11/19/25
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
“____ should I know?”
HOW
4A
Sings jazz riffs that have no actual words
SCATS
9A
Resorts with rejuvenating facials
SPAS
13A
Hannah Einbinder’s character on ‘Hacks’
AVA
14A
Actress Tyler of “Criminal Minds”
AISHA
15A
Middle-ranking title in British peerage
EARL
16A
1998 stoner comedy starring Dave Chappelle as a dealer selling weed to raise bail money: 2 wds.
HALFBAKED
18A
Lake south of Huron
ERIE
19A
“Kate & ____” (1980s sitcom)
ALLIE
20A
“Eh, whatever”
MEH
22A
Put in, in a recipe
ADD
23A
Become taller
GROW
26A
____ man out
ODD
28A
Defective
BAD
31A
Prefix with “east” or “west”
MID
33A
Like a towelette that might be offered in a restaurant
MOIST
36A
1998 stoner comedy starring Jeff Bridges as “The Dude”: 3 wds.
THEBIGLEBOWSKI
40A
Dish of leafy greens
SALAD
41A
1/365,242 of a millennium
DAY
42A
Quiet part of a cyclone
EYE
43A
“Transformers: ____ of Extinction” (2014 movie)
AGE
44A
Dorky person
NERD
47A
Sacred animal in Hinduism
COW
49A
“Pet detective” Ventura
ACE
52A
Writer Joyce Carol ____
OATES
56A
Typical resident of Yemen or Oman
ARAB
58A
1978 stoner comedy that launched Cheech & Chong: 3 wds.
UPINSMOKE
61A
“A ____ technicality!”
MERE
62A
Riverbank flood barrier
LEVEE
63A
Opposite of positive: Abbr.
NEG
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
64A
Creator of verses
POET
65A
What students may cram for
TESTS
66A
“This ____ rip-off!”: 2 wds.
ISA
1D
Laughing sounds: Hyph.
HA-HA
2D
Shape of a skating rink
OVAL
3D
Part of a house that might be load-bearing
WALL
4D
____-toothed tiger
SABER
5D
Group whose headquarters is the George Bush Center for Intelligence: Abbr.
CIA
6D
Seek answers
ASK
7D
“Let ____ eat cake!”
THEM
8D
“Smooth Operator” singer
SADE
9D
“Understand now?”
SEE
10D
Fool’s ____ (situation that seems perfect on the surface)
PARADISE
11D
Like the climate of northern Sudan
ARID
12D
Ride for a snowy slope
SLED
17D
“They sewed ____ leaves together, and made themselves aprons” (Genesis 3:7)
FIG
21D
____ sapiens (humans)
HOMO
24D
Letters of amazement in a text
OMG
25D
Like animals in their natural habitats
WILD
27D
Chemical company that makes a lot of plastics
DOW
28D
Best-selling South Korean musical act of all time
BTS
29D
“I solved it!”
AHA
30D
State Joe Biden served as senator for 36 years
DELAWARE
32D
Sam’s brother on ‘Supernatural’
DEAN
34D
Where clouds drift
SKY
35D
Score that leads to sudden death
TIE
37D
Duffel, tote, or purse
BAG
38D
Brainchild
IDEA
39D
“Toodles!”
BYE
45D
Flowers on parade floats in Pasadena
ROSES
46D
River barrier
DAM
47D
Sleep under the stars
CAMP
48D
Cookie with frequently released special editions
OREO
50D
Group of zealous devotees
CULT
51D
Heaviest fencing sword
EPEE
53D
Actress Collette of Netflix’s ‘Wayward’
TONI
54D
____ out a victory (wins by a small amount)
EKES
55D
Company that made the Saturn and Dreamcast
SEGA
57D
Poker table action
BET
59D
Tubes that deliver medication into the bloodstream: Abbr.
IVE
60D
What a shuttlecock is hit over
NET