11/13/25
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
____ tai (rum-based cocktail)
MAI
4A
Woodwind similar to an English horn
OBOE
8A
Place ____ (item on a dinner table)
MAT
11A
Tree with such varieties as “white” and “tanbark”
OAK
12A
Speak to God
PRAY
13A
Conceited person’s problem
EGO
14A
2015 Jack Ü and Justin Bieber hit whose title is a question: 4 wds.
WHEREAREÜNOW
17A
Put numbers together
ADD
18A
Soft surfaces under coffee tables
RUGS
19A
“Have fun!”
ENJOY
23A
The “O” in “BYOB”
OWN
25A
Black fuel
COAL
26A
Actress Russo of “Thor”
RENE
28A
____ urchin (ocean creature)
SEA
31A
2019 Sam Smith hit whose title is a question: 4 wds.
HOWDOYOUSLEEP
34A
Gives the green light to
OKS
35A
Enthusiasts
FANS
36A
Shaft that connects wheels
AXLE
37A
Opposite of a rave review
PAN
38A
Vast void
ABYSS
39A
Piece of furniture that might fold out into a bed
SOFA
42A
Secondary account on Bluesky or X
ALT
44A
2025 Drake hit whose title is a question: 4 wds.
WHATDIDIMISS
50A
Beach ball filler
AIR
51A
Former baseball player’s nickname that leaves out “lex” and “riguez”: Hyph.
A-ROD
52A
Item in a Yahtzee set
CUP
53A
Former Anna Faris sitcom
MOM
54A
Suitcases
BAGS
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
55A
Under lock and ____ (securely stored)
KEY
1D
Trim the lawn
MOW
2D
Sound that might follow “ooh”
AAH
3D
Nickname of the president from 1953 to 1961
IKE
4D
Newspaper page with pundits’ essays: Hyph.
OP-ED
5D
“Deadwood” actor Dourif
BRAD
6D
Tool for steering a boat
OAR
7D
Word after “bird’s-” or “bull’s-”
EYE
8D
Dessert ____ (list that may include a brownie)
MENU
9D
Quite excited
AGOG
10D
Pulls away, as an illegally parked car
TOWS
15D
Flat fish such as a manta
RAY
16D
Cremains container that may be placed in a mausoleum
URN
19D
Sound effect you might test by saying “Hello?”
ECHO
20D
Search every ____ and cranny
NOOK
21D
1975 thriller with such characters as Quint, Brody, and Hooper
JAWS
22D
Like someone who might be “young at heart”
OLD
23D
Burden
ONUS
24D
“Scream” director Craven
WES
26D
“Wheel of Fortune” host Seacrest
RYAN
27D
Vast length of time
EON
28D
Like a hot model
SEXY
29D
Morays, for example
EELS
30D
Monkeys’ smarter relatives
APES
32D
“Shadow ____ Doubt” (Hitchcock movie): 2 wds.
OFA
33D
Room with microscopes
LAB
37D
Rock singer Benatar
PAT
38D
Device that can be used instead of mobile deposit: Abbr.
ATM
39D
Exercised in a pool
SWAM
40D
State known as “the Mother of Presidents”
OHIO
41D
The 1969 Woodstock festival was held at one
FARM
42D
Lie like ____: 2 wds.
ADOG
43D
Jar toppers
LIDS
45D
Smack-____ in the middle
DAB
46D
“The Stepford Wives” novelist Levin
IRA
47D
Word of disgust
ICK
48D
Take to court
SUE
49D
Person who works undercover
SPY