Omen
54A
Not fully healthy
Ill
55A
Tickle Me ___ (“Sesame Street” toy)
Elmo
56A
President between Tyler and Taylor
Polk
57D
Trailways transportation
Bus
58D
Container for displaying cut flowers
Vase
1D
Post-marathon feeling
Ache
2D
“Très ___!” (“How stylish!”)
Chic
3D
Soy-based Japanese soup
Miso
4D
The language this clue is written in: Abbr.
Eng
5D
Cocktail made with gin and vermouth
Martini
6D
Wheel-to-wheel connector
Axle
7D
Hard rock band ___ Leppard
Def
8D
Winter Olympics ramp: 2 wds.
Ski Jump
9D
Falsely increases, as an expense account
Pads
10D
Disco ___ (the late 1970s, musically)
Era
11D
One-___ mirror
Way
16D
Extreme wrath
Ire
17D
Aussie marsupial, for short
Roo
21D
“Eye” of a camera
Lens
22D
Organization for athletes like Michelle Wie: Abbr.
LPGA
23D
What a bird’s wings do
Flap
24D
Supreme Court justice’s garment
Robe
25D
Black gem
Onyx
26D
“Mamma Mia!” group
Abba
27D
Healthy stuff in some muffins
Bran
28D
Flower associated with Easter
Lily
30D
Go ___ hysterics
Into
32D
Website featuring auctions
Ebay
34D
It’s filled at a service station: 2 wds.
Gas Tank
35D
Lays flat, as a sleeping bag
Unrolls
41D
Two-time Oscar nominee Jude
Law
43D
Ctrl-___-Del (computer key combination)
Alt
44D
Banana cover
Peel
45D
“Star Trek” role originally played by George Takei
Sulu
46D
Dance often performed in a grass skirt
Hula
47D
“Fast cash” devices: Abbr.
ATMs
48D
Loafer or pump, for example
Shoe
49D
Crop ___ (midriff-baring item)
Top
50D
Blue Cross Blue Shield offering: Abbr.
HMO
51D
Little white lie
Fib
52D
Race, as a motor
Rev