12/10/25
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Cooked for
FED
4A
Out-of-control group of people
MOB
7A
Desertlike in terms of climate
ARID
11A
Former soccer player Krieger
ALI
12A
Large bird that makes “booming” noises
EMU
13A
___ Stauss (jeans company)
LEVI
14A
Doting attention from a parent: Abbr.
TLC
15A
Fuel for most cars
GAS
16A
Maker of Poppables snacks
LAYS
17A
1969 film with Jack Nicholson as a lawyer joining two bikers on a road trip: 2 wds
EASYRIDER
20A
Play on words
PUN
21A
Vote of dissent
NAY
22A
Monster in fantasy stories
OGRE
24A
“Yellowstone” actor Bentley
WES
25A
Actress Thurman who’s named for a Hindu goddess
UMA
28A
1985 film with Jack Nicholson as a Mafia enforcer in love with another assassin. 2 wds.
PRIZZISHONOR
31A
Have a few ____ many (drink a lot)
TOO
32A
Passports and driver’s licenses, often: Abbr.
IDS
33A
Narrow opening for coins
SLOT
34A
Gobbled up
ATE
35A
Forrest Gump’s home state: Abbr.
ALA
36A
1974 film with Jack Nicholson as a detective uncovering corruption in the Los Angeles water department
CHINATOWN
39A
Big-tongued pooch in “Garfield”
ODIE
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
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Word Whizzle
Words Crush
41A
Glacier material
ICE
42A
Slightly untrue statement
FIB
44A
Survey results, for example
DATA
45A
Gun lobby: Abbr.
NRA
46A
Hawaiian instrument, for short
UKE
47A
Shake off, like loose fur
SHED
48A
Sapphire or amethyst, for example
GEM
49A
Panhandle
BEG
1D
Deep-___ fryer
FAT
2D
Supermodel Macpherson
ELLE
3D
“One Battle After Another” star Leonardo
DICAPRIO
4D
Broadcaster Kelly played by Charlize heron in “Bombshell”
MEGYN
5D
Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan
OMAR
6D
College major for a future entrepreneur
BUSINESS
7D
“Nightmare ____” (2021 Bradley Cooper movie)
ALLEY
8D
Posterior
REAR
9D
Climbing greenery
IVY
10D
Prefix for “integration” or “illusion”
DIS
18D
Canal connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea
SUEZ
19D
Short run
DASH
22D
Select
OPT
23D
Miracle-____ (garden products brand)
GRO
24D
Enlarging, as a road to add more lanes
WIDENING
25D
Illegal
UNLAWFUL
26D
Remark from a cow
MOO
27D
Guggenheim display
ART
29D
Pasta that largely resembles penne
ZITI
30D
Scandinavian capital founded during the Viking Age
OSLO
34D
In the future
AHEAD
35D
Starting squad of athletes: Hyph.
ATEAM
36D
Refer to, as in a report
CITE
37D
Unit of measurement for land
ACRE
38D
Athletics brand with a “swoosh”
NIKE
39D
____ on (consumes an excessive amount of): Abbr.
ODS
40D
“Well, lah-di-____!”
DAH
43D
Panhandle
BEG