4/13/22
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Huge, like the universe
Vast
5A
Member of the police force
Cop
8A
Justin Bieber’s music genre
Pop
11A
Fashion magazine whose name is French for “she”
Elle
12A
“Oh, what’s the ___?” (“I give up!”)
Use
13A
Katniss’s young ally, played by Amandla Stenberg
Rue
14A
Star of “Patton”: 3 wds.
George C Scott
17A
Smell that might whet your appetite
Aroma
18A
___ Mail (the world’s biggest email provider in 1997)
AOL
19A
Maker of Engine Stop Leak for cars
STP
20A
Scratch up
Mar
22A
Tablet first released in 2010
iPad
26A
Pigsty
Pen
27A
Essential ___ acids
Amino
28A
Star of “The Godfather”: 2 wds.
Marlon Brando
32A
Brand of mineral water from France
Evian
33A
“Toy Story” dinosaur
Rex
34A
Actress Hoffmann of the HBO series “Winning Time”
Gaby
35A
Go bad, as food
Rot
36A
Group of expert putters: Abbr.
PGA
39A
Swelled head
Ego
41A
Dame ___ Mirren
Helen
43A
Movie honor that 14- and 28-Across are the only actors to turn down, for the films mentioned: 2 wds.
Academy Award
47A
___ sum (Chinese menu items)
Dim
48A
Drink made by Tetley and Lipton
Tea
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
49A
Apex
Acme
50A
“After all, tomorrow is another ___”
Day
51A
___ up (absorb)
Sop
52A
Scottish loch known for its legendary monster
Ness
1D
City known for its “Strip,” for short
Vegas
2D
Send a warning to
Alert
3D
“___ John B” (hit for the Beach Boys)
Sloop
4D
College semester
Term
5D
Signal for a TV host
Cue
6D
“Sesame Street” grouch
Oscar
7D
Mexican coin
Peso
8D
___ bono (for free, to a lawyer)
Pro
9D
___ to lunch
Out
10D
Animal that’s part of the family
Pet
15D
“All right, let’s do this!”: 2 wds.
Game On
16D
High point of a story
Climax
21D
“Dancing With the Stars” judge Carrie ___ Inaba
Ann
23D
Brooch
Pin
24D
High ___ mighty
And
25D
Cock-a-doodle-___ (rooster’s cry)
Doo
26D
Portrayed in a film
Played
27D
“Queen of Soul” Franklin
Aretha
28D
“Courage Under Fire” actress Ryan
Meg
29D
Director DuVernay of the HBO Max miniseries “DMZ”
Ava
30D
Bone in the chest
Rib
31D
“Come at me, ___!” (“I’m ready to fight!”)
Bro
35D
“Wherefore art thou ___?” (Shakespeare line)
Romeo
36D
“There’s no ___ like home”
Place
37D
Disease-causing microbes
Germs
38D
Mountain range to the east of Chile
Andes
40D
“The squeaky wheel ___ the grease”
Gets
42D
Actor McGregor in Expedia’s 2022 Super Bowl ad
Ewan
43D
Contribute
Add
44D
American spy organization: Abbr.
CIA
45D
40-game “Jeopardy!” champion Schneider
Amy
46D
Chihuahua’s noise
Yap