1/27/21
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Supermodel who was married to David Bowie
Iman
5A
Note between “fa” and “la”
Sol
8A
Lion’s lair
Den
11A
Deck of cards that’s used to predict the future
Tarot
13A
___-dollar bill (currency that features Thomas Jefferson)
Two
14A
Sean Lennon’s mother Yoko
Ono
15A
1983 miniseries based on a Colleen McCullough novel, starring Richard Chamberlain and Rachel Ward: 3 wds.
The Thorn Birds
18A
Actor David ___ Pierce
Hyde
19A
Receptacle for fresh-cut flowers
Vase
20A
One of Archie Manning’s quarterback offspring
Eli
22A
Demolition ___ (car-wrecking competition)
Derby
25A
Without ___ (totally broke): 2 wds.
Acent
27A
Dessert that might have a lattice top
Pie
28A
Sledgehammer’s sound
Bam
31A
1980 miniseries based on a James Clavell novel, starring Richard Chamberlain and Toshiro Mifune
Shogun
33A
1981 miniseries based on an Ernest Gann novel, starring Peter O’Toole and Peter Strauss
Masada
35A
“___ of a gun!”
Son
36A
Bend forward at the waist
Bow
38A
Veg on the sofa, perhaps
Relax
39A
Fragrant evergreen tree
Cedar
41A
___ high (have ambitious goals)
Aim
42A
Brand whose Gravy Cravers line is put into a dog’s bowl
Alpo
45A
Maple ___ (image on the Canadian flag)
Leaf
47A
1985 miniseries based on a John Jakes novel, starring Patrick Swayze and James Read: 3 wds.
North And South
53A
___ good to be true
Too
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Simpsons character originally from Rahmatpur, West Bengal
Apu
55A
“Tidying Up With Marie ___” (Netflix series)
Kondo
56A
Sit-___ (certain protests)
Ins
57A
Go down, like the sun
Set
58A
Daily amount of medicine
Dose
1A
Cousin on “The Addams Family”
Itt
2D
___-jongg (game)
Mah
3D
“___ you listening to me?”
Are
4D
Zero
Nothing
5D
“The Prom” actress Meryl
Streep
6D
Possess
Own
7D
Tennis shot that doesn’t land quickly
Lob
8D
Animated character with a monkey sidekick named Boots
Dora
9D
Split ___ (signs of damaged hair)
Ends
10D
Rudolph’s light-up facial feature
Nose
12D
“___ will be done …” (Lord’s Prayer phrase)
Thy
16D
Not typical
Odd
17D
Plant that climbs university walls
Ivy
20D
Canyon sound effect
Echo
21D
Singer Redbone or Russell
Leon
23D
Rhyming synonym of “brim”
Rim
24D
Large animal described by the adjective “ursine”
Bear
25D
“Kick-___” (2010 movie)
Ass
26D
Word that can go before “top” or “socks”
Tube
28D
Indonesian island visited in “Eat Pray Love”
Bali
29D
U2 bassist Clayton
Adam
30D
ESPN host Kellerman
Max
32D
Give the ___ to (approve)
Nod
34D
The “surf” part of “surf and turf”
Seafood
37D
Crunchy item in a brownie, sometimes
Walnut
39D
Foldable bed
Cot
40D
Color on the American and Canadian flags
Red
42D
___-intellectual (hostile to smart people)
Anti
43D
“Crazy” waterfowl of Minnesota
Loon
44D
Golfers or tennis players who teach at country clubs
Pros
46D
Pose a question to
Ask
48D
“… where no man ___ gone before”
Has
49D
Gibbon or gorilla, for example
Ape
50D
Card game whose name is Spanish for “one”
Uno
51D
NFL six-pointers: Abbr.
TDs
52D
Tool for making furrows in soil
Hoe