7/24/24
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Is ___ a joke?
This
5A
Arrest
Nab
8A
Smack-___ in the middle
Dab
11A
Dolly Parton’s ___ You Come Again
Here
12A
Well, well, well
Oho
13A
Shout from a happy World Cup fan
Ole
14A
Like some thermometers and exams
Oral
15A
Chairman who led China’s Cultural Revolution
Mao
16A
Brevity is the soul of ____
Wit
17A
Norman Rae actor who played Rachel’s father, Dr. Leonard Green, on Friends: 2 wds.
Ron Leibman
20A
Center of our solar system
Sun
21A
Blotch
Spot
24A
Structure spun by a spider
Web
27A
College dorm monitors: Abbr.
Ras
29A
He Wasn’t Man Enough: singer Braxton
Toni
30A
Ocean’s Eleven actor who played Monica and Ross’s father, Jack Geller, on Friends: 2 wds.
Elliott Gould
33A
University graduate, for short
Alum
34A
Laundry detergent brand
Era
35A
Pumpernickel is a type of it
Rye
36A
Perceptive
Keen
37A
Immortal being in Tolkien novels
Elf
39A
The Monuments Men actor who played Phoebe’s father, Frank Buffay, Sr. on Friends: 2 wds.
Babba Laban
45A
What a sacrifice fly may earn: Abbr.
RBI
47A
Male sheep
Ram
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
48A
Former video app with a six-second limit
Vine
49A
Tool for moving a boat
Oar
50A
Suicide Squad actor Barinholtz
Ike
51A
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina actress Miranda
Otto
52A
Go off the deep ___
End
53A
Chicago ___ (NBC show heading into its tenth season)
Med
54A
Equestrian’s strap
Rein
1D
Norse god who wields a hammer
Thor
2D
Sandwich also called a sub a hoagie
Hero
3D
Country on the Persian Gulf
Iran
4D
Vends
Sells
5D
Suggest as a candidate
Nominate
6D
Ishmael and Queequeg’s captain, in fiction
Ahab
7D
Sonic ____ (loud noise caused by a fast jet)
Boom
8D
Heavy rain
Downpour
9D
Superman vs. Muhammad ___ (1978 comic book)
Ali
10D
Action in a casino
Bet
18D
Coin in Spain and Slovakia
Euro
19D
___ the matter at hand …: 2 wds.
Asto
22D
____ Girl (in the world) Rihanna song
Only
23D
Homophone and anagram of tied
Tide
24D
Not strong
Weak
25D
Magazine whose title is also a French pronoun
Elle
26D
Colorful flyer that’s a symbol of happiness
Bluebird
28D
Watched a program on Netflix or Hulu, say
Streamed
31D
___ expert, but …: 2 wds.
Im No
32D
Chutzpah
Gall
38D
Por ___ (please, in Spanish)
Favor
40D
Edge of a sombrero
Brim
41D
Cook a lasagna, say
Bake
42D
What a fisherman hopes the fish will do
Bite
43D
Prefix for social or freeze
Anti
44D
Word in the name of some bright highlighter colors
Neon
45D
Court case overturned by the Supreme Court in 2022, for short
Roe
46D
Abolish
Ban