6/9/21
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Crunchy diner sandwich, for short
BLT
4A
Vehicles used by some delivery services, or a brand of sneakers
Vans
8A
Cable channel currently airing “Wipeout”
TBS
11A
“Minari” director ___ Isaac Chung
Lee
12A
Entry on an agenda
Item
13A
Restaurant chain serving Harvest Grain ‘n Nut Pancakes
IHOP
14A
Santa ___, California
Ana
15A
Former “Saturday Night Live” regular Dunn
Nora
16A
“___ are called but few are chosen”
Many
17A
Actor who played Colonel Sherman T. Potter on the 1972-1983 sitcom “M*A*S*H”: 2 wds.
Harry Morgan
20A
Pacino and Yankovic, for two
ALS
21A
Bring down, as an opposing football player
Tackle
24A
With 34-Across, actor who played chief surgeon Hawkeye Pierce on “M*A*S*H”
Alan
27A
___ rally (gathering for school spirit)
Pep
28A
Part of a convection oven that circulates air
Fan
29A
Mail out
Send
30A
Saloon
Bar
31A
“Mad Max: ___ Road”
Fury
32A
Drop down, like shoulders
Sag
33A
Like desert temperatures
Hot
34A
See 24-Across
Alda
35A
Some parties and crosswords have them
Themes
37A
Liable (to)
Apt
39A
Actress who played head nurse Margaret Houlihan on “M*A*S*H”: 2 wds.
Loretta Swit
44A
Band that’s the same size as Nirvana or the Chicks
Trio
46A
“Ford v Ferrari” star Damon
Matt
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
47A
Valuable substance found in rocks
Ore
48A
___ Em (“The Wizard of Oz” character)
Aunt
49A
Post-workout soreness
Ache
50A
Actor/comedian Funches
Ron
51A
Snow ___ (green pod vegetable often used in lo mein)
Pea
52D
Liam Gallagher’s brother in Oasis
Noel
53D
Conclude
End
1D
Just sort of “meh”
Blah
2D
“Snowpiercer” actress Hall
Lena
3D
Drop that may roll down your cheek
Tear
4D
Material that record albums are made of
Vinyl
5D
Particles smaller than molecules
Atoms
6D
Romulan villain of the 2009 movie “Star Trek”
Nero
7D
More intelligent
Smarter
8D
Appreciative
Thankful
9D
___ Jovi
Bon
10D
Eve is one, in “Killing Eve”
Spy
13D
All-in-one desktop computer
Imac
18D
___ McNally (company that produces maps and road atlases)
Rand
19D
Break in continuity
Gap
22D
Greasy ingredient derived from pigs
Lard
23D
Single-named New Age singer
Enya
24D
Helper: Abbr.
Asst
25D
Mother of Reuben and Levi, in the Bible
Leah
26D
Jolie who voices the Tigress in the “Kung Fu Panda” movies
Angelina
27D
___ on the back (“well done” gesture)
Pat
30D
Chadwick who won a posthumous Golden Globe for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Boseman
31D
Rock and roll pioneer Domino
Fats
33D
“How Stella Got ___ Groove Back”
Her
36D
Beside the point
Moot
37D
Ben Stiller comedy “Night ___ Museum”: 2 wds.
At The
38D
Dev of “Slumdog Millionaire”
Patel
40D
Tex-Mex food in a shell
Taco
41D
Had on, as clothing
Wore
42D
___ Age (era that followed the Stone Age and the Bronze Age)
Iron
43D
Look after, as a flock of sheep
Tend
44D
Touch lightly with a finger
Tap
45D
Feel very sorry about
Rue