12/30/25
TV Tuesday
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1A
Center of an ear of corn
COB
4A
“___ Max: Fury Road”
MAD
7A
Bratty tots
IMPS
11A
“Days of ___ Lives”
OUR
12A
Former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Marcille
EVA
13A
Like a moonless night sky
DARK
14A
Group that holds fundraising bake sales: Abbr.
PTA
15A
$1,000 x 1,000, for short
MIL
16A
Pirate’s greeting at sea
AHOY
17A
“Community” actor who won an Emmy as an SNL cast member
CHEVYCHASE
20A
Is roused by an alarm, say
WAKES
22A
One of three in the surface of a bowling ball
HOLE
23A
“Come on now, playtime is ___”
OVER
24A
By way of, to a travel agent
VIA
26A
“Barbie” actress who won two Emmys as an SNL cast member
KATEMCKINNON
32A
“___ you sure about that?”
ARE
33A
Prefix for “nautical” or “sol”
AERO
34A
Top-___ (of the highest rank)
TIER
37A
Battling, as nations: 2 wds.
ATWAR
38A
“Wayne’s World” actor who won an Emmy as an SNL cast member
DANACARVEY
41A
Ambulance workers: Abbr.
EMTS
42A
“See you later!”
BYE
43A
___ and aah
OOH
46A
Fencer’s sword, at times
EPEE
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
47A
Pole in a limbo contest
BAR
48A
Regret
RUE
49A
___ Mall (brand of cigarettes)
PALL
50A
Kitchen pest
ANT
51A
Cereal whose name sounds like “kicks”
KIX
1D
Officer who might pound a beat
COP
2D
Get ___ of town (travel)
OUT
3D
What a fan might fill in during March Madness
BRACKET
4D
Online sensations
MEMES
5D
Tel ___, Israel
AVIV
6D
“The Voice” host Carson
DALY
7D
Top state in terms of potato production
IDAHO
8D
Taj ___ (Indian landmark)
MAHAL
9D
Purple ___ (flowery writing)
PROSE
10D
“Anaconda” actress lone
SKYE
18D
At this very spot
HERE
19D
Spiced Indian tea
CHAI
20D
Pan used for stir-frying
WOK
21D
Janelle James’s “Abbott Elementary” role
AVA
24D
TV/___ combo (former home entertainment device)
VCR
25D
President Eisenhower’s nickname
IKE
27D
Comedian Maron who acts in “Springsteen…”
MARC
28D
Bargatze who hosted the Emmy Awards in 2025
NATE
29D
State that shares Niagara Falls with Canada: 2 wds.
NEWYORK
30D
“The Masked Singer” judge Rita
ORA
31D
Neither you ___ I
NOR
34D
Largest city on Florida’s west coast
TAMPA
35D
Information that a spy gathers, for short
INTEL
36D
Wooden stand in an artist’s studio
EASEL
37D
Narrowly skirt, as disaster
AVERT
38D
“___ in the Heart of Texas”
DEEP
39D
___ Arena (London venue named for 1970s pop band)
ABBA
40D
Rollins of the Milwaukee Bucks
RYAN
44D
French word that sounds like “wee”
OUI
45D
Jinx cast by a wizard
HEX