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Wayback Wednesday
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1.A
Pasta that’s very similar to penne
ZITI
5.A
Drink daintily
SIP
8.A
“___ to that!” (“I completely agree!”)
AMEN
12A
. “Time ___ My Side” (Rolling Stones song): 2 wds.
ISON
13A
. “Jeez, spare me the details!”: Abbr.
TMI
14A
. Jazz great Brubeck
DAVE
15A
. Brand of foam playthings
NERF
16A
. Where an AirPod is placed
EAR
17A
. Musical piece for two people
DUET
18A
. “Seven dirty words” comic who was arrested for using foul language during a 1972 show: 2 wds.
GEORGE CARLIN
21A
. “Give us this day ___ daily bread …”
OUR
22A
. Tic-tac-___
TOE
23A
. With 35-Across, comic portrayed on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” who was arrested for using foul language during multiple 1960s shows
LENNY
26A
. Singer Harper whose most recent album is “Wide Open Light”
BEN
27A
. Up to this point
YET
30A
. Leave off of a list
OMIT
31A
. Most of them have 30 or 31 days: Abbr.
MOS
32A
. Victoria Beckham’s Spice Girl nickname
POSH
33A
. Man’s formal outfit, for short
TUX
34A
. Morning condensation
DEW
35A
. See 23-Across
BRUCE
36A
. Connecticut’s WNBA team
SUN
37A
. Chirp like a pigeon
COO
38A
. “Silver Streak” comic who was arrested for using foul language during a 1974 show: 2 wds.
RICHARD PRYOR
44A
. Paranormal ring of energy around somebody
AURA
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
45A
. Automobile
CAR
46A
. Tip-top: Hyph.
A-ONE
47A
. Big slice of granite, perhaps
SLAB
48A
. Moody genre of alt-rock
EMO
49A
. Comment at the end of the workweek: Abbr.
TGIF
50A
. Things in a pocket protector
PENS
51A
. Make less bright
DIM
52A
. “Good ___” (cable show with food scientist Alton Brown)
EATS
1.D
Oomph
ZING
2.D
“Ah, gotcha”: 2 wds.
I SEE
3.D
Benicio del ___ (Oscar-winning actor)
TORO
4.D
Leading the pack: 2 wds.
IN FRONT
5.D
Longhorn, for example
STEER
6.D
Brightly colored Apple computer
IMAC
7.D
Buccaneers
PIRATES
8.D
Throw into confusion
ADDLE
9.D
Dwayne Johnson’s role in “Moana 2”
MAUI
10D
. Like this clue’s number
EVEN
11D
. Protection for a tightwire walker
NET
19D
. “No more Mr. Nice ___!”
GUY
20D
. Longtime Yankees pitcher Guidry
RON
23D
. “He’s got a ___ of nerve!”
LOT
24D
. Aussie bird
EMU
25D
. Give a thumbs-down to
NIX
26D
. Gift topper
BOW
27D
. “Would ___ excuse me?”
YOU
28D
. Top-left key on a keyboard
ESC
29D
. “Kraven ___ Hunter”
THE
31D
. Posed a threat to
MENACED
32D
. Assess proportionally
PRORATE
34D
. “Thanks, Captain Obvious”
DUH
35D
. Playfully hit on the head
BOP
36D
. Signs that cuts are healing
SCABS
37D
. Digital storage medium: Hyph.
CD-ROM
38D
. Occupy the throne
RULE
39D
. Country whose flag has “Allahu Akbar” written on it in Arabic script 22 times
IRAN
40D
. “Bohemian Rhapsody” star Malek
RAMI
41D
. Discipline that includes a bridge pose
YOGA
42D
. “Don’t count ___!”: 2 wds.
ON IT
43D
. Whistle-blowing sports officials, for short
REFS
44D
. Snake associated with Cleopatra
ASP