4/7/21
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Piece inserted into a clarinet or oboe
Reed
5A
Spider-Man portrayer Holland
Tom
8A
Military drama series that ran from 1995 to 2005
Jag
11A
Rotating part of a car
Axle
12A
South American Olympic host city, briefly
Rio
13A
“Hellboy” character ___ Sapien
Abe
14A
He played People magazine reporter Michael Gold in the 1983 film “The Big Chill”: 2 wds.
Jeff Goldblum
17A
Three, on a grandfather clock
III
18A
Word that can follow “Victorian” or “Elizabethan”
Era
19A
With 33-Across, she played physician Sarah Cooper in “The Big Chill”
Glenn
22A
Finishes filming
Wraps
24A
The “P” of “IPA”
Pale
25A
Shark ___ soup
Fin
26A
Safe Drinking Water Act enforcer: Abbr.
EPA
28A
___ Maria (Catholic prayer)
Ave
29A
Item burned in a fireplace
Log
30A
Sound made with two fingers
Snap
31A
Performer in a TV show or movie
Actor
33A
See 19-Across
Close
34A
“I’m ___ Sexy” (Right Said Fred song)
Too
35A
Neckwear often made from ostrich feathers
Boa
36A
She played attorney Meg Jones in “The Big Chill”: 3 wds.
Mary Kayplace
42A
Prefix for “brow” or “cycle”
Uni
43A
Collage or sculpture, for example
Art
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
44A
Bad smell
Odor
45A
PC alternative
Mac
46A
___ the knot (get married)
Tie
47A
___ down (overwhelms with force)
Mows
1A
“The Big Bang Theory” character with a dog named Cinnamon
Raj
2D
Windows program file-name extension
Exe
3D
One of Santa’s helpers
Elf
4D
Provide the meaning of, as in a dictionary
Define
5D
“Star Trek: The Next Generation” empath
Troi
6D
Word after “canola” or “olive”
Oil
7D
“___ Family” (five-time Emmy winner for Outstanding Comedy Series)
Modern
8D
Type of pepper often served on nachos
Jalapeno
9D
___ Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Abu
10D
Ruby or emerald, for example
Gem
15D
Alcohol often mixed with tonic
Gin
16D
“Push-up” or “sports” garment
Bra
19D
A good one could get you on the Dean’s List: Abbr.
GPA
20D
“Floor Is ___” (Netflix game show)
Lava
21D
Type of car that gets plugged in
Electric
22D
Hairpiece
Wig
23D
Places that offer facials
Spas
25D
“___ sale by owner” (phrase in some real estate ads)
For
27D
Donkey Kong, for one
Ape
29D
Observe: 2 wds.
Look At
30D
Winding downhill event at the Winter Olympics
Slalom
32D
Playskool or Mattel item
Toy
33D
“Law & Order” extra
Cop
35D
Computer memory unit
Byte
36D
Autumn flower whose full name is 13 letters long
Mum
37D
“The View” guest cohost Navarro
Ana
38D
Graynor of the miniseries “Mrs. America”
Ari
39D
“And so, with no further ___ …”
Ado
40D
Type of animal Milky White is, in “Into the Woods”
Cow
41D
Urgent care areas in hospitals: Abbr.
Ers