3/29/22
TV Tuesday
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1A
Not young
Old
4A
“That ___ a close one!”
Was
7A
Season for leaf-peeping
Fall
11A
Desserts sometimes flavored with Key limes
Pies
13A
Logically arrange spreadsheet entries
Sort
14A
Brainstorm
Idea
15A
“Promise you won’t ___ anyone?”
Tell
16A
Aspen or sequoia, for example
Tree
17A
Tensely nervous
Edgy
18A
“The Help” actress who plays First Lady Obama in the upcoming Showtime series “The First Lady”: 2 wds.
Viola Davis
21A
Business card number: Abbr.
Tel
22A
“Rocket Man” singer John
Elton
25A
With 39-Across, “Hairspray” actress who plays Betty Ford in “The First Lady”
Michelle
30A
1986-1994 legal drama that starred Jimmy Smits and Susan Dey: 2 wds., abbr.
La Law
32A
The first “T” in “TNT”
Tri
33A
No longer on the market
Sold
35A
Doctors’ group: Abbr.
AMA
36A
Absolutely essential
Vital
39A
See 25-Across
Leno
42A
Damascus’s country
Syria
44A
Item on display at Victoria’s Secret
Bra
45A
“The Handmaid’s Tale” actor who plays President Obama in “The First Lady”: 3 wds.
O-T Fagbenle
50A
Hand part “read” by psychics
Palm
53A
“Young Frankenstein” actress Garr
Teri
54A
Young animal that becomes a stallion
Colt
56A
Type of song in “Carmen” or “La Traviata”
Aria
57A
Great Lake that rhymes with “cheery”
Erie
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
58A
New Haven, Connecticut university
Yale
59A
Becomes a spouse
Weds
60D
Metal bar
Rod
61D
Person who might ask a celebrity for a selfie
Fan
1D
Make a decision
Opt
2D
Schreiber of “Ray Donovan”
Liev
3D
Grocery store section with cold cuts and potato salad
Deli
4D
“Mum’s the ___”
Word
5D
“They’re new to the ___” (“They just moved here”)
Area
6D
Actor Carell or Buscemi
Steve
7D
Party that might feature a piñata
Fiesta
8D
Put into a mixing bowl
Add
9D
Chair support
Leg
10D
Frito-___ (snack company)
Lay
12D
Extremely slow-moving mammal
Sloth
13D
Public bathroom units
Stalls
19D
Harper who wrote “To Kill a Mockingbird”
Lee
20D
“___ be right there”
Ill
23D
Elsa’s snowman friend in “Frozen”
Olaf
24D
Stage ___ (alias adopted by an actor)
Name
25D
Cable channel with the “Teen Mom” franchise
MTV
26D
Ring-shaped part of the eye
Iris
27D
Bakersfield or Springfield, for example
City
28D
Chop off, as a dead branch
Lop
29D
One of Santa’s helpers
Elf
31D
“Platoon” or “M*A*S*H” setting
War
34D
Little ___ (snack cake brand)
Debbie
37D
Fragrances from the kitchen or a flowerbed, say
Aromas
38D
Ignited, as a barbecue grill
Lit
40D
Country tied to St. Patrick’s Day: Abbr.
Ire
41D
“___ Nancy” (kids’ book series with a rhyming title)
Fancy
43D
Not before
After
46D
Prefix for “nautical” or “space”
Aero
47D
Graph paper pattern
Grid
48D
Supermarket bread buy
Loaf
49D
“Ghost” singer Henderson
Ella
50D
Pooch’s foot
Paw
51D
“Ready when you ___”
Are
52D
Top of a gift box
Lid
55D
“I’m going to count to ___” (parent’s warning)
Ten