2/23/22
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Black flying animals that are symbols of Halloween
Bats
5A
Big ___ (fast-food burger)
Mac
8A
It ___ to happen
Had
11A
Jeremy who won an Oscar for Reversal of Fortune
Irons
13A
Much ___ About Nothing
Ado
14A
Grand ___ Opry (country music venue in Nashville)
Ole
15A
TV show that’s aired before
Rerun
16A
Liquor that’s ignited in bananas Foster
Rum
17A
Pioneering Internet provider
AOL
18A
Yacht rock singer whose hits include Longer and Same Old Lang Syne: 2 wds.
Dan Fogelberg
21A
Person who’s not on your side
Foe
22A
If the truth be ___ …
Told
23A
And so on and so on: Abbr.
ETC
26A
Stand ___ (take no more cards)
Pat
28A
Actor Hayes who voices Agent Mary on Netflix’s Q-Force
Sean
31A
Yacht rock singer whose hits include Baker Street and Right Down the Line: 2 wds.
Gerry Rafferty
35A
Musical TV series of the 2010s
Glee
36A
Limit two ___ customer
Per
37A
Was blind but now I ___ (Amazing Grace lyric)
See
38A
You roll them in many board games
Dice
41A
How salad is served typically
Raw
43A
Yacht rock singer whose hits include Living Inside Myself and I Just Wanna Stop: 2 wds.
Ginovannelli
48A
Poke with a needle
Jab
49A
Very permissive
Lax
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
50A
Tidy up
Clean
51A
Olive’s last name in Popeye cartoons
Oyl
52A
___ to Joy (Beethoven work)
Ode
53A
Jefferson Airplane singer Grace
Slick
54A
Insect that goes from flower to flower
Bee
55A
Like most of the Canadian flag
Red
56A
___ Fifth Avenue (department store)
Saks
1D
Hen or wren for example
Bird
2D
Bay ___ Rapid Transit (what San Francisco’s BART stands for)
Area
3D
War-___ (damaged by a major conflict)
Torn
4D
Tobacco taken through the nose
Snuff
5D
American Horror Story actress Winningham
Mare
6D
Fully grown person
Adult
7D
Group of jazz musicians
Combo
8D
A&E series about people who rarely throw anything away
Hoarders
9D
As easy as falling off ___: 2 wds.
A Log
10D
Nightmare Alley director Guillermo ___ Toro
Del
12D
Charlie Brown’s dog
Snoopy
19D
Equipment
Gear
20D
I had nowhere ___ to turn
Else
23D
What a chick hatches from
Egg
24D
___ Aviv (city in Israel)
Tel
25D
Having the ring of truth
Credible
27D
What’s on ___? (question to a bartender)
Tap
29D
Had a picnic
Ate
30D
It’s celebrated on December 31: Abbr.
Nye
32D
Strap for an equestrian
Rein
33D
Houseplant that has fronds
Fern
34D
Former units of currency in Paris
Francs
39D
Mint green or cherry red for example
Color
40D
Manage to get away from
Evade
42D
___ Fargo (banking company)
Wells
43D
Soul singer Marvin
Gaye
44D
Fired from work in slang
Axed
45D
She calls Han Solo a scruffy-looking nerf herder
Leia
46D
___ of effort (lazy person’s problem)
Lack
47D
Pen fillers
Inks
48D
What an unemployed person is looking for
Job