2/11/26
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
“No Woman, No Cry” singer Marley
BOB
4A
Toot your own horn
BRAG
8A
Style of dance with “clackety-clack” sounds
TAP
11A
Comic actress Gasteyer
ANA
12A
Carefree feeling
EASE
13A
___ moment (when you finally get it)
AHA
14A
“So near and ___ so far”
YET
15A
1982-1986 police series costarring Heather Locklear: 3 wds.
TJHOOKER
17A
Belly that isn’t flat
GUT
19A
Woodpecker’s drill
BEAK
20A
Get up in the morning
ARISE
22A
Ariana’s role in “Wicked: For Good”
GLINDA
24A
Not common
RARE
25A
___ carte menu: 2 wds.
ALA
26A
1992-1999 prime-time soap opera costarring Heather Locklear: 2 wds.
MELROSEPLACE
32A
Kyle’s brother on “South Park”
IKE
33A
Object of a fan army’s attention
IDOL
34A
Some end up in a spam folder
EMAILS
38A
Room-brightening items
LAMPS
39A
“The Conners” actress Gilbert
SARA
40A
“I’m Dying Up Here” actress Graynor
ARI
41A
1996-2002 political sitcom costarring Heather Locklear: 2 wds.
SPINCITY
45A
___ and reel (fishing equipment)
ROD
48A
Alternative to lager or porter
ALE
49A
Wind instrument heard in the Seal hit “Kiss From a Rose”
OBOE
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
50A
John Goodman’s character on “The Righteous Gemstones”
ELI
51A
“Without a doubt!”
YES
52A
Transmission selection
GEAR
53A
Politician in the House, for short
REP
1D
Chesapeake ___ retriever (dog breed)
BAY
2D
Just ___ of those days
ONE
3D
Superheroine who lives in Gotham City
BATGIRL
4D
“Hocus Pocus” star Midler
BETTE
5D
“The Big Bang Theory” astrophysicist
RAJ
6D
Smudge on a forehead at the beginning of Lent
ASH
7D
Prefix for “political” or “tracking”
GEO
8D
“Is this seat ___?”
TAKEN
9D
In the lead
AHEAD
10D
Cold-weather coat
PARKA
16D
___-Wan Kenobi
OBI
18D
Tech support caller
USER
20D
Where a vaccine is injected, often
ARM
21D
Carly ___ Jepsen
RAE
22D
___ club (campus singing group)
GLEE
23D
Fraction of an auto race
LAP
25D
Requests
ASKS
27D
Extra virgin olive ___
OIL
28D
Dishonest individual
LIAR
29D
Secret ___ (anonymous suitor)
ADMIRER
30D
“Beverly Hills ___: Axel F” (2024 action comedy)
COP
31D
PGA Tour Champions golfer Ernie
ELS
34D
Personal part of a college application
ESSAY
35D
Toronto ___ Leafs (hockey team)
MAPLE
36D
Zodiac sign for most April babies
ARIES
37D
“Goldfinger” author Fleming
IAN
38D
Seven-___ cake
LAYER
42D
Word that can precede “wheel” or “railway”
COG
43D
“May ___ of any help?”: 2 wds.
IBE
44D
“Am I talking ___ wall?”: 2 wds.
TOA
46D
Cheer heard in a Mexican arena
OLE
47D
Decline, as in the stock market
DIP
51D
“___ Will Be Loved” (Maroon 5 song)
SHE