12/2/25
TV Tuesday
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1A
“Thick ___ Brick” (Jethro Tull song): 2 wds.
ASA
4A
Aidan or Jaden, for example
NAME
8A
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Joan
JETT
12A
Cut off, as a dying branch
LOP
13A
First murder victim, according to the Book of Genesis
ABEL
14A
“Tron: ____” (recent sci-fi movie)
ARES
15A
Musician’s sound blaster
AMP
16A
Actress who plays red-haired tomboy Max on “Stranger Things”: 2 wds.
SADIESINK
18A
2014 film about a civil rights march in Alabama
SELMA
20A
“This ____ hurt a bit” (pediatrician’s reassurance)
WONT
21A
Fish that resemble serpents
EELS
23A
Triumph
WIN
24A
Smartphone downloads
APPS
26A
Symbol on a computer taskbar
ICON
28A
____-la-la (song syllables)
TRA
31A
Actress who plays Lucas’s resourceful little sister Erica on “Stranger Things”: 2 wds.
PRIAHFERGUSON
34A
Tip of a boot
TOE
35A
Tiny particle studied by chemists
ATOM
36A
Gentle hit, in baseball
BUNT
37A
Physicians: Abbr.
DRS
38A
Witnessed
SEEN
40A
Containers for spaghetti sauce
JARS
42A
Images that can detect cavities: Hyph.
XRAYS
45A
Actress who plays Robin Buckley, Steve’s coworker, on “Stranger Things”: 2 wds.
MAYAHAWKE
49A
“Mr. Brown Can ____! Can You?” (Dr. Seuss book about animal sounds)
MOO
50A
Pizza-baking appliance
OVEN
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
51A
Alcohol at many frat parties
BEER
52A
Vow at the altar: 2 wds.
IDO
53A
What a raccoon’s facial markings look like
MASK
54A
Emailed out
SENT
55A
____ Marino (tiny European country)
SAN
1D
“Sorry to announce …”
ALAS
2D
“Cut me ____ slack!”
SOME
3D
Classic American dessert: 2 wds.
APPLEPIE
4D
Like a twangy singing voice
NASAL
5D
Attorneys’ group: Abbr.
ABA
6D
Club ____ (chain of tourist resorts)
MED
7D
____ Young Band (country group)
ELI
8D
Momoa who stars in the Apple TV+ series “Chief of War”
JASON
9D
“____ go bragh!”
ERIN
10D
Circus’s big top, for example
TENT
11D
Tongue-clucking sound
TSK
17D
J.R. and Sue Ellen ____ (power couple on “Dallas”)
EWING
19D
Table-shaped landform
MESA
22D
Uses a sieve on, as flour
SIFTS
23D
Wriggly creatures sometimes used as fishing bait
WORMS
24D
Liable (to)
APT
25D
Turn ____ (lose amateur status, in sports)
PRO
27D
Top boss at a corporation: Abbr.
CEO
28D
Destructive tidal waves
TSUNAMIS
29D
“Parks and Recreation” character Swanson
RON
30D
Insect that resembles a termite
ANT
32D
Overly severe
HARSH
33D
Rideshare alternative to Lyft
UBER
37D
Enjoyed a beverage
DRANK
39D
Apply, as force
EXERT
40D
Island that’s also a slang word for coffee
JAVA
41D
“Yes” votes at an assembly
AYES
43D
Baby ____ (what many called “The Mandalorian” character Grogu)
YODA
44D
“A fool and his money are ____ parted”
SOON
45D
Michelle, to Sasha and Malia
MOM
46D
Muscles often discussed in men’s fitness magazines
ABS
47D
Teeny-tiny
WEE
48D
Jennings who hosts “Jeopardy!”
KEN