12/8/20
TV Tuesday
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1A
Jolly guy who says “Ho, ho, ho!”
Santa
6A
Secretly include in an email: Abbr.
BCC
9A
True bit of information
Fact
13A
Bring upon oneself, as someone’s wrath
Incur
14A
“This is such a good massage!”
Aah
15A
Surrounding glow
Aura
16A
Keep a constant gaze
Stare
17A
Boot attachment used to travel down a wintry mountainside
Ski
18A
Fawned-over celebrity
Idol
19A
“Pitch Perfect” actress nominated for an Emmy for starring in Quibi’s “Dummy”: 2 wds.
Anna Kendrick
22A
Diet cola that’s being discontinued at the end of this month
Tab
23A
Number that rarely is above 5 on a golf course
Par
24A
Earth’s largest continent
Asia
27A
One’s personal sense of self
Ego
29A
Zones
Areas
34A
“Spectre” actor nominated for an Emmy for starring in Quibi’s “Most Dangerous Game”: 2 wds.
Christoph Waltz
37A
Elon Musk’s auto company
Tesla
38A
Airport safety agency: Abbr.
TSA
39A
Store that sells assemble-it-yourself furniture
Ikea
40A
“All I Need ___ Miracle” (1986 hit song): 2 wds.
Is A
42A
“American Gods” actor McShane
Ian
44A
“The Mick” actress nominated for an Emmy for starring in Quibi’s “Flipped”: 2 wds.
Kaitlin Olson
50A
Apex or peak
Acme
51A
Breakfast food that might be poached
Egg
52A
Person who asks too many personal questions
Snoop
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
55A
Performs like DaBaby or Lil Baby
Raps
56A
Pit bull’s growl
Grr
57A
Small picture added to a tweet text message
Emoji
58A
Shopper’s itemized sheet
List
59D
Body part an optometrist examines
Eye
60D
On edge
Tense
1D
Female sibling’s nickname
Sis
2D
Insect in a colony
Ant
3D
114-year-old college sports group: Abbr.
NCAA
4D
Run away in embarrassment: 2 wds.
Turn Tail
5D
___ football (sport with eight-person teams)
Arena
6D
Lay out in the sun
Bask
7D
Spherical desserts on sticks: 2 wds.
Cake Pops
8D
Most populous country in the world
China
9D
Unbiased, as a judge
Fair
10D
German luxury car manufacturer
Audi
11D
Holey foam shoe
Croc
12D
Chat
Talk
20D
Help commit a crime
Abet
21D
Make an illustration
Draw
24D
“___ now!” (line in many infomercials)
Act
25D
“___ Works Hard for the Money” (Donna Summer song)
She
26D
Tax collection agency: Abbr.
IRS
28D
Became irate: 2 wds.
Got Angry
30D
2020 Ariana Grande/Lady Gaga #1 song: 3 wds.
Rain On Me
31D
Large relative of a white-tailed deer
Elk
32D
Had breakfast, say
Ate
33D
Featured singer on the “Black Panther” soundtrack song “All the Stars”
Sza
35D
Homophone of “sale”
Sail
36D
Icy precipitation
Hail
41D
“Under ___” (1992 Steven Seagal movie)
Siege
43D
Item of value on a balance sheet
Asset
44D
German philosopher Marx
Karl
45D
Reddish-purple berry
Acai
46D
Mischievous little kids
Imps
47D
Analyze in a lab
Test
48D
Monster in some children’s stories
Ogre
49D
When a.m. becomes p.m.
Noon
53D
Morning beverages made by Florida’s Natural: Abbr.
Ojs
54D
Shoofly ___ (type of dessert)
Pie