11/16/25
People Sunday
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1A
President who took over after JFK, for short
LBJ
4A
Reduces speed
SLOWS
9A
Singe, as a steak’s surface
CHAR
13A
___ carte menu: 2 wds.
ALA
14A
Word that can precede ‘waste’ or ‘masculinity’
TOXIC
15A
Hold the throne
RULE
16A
Tight-lipped
MUM
17A
Massive event venue
ARENA
18A
___ sweater contest (activity at some Christmas parties)
UGLY
19A
2008-2013 AMC show on which Giancarlo Esposito played drug kingpin Gus Fring: 2 wds.
BREAKINGBAD
22A
“Isn’t ___ Lovely” (Stevie Wonder song)
SHE
23A
Opposite of more
LESS
26A
Dark ___ (nighttime setting for a phone screen)
MODE
28A
Slopes for wheelchair users
RAMPS
32A
Number of US states that are not part of the mainland
TWO
34A
Disney+ series on which Giancarlo Esposito played warlord Moff Gideon: 2 wds.
THEMANDALORIAN
37A
Through, on an itinerary
VIA
38A
Mean-spirited
NASTY
39A
Red Muppet who testified before Congress in 2002
ELMO
40A
“I wouldn’t bet ___”: 2 wds.
ONIT
42A
Show that debuted “Wayne’s World” skits: Abbr.
SNL
43A
2024 Francis Ford Coppola movie in which Giancarlo Esposito played mayor Franklyn Cicero
MEGALOPOLIS
50A
Bread that might be served with a kebab
PITA
53A
“A’ Is For ___” (first Kinsey Millhone mystery)
ALIBI
54A
Important words at a wedding: 2 wds.
IDO
55A
Comedian ___ André
ERIC
56A
Video-game hedgehog
SONIC
57A
Miami’s state: Abbr.
FLA
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
58A
Items that might have felt tips
PENS
59A
“Mary Jane’s Last Dance” singer Tom ___
PETTY
60A
“I’m scared of that mouse!”
EEK
1D
Gentle as a ___
LAMB
2D
Hazy image
BLUR
3D
“Rebel Without a Cause” star who died at age 24 in 1955: 2 wds.
JAMESDEAN
4D
Tent post
STAKE
5D
Actress Loughlin of Prime Video’s ‘On Call’
LORI
6D
Yoked beasts on a farm
OXEN
7D
Feature of a bird or an airplane
WING
8D
Worker who undermines striking union members
SCAB
9D
Word that appropriately rhymes with ‘rude’
CRUDE
10D
“You look like you need a ___”
HUG
11D
Everything
ALL
12D
Pop singer Lana Del ___
REY
20D
Throat-clearing noise
AHEM
21D
___-ran (election loser)
ALSO
24D
Type of painting that often depicts objects on a table: 2 wds.
STILLLIFE
25D
Practiced the backstroke, say
SWAM
26D
Cable channel that airs ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’
MTV
27D
State whose three largest cities each begin with ‘C’
OHIO
28D
Genetic stuff with ‘transfer’ and ‘messenger’ varieties: Abbr.
RNA
29D
Consumer Reports lacks them
ADS
30D
Wrestling surface
MAT
31D
___ one’s trade (do a job)
PLY
33D
Musician and activist Yoko
ONO
35D
Price to play a poker hand
ANTE
36D
Loverboy vocalist Mike who shares his last name with a Nevada city
RENO
41D
Apple computers sold in silver and six other colors
IMACS
42D
Like the sauces on the YouTube show “Hot Ones”
SPICY
44D
Struggle for air
GASP
45D
Plant-based ingredient in some moisturizers
ALOE
46D
It gets “trapped” in a dryer screen
LINT
47D
Newspaper piece after a death, for short
OBIT
48D
Leave the engine running while the car is parked
IDLE
49D
Enjoy a hot tub
SOAK
50D
___ Boys (auto service chain)
PEP
51D
Fury
IRE
52D
What British people often call a can
TIN