2/3/26
TV Tuesday
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1A
“Excuse me, please …”
AHEM
5A
Getting very little rain
ARID
9A
Tangled-up part of a rope
KNOT
13A
Uncontrolled anger
RAGE
14A
Bean ___ (tofu)
CURD
15A
“Cross my heart and ___ to die”
HOPE
16A
“We gotta get movin’!”
CMON
17A
Song by British band Glass Animals that topped Billboard’s 2022 year-end chart: 2 wds.
HEATWAVES
19A
Source of inspiration
MUSE
21A
Put into effect, as a law
ENACT
22A
Number-crunching worker: Abbr.
CPA
24A
Residential property that’s expansive and expensive
ESTATE
28A
1/16 of a pound
OUNCE
30A
Shout after a soccer goal
OLE
31A
Card that’s part of a blackjack
ACE
34A
Song by Canadian artist the Weeknd that topped Billboard’s 2020 year-end chart: 2 wds.
BLINDINGLIGHTS
38A
Skillet
PAN
39A
By means of
VIA
40A
Poke fun at
TEASE
41A
Formally withdraw from a country
SECEDE
43A
“And them good ol’ boys were drinkin’ whiskey and ___” (“American Pie” lyric)
RYE
44A
Opted for
CHOSE
48A
Desktop computer with an AppleCare option
IMAC
50A
Song by American singer Morgan Wallen that topped Billboard’s 2023 year-end chart: 2 wds.
LASTNIGHT
54A
Weaver’s device
LOOM
57A
Fashion magazine with annual Style Awards
ELLE
58A
Protein in a paleo meal
MEAT
59A
Cut the rind from
RARE
60A
Tank at the box office
FLOP
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
61A
Money in Manila
PESO
62A
Vehicle pulled by huskies
SLED
1D
Windshield wiper’s path
ARC
2D
Meat that’s not kosher
HAM
3D
Narcissist’s extreme self-obsession
EGOMANIA
4D
Bill of fare
MENU
5D
___ and pains
ACHES
6D
Main character on “Euphoria”
RUE
7D
Roth ___ (type of savings plan): Abbr.
IRA
8D
Insecticide that was the subject of 1962’s “Silent Spring”: Abbr.
DDT
9D
“Ain’t Nobody” singer Chaka
KHAN
10D
Explosion of a star
NOVA
11D
Energy group founded in 1960 in Baghdad: Abbr.
OPEC
12D
Assess in a laboratory, say
TEST
18D
Itsy-bitsy
WEE
20D
Edible part of a sunflower
SEED
22D
Corn discard
COB
23D
“___ Fiction” (John Travolta movie)
PULP
25D
Gin and ___ (cocktail)
TONIC
26D
Green growth in a fish tank
ALGAE
27D
Maccabi ___ Aviv (football club in Israel)
TEL
29D
Channel with such anchors as Audie Cornish and Dana Bash
CNN
31D
Bronze ___ (period that began around 3000 BC)
AGE
32D
Grill fuel made from burned wood
CHARCOAL
33D
Online market whose first-ever sale may have been a flamingo-print zip pouch
ETSY
35D
“___ been there!”
IVE
36D
Thing
ITEM
37D
Get a look at
SEE
41D
Capitol Hill worker who’s not a representative: Abbr.
SEN
42D
“Same goes for me!”
DITTO
44D
Symbol at the left end of a music staff
CLEF
45D
Corridor
HALL
46D
Norwegian city founded almost 1,000 years ago
OSLO
47D
Begin to walk forward
STEP
49D
Mountain range famously crossed by Hannibal
ALPS
51D
Kid who’s a bit of a handful
IMP
52D
“How about that!”
GEE
53D
“The emperor ___ no clothes”
HAS
55D
Metal from a mine
ORE
56D
Pre-___ (major for a future doctor)
MED