11/4/25
TV Tuesday
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1A
Organization that receives tax returns: Abbr.
IRS
4A
___ out (be lazy)
VEG
7A
Group of college brothers, for short
FRAT
11A
Translucent goop like Aim toothpaste
GEL
12A
Signal “hello” from a distance
WAVE
13A
Fire that burns at an Olympic stadium during the Games
FLAME
14A
“Little Miss Muffet sat ___ tuffet”: 2 wds.
ONA
15A
Completely wreck
RUIN
16A
Material used in some balloons
LATEX
17A
“S.W.A.T.” actress who plays Watson’s estranged wife, Mary Morstan, on “Watson”: 2 wds.
ROCHELLEAYTES
20A
“The Simpsons” news anchor Brockman
KENT
21A
“Fire Country” network
CBS
22A
Neighborhood
AREA
24A
Differ, as some opinions
VARY
26A
Savings plan that can be “self-directed” or “traditional”: Abbr.
IRA
29A
“The Best Man” actor who stars as Dr. John Watson on “Watson”: 2 wds.
MORRISCHESTNUT
33A
“That’s correct”
YES
34A
“Superbad” actor Michael
CERA
35A
“The Crown” actress Corrin
EMMA
36A
Complete collection
SET
37A
Cookie in some McFlurries at McDonald’s
OREO
39A
“Happy!” actor who plays ex-criminal Shinwell Johnson on “Watson”: 2 wds.
RITCHIECOSTER
45A
Italian city where Christopher Columbus was born
GENOA
46A
Spurt out forcefully
SPEW
47A
“___ not condone this behavior”: 2 wds.
IDO
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
48A
“Dig in!”: 2 wds.
EATUP
49A
Wasabi ___ (small, round snacks)
PEAS
50A
A bit peculiar
ODD
51A
Turkey ___ (old-timey dance, or a Thanksgiving Day 5K)
TROT
52A
Official currency of Japan
YEN
53A
“Unstoppable: Harnessing Science to Change the World” author Bill
NYE
1D
Classical composer Stravinsky
IGOR
2D
“___ 911!” (former sitcom starring Niecy Nash)
RENO
3D
People who goof off
SLACKERS
4D
Bank safe
VAULT
5D
Like a movie villain
EVIL
6D
Rocker Simmons who’s a bassist and singer with Kiss
GENE
7D
Punctured tires
FLATS
8D
Word that can follow “prime” or “exchange”
RATE
9D
Iowa State University college town
AMES
10D
Where El Paso is: Abbr.
TEX
12D
State bird of South Carolina
WREN
13D
Low-altitude flights during air shows
FLYBYS
18D
Perceive with your ears
HEAR
19D
Unit of area for a forest preserve, say
ACRE
22D
Sedaris who voiced Jaunty in the 2025 movie “Smurfs”
AMY
23D
Fish eggs in a sushi bar
ROE
24D
Machine for playing rental movies, years ago: Abbr.
VCR
25D
“The light has dawned!”
AHA
26D
Not at rest: 2 wds.
INMOTION
27D
Liquor in a piña colada
RUM
28D
One ___ time: 2 wds.
ATA
30D
Polar covering: 2 wds.
ICECAP
31D
Rogen who won four Emmys for his work on “The Studio”
SETH
32D
___ up (prepares to hit a golf ball)
TEES
36D
Dark beer
STOUT
37D
The Indian or the Arctic, for example
OCEAN
38D
Homophone of “rose”
ROWS
39D
Bring up the ___ (be in last place)
REAR
40D
“Taking everything ___ account …”
INTO
41D
Game for observant people: 2 wds.
ISPY
42D
Sword that’s not a saber or a foil
EPEE
43D
“Romancing the Stone” singer Grant
EDDY
44D
Used a bike
RODE
45D
Acquire
GET