2/16/22
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Mineral used in bath powder
Talc
5A
Father of Pebbles Flintstone
Fred
9A
Largest object in the solar system
Sun
12A
Scent
Odor
13A
Actor Malek
Rami
14A
Group known for the Clean Water Act: Abbr.
EPA
15A
Perimeter
Edge
16A
Devices where you check your account balance: Abbr.
ATMs
17A
Eight-season CBS sitcom starring Allison Janney
Mom
18A
Country singer with the 1961 crossover hit “I Fall to Pieces”: 2 wds.
Patsy Cline
21A
Round rooftops
Domes
24A
“Wait just a ___!” (“Hold it!”)
Sec
25A
New Year’s ___ (December 31)
Eve
26A
Poorly behaved children
Imps
30A
Mark your choice on an election ballot
Vote
33A
Country singer with the 1968 crossover hit “Harper Valley P.T.A.”: 3 wds.
Jeannie Criley
36A
Actress Bancroft or Hathaway
Anne
37A
Song in an opera house
Aria
38A
“I’m not ___ to judge, but …”
One
39A
Round-bottomed pan
Wok
41A
Trousers or capris, for example
Pants
43A
Country singer with the 1969 crossover hit “A Boy Named Sue”: 2 wds.
Johnny Cash
48A
___ Baba
Ali
49A
Waikiki’s island
Oahu
50A
Breakfast items avoided by vegans
Eggs
54A
Florida representative Demings who’s running for Senate
Val
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
55A
Ocean Spray ___-Apple juice
Cran
56A
Locale
Area
57A
“All in favor, say ___”
Aye
58A
Create a sweater from scratch
Knit
59A
Actress and talk show host Barrymore
Drew
1D
Gold ___ (brand of socks)
Toe
2D
Calculate a sum
Add
3D
Like a bump on a ___ (unmoving)
Log
4D
Paper-thin French pancake
Crepe
5D
Sigma Alpha Epsilon is the largest one in the US, for short
Frat
6D
“Phooey!”
Darn
7D
Award Jason Sudeikis won for “Ted Lasso”
Emmy
8D
Round segments in a spinal column
Discs
9D
The punctuation mark “;”
Semicolon
10D
“Once ___ a time …”
Upon
11D
Barry, Carrie, or Mary
Name
19D
D ___ “dog”: 2 wds.
As In
20D
Jeans maker Strauss
Levi
21D
___ vu (“this has happened before” feeling)
Deja
22D
Appliance for roasting
Oven
23D
“At the same time …”
Mean While
27D
“Mamma ___! Here We Go Again”
Mia
28D
As ___ usual (typically)
Per
29D
The “S” of the literary genre “SF”: Abbr.
Sci
31D
What a camper sleeps in
Tent
32D
Body parts that shed tears
Eyes
34D
Glaringly bright in color
Neon
35D
Spits rhymes like Megan Thee Stallion
Raps
40D
“Don’t ___ it till you’ve tried it!”
Knock
42D
“There are brighter days ___”
Ahead
43D
Diner slang for coffee
Java
44D
Maker of Regenerist skin products
Olay
45D
Material for crocheting
Yarn
46D
Spicy tea variety
Chai
47D
___ Polly (relative of Tom Sawyer)
Aunt
51D
Nervous dog’s warning noise
Grr
52D
“My gosh!”
Gee
53D
Tool for cutting planks
Saw