7/22/25
TV Tuesday
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1A
“Finding Your Roots” network
PBS
4A
Sycamore or willow, for example
TREE
8A
“Toodle-oo!”: Hyph.
TATA
12A
Nicole ___ Parker of “And Just Like That …”
ARI
13A
The Devil’s realm
HELL
14A
___ out (ventilates)
AIRS
15A
Zippo
NIL
16A
“Hitch” actress who voiced a yoga instructor on “Bluey”: 2 wds.
EVA MENDES
18A
“Only time will ___”
TELL
20A
1970s arcade game inspired by table tennis
PONG
21A
Floppy features of a basset hound
EARS
24A
Religious doctrine
DOGMA
28A
With 37-Across, “Black Swan” actress who voiced a whale doc narrator on “Bluey”
NATALIE
31A
Decay
ROT
32A
Ran away and got hitched
ELOPED
33A
Place to play blackjack and video poker
CASINO
36A
Metallic packaging for a gallon of paint
CAN
37A
See 28-Across
PORTMAN
38A
Bend down to pray or pop the question
KNEEL
41A
Greek letter after theta
IOTA
42A
City that surrounds Vatican City
ROME
44A
The “Y” in “NYU”
YORK
48A
“Bridesmaids” actress who voiced Chilli’s older sister Brandy on “Bluey”: 2 wds.
ROSEBYRNE
53A
Mermaid’s home
SEA
54A
Huge in scale
EPIC
55A
Ancient city that was tricked with a wooden horse
TROY
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
56A
Emmy-winning sportscaster Berman
LEN
57A
Flavor of some green ice cream
MINT
58A
“The buck stops ___”
HERE
59A
Homophone of “owed”
ODE
1D
Breathe heavily after a run
PANT
2D
Spreadable French cheese
BRIE
3D
Window ledge
SILL
4D
“Singin’ in ___ Rain”
THE
5D
Pastor’s title: Abbr.
REV
6D
Go by, as time
ELAPSE
7D
Red Muppet with an orange nose
ELMO
8D
“It takes two to ___”
TANGO
9D
Assistance
AID
10D
Green Day drummer ___ Cool
TRE
11D
Braying beast
ASS
17D
Discontinue
END
19D
Frog’s jump
LEAP
22D
Brew that may be pale
ALE
23D
Get ___ of (toss)
RID
25D
Gloomy
GRIM
26D
“___ Lisa Smile” (2003 Julia Roberts film)
MONA
27D
Bunches and bunches: 2 wds.
ATON
28D
Where a choker is worn
NECK
29D
Actor Ruck of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”
ALAN
30D
Musical quality
TONE
33D
Dove’s call
COO
34D
Paintings at an exhibition, for example
ART
35D
“Please don’t leave!”
STAY
37D
Capital of South Dakota
PIERRE
39D
Construct, as a skyscraper
ERECT
40D
High, gentle toss
LOB
43D
Story about Hercules, say
MYTH
45D
Scandinavian capital located on a fjord
OSLO
46D
Part of some woodwind instruments
REED
47D
“Citizen ___” (classic Orson Welles film)
KANE
48D
“Losing My Religion” band
REM
49D
Nail polish brand whose colors include Grape Escape and Strawberry Slay
OPI
50D
Behave in an ungodly manner
SIN
51D
Word often paired with “neither”
NOR
52D
Watch closely
EYE