12/15/20
TV Tuesday
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1A
Purina Puppy ___
Chow
5A
Simple dwelling that might be built with mud or thatch
Hut
8A
Actress Gretchen who has a recurring role on HBO’s “Perry Mason”
Mol
11A
Have an ___ of mystery (be intriguing)
Aura
12A
Bon ___ powdered cleanser
Ami
13A
Georgia’s western neighbor: Abbr.
Ala
14A
1984 martial arts movie upon which the streaming show “Cobra Kai” is based: 3 wds.
The Karate Kid
17A
Tree whose wood is used in some wands in the Harry Potter books
Elm
18A
Alter, as the US Constitution
Amend
19A
“There’s a traitor in our ___!”
Midst
22A
Plastic ___ Band (music group formed by John and Yoko)
Ono
23A
Son of Isaac first mentioned in Genesis 25:25
Esau
24A
Pop singer Grande’s nickname
Ari
25A
Just a ___ in the machine
Cog
28A
Actor reviving his role as Daniel LaRusso in “Cobra Kai”: 2 wds.
Ralph Macchio
31A
“You’ll shoot your ___ out!” (line from “A Christmas Story”)
Eye
32A
ISP that had a pay-per-hour system until 1996
AOL
33A
Sleight of ___ (magician’s skill)
Hand
34A
US Army troops, for short
Gis
35A
Stool pigeons
Finks
36A
Use cusswords
Swear
39A
Triple ___ (liqueur in a margarita)
Sec
40A
Actor reviving his role as Johnny Lawrence in “Cobra Kai”: 2 wds.
William Zabka
45A
Elbow’s place
Arm
46A
www.clemson.___
Edu
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
47A
Brand of trash bags and sandwich bags
Glad
48A
He battled Agent Smith in “The Matrix”
Neo
49A
Rodent that represents the current year in the Chinese calendar
Rat
50A
“Annabelle: Creation” actress Miranda
Otto
1D
Pet that might chase a laser pointer’s beam
Cat
2D
“Could you repeat that?”
Huh
3D
Metal in its raw state
Ore
4D
Stops sleeping: 2 wds.
Wakes Up
5D
“First, do no ___” (doctors’ maxim)
Harm
6D
Actress Thurman
Uma
7D
The highest-grossing movie ever until “Avatar” beat it
Titanic
8D
“They don’t ___ ’em like they used to”
Make
9D
Actress Lena of “Alias” and “Hunters”
Olin
10D
Diane who costarred on HBO’s “Enlightened”
Ladd
15D
___ F4 (keyboard combination that closes the current window)
Alt
16D
Very personal type of music
Emo
19D
“It’s a ___ technicality”
Mere
20D
“May ___ a few words?”: 2 wds.
I Say
21D
Longtime Atlanta Brave Murphy
Dale
22D
___ tradition (the passing down of stories through the generations)
Oral
24D
“Cornflake Girl” singer Tori
Amos
25D
“Captain Marvel” actress Gemma
Chan
26D
Hog’s comment
Oink
27D
Deities
Gods
29D
Like a gorilla’s body compared to a human’s
Hairier
30D
Musical for which Catherine Zeta-Jones won an Oscar
Chicago
34D
Actress Gadot who plays Wonder Woman
Gal
35D
Shriner’s red hat
Fez
36D
Aquatic bird with a long, flexible neck
Swan
37D
Electrical cord
Wire
38D
“Sesame Street” monster who took off in popularity in the 1980s
Elmo
39D
Filthy reading material
Smut
41D
Junior prosecutor: Abbr.
Ada
42D
Toasted sandwich with three main ingredients, for short
BLT
43D
“Friendsgiving” star Dennings
Kat
44D
Shakespeare’s “Much ___ About Nothing”
Ado