2/2/22
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Typical scores on golf holes
Pars
5A
Pyramid scheme, for example
Scam
9A
“___ Blinded Me With Science” (Thomas Dolby hit)
She
12A
Change the wording of a manuscript
Edit
13A
___ reading (service offered by some psychics)
Aura
14A
Muffin pan
Tin
15A
“The Sting” Oscar nominee who played Martin Bishop in the 1992 heist movie “Sneakers”: 2 wds.
Robert Redford
18A
“Let’s Make a ___” (Wayne Brady game show)
Deal
19A
Is indebted to
Owes
20A
___ on the Mount (event in the Gospel of Matthew)
Sermon
23A
Opposite of strict
Lax
25A
Song written by Puccini or Wagner, perhaps
Aria
26A
Topaz or turquoise, for example
Gem
27A
Popular Vietnamese soup
Pho
30A
“Lilies of the Field” Oscar winner who played Donald Crease in “Sneakers”: 2 wds.
Sidney Poitier
34A
“___ what I mean?”
See
35A
“Uh-huh”
Yep
36A
Catnip, for one
Herb
37A
Aircraft, or a shade of black
Jet
38A
Women getting married
Brides
40A
1970s band whose name reads the same forward and backward
Abba
43A
Wrinkle-removing item
Iron
44A
“Dances With Wolves” Oscar nominee who played Liz Ogilvy in “Sneakers”: 2 wds.
Mary McDonnell
50A
Victorian ___ (period of English history)
Era
51A
World of Coca-___ (tourist attraction in Atlanta)
Cola
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
52A
Singer Brickell
Edie
53A
___ neutrality (computer user’s concern)
Net
54A
Went very fast
Sped
55A
Step of a ladder
Rung
1A
Pay-___-view
Per
2A
Hoopla
Ado
3D
___-tickling (very funny)
Rib
4D
First name of Oprah’s longtime partner
Stedman
5D
The Prince of Darkness
Satan
6D
“It would make your hair ___” (“It’s shocking”)
Curl
7D
“Times ___ tough all over”
Are
8D
Magazine featuring the comic strip “Spy vs Spy”
Mad
9D
Put into a car’s trunk, perhaps
Stow
10D
Increase the size of the staff
Hire
11D
Finishes
Ends
16D
___ Speedwagon (pop band)
Reo
17D
Animal whose females are called vixens
Fox
20D
Cheeky commentary
Sass
21D
New York canal that was built in the 19th century
Erie
22D
Use the subway, for example
Ride
23D
Jerry’s uncle, on “Seinfeld”
Leo
24D
“___ getting through to you?”: 2 wds.
Am I
26D
It can plot a driver’s route: Abbr.
GPS
27D
The ___ Piper of Hamelin
Pied
28D
In this spot
Here
29D
Globe-shaped items
Orbs
31D
Body part that could suffer from glaucoma
Eye
32D
So far
Yet
33D
Stephen King book about severe weight loss
Thinner
37D
Bird whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet
Jay
38D
___-minded (tolerant)
Broad
39D
White House Chief of Staff Klain
Ron
40D
Agreement from the parishioners
Amen
41D
Nude
Bare
42D
Kid who’s been spoiled
Brat
43D
Eric of Monty Python
Idle
45D
Hosts of award shows: Abbr.
Mcs
46D
___ a plea (bargain for a lighter sentence)
Cop
47D
www.mit.___
Edu
48D
___-Manuel Miranda
Lin
49D
Segment of a relay race
Leg