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TV Tuesday
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1A
Mouselike animal
RAT
4A
Like stories that make you weep
SAD
7A
Really impresses
AWES
11A
Shinzo who was prime minister of Japan from 2006-2007 and 2012-2020
ABE
12A
Smell might cause you to wince
ODOR
14A
Aaron or Sharon, for example
NAME
15A
“Women in Love” actress who won two Emmys in 1972 for “Elizabeth R”: 2 wds.
GLENDAJACKSON
18A
Prefix meaning “half”
SEMI
19A
Milky-colored gemstone
OPAL
20A
Flo Rida song that mentions “Apple Bottom jeans”
LOW
23A
Fusses in front of a mirror
PREENS
27A
Henna, for one
DYE
30A
“___ Man” (1984 Emilio Estevez movie)
REPO
32A
Disease sometimes referred to as “common”
COLD
34A
“Field of Dreams” actor who won two Emmys in 1991 for “Gabriel’s Fire” and “Heat Wave”: 3 wds.
JAMESEARLJONES
38A
Short comic sketch
SKIT
39A
Put an end to
STOP
40A
Bird friend of Winnie-the-Pooh
OWL
41A
Gets going
STARTS
44A
Revolted exclamation
UGH
46A
Budget’s sister company in the auto rental business
AVIS
48A
Vow made on the witness stand
OATH
52A
“I, Tonya” actress who won two Emmys in 2014 for “Masters of Sex” and “Mom”: 2 wds.
ALLISONJANNEY
57A
Plastic item sometimes found on a moccasin
BEAD
58A
When shadows are shortest
NOON
59A
Item used to access a beer keg
TAP
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
60A
Boots lined with fleece
UGGS
61A
Got hitched
WED
62A
Mike and ___ (fruit-flavored candy)
IKE
1D
___-to-riches story
RAGS
2D
Up to the challenge
ABLE
3D
Abound (with)
TEEM
4D
Rolled-up turf
SOD
5D
Organization concerned with oral hygiene: Abbr.
ADA
6D
Place to earn a black belt
DOJO
7D
Joint near the foot
ANKLE
8D
“What ___ I supposed to do?”
WAS
9D
Downcast music genre
EMO
10D
Washington politician with a six-year term: Abbr.
SEN
13D
Close, friendly relationship
RAPPORT
16D
Nothing
NIL
17D
“Dude, Where’s My ___?” (2000 comedy film)
CAR
21D
Areas where anesthetists work: Abbr.
ORS
22D
Minuscule
WEE
24D
___-warrior (activist for the environment)
ECO
25D
Off-limits behavior: Hyph.
NO-NO
26D
Vanquished, as a vampire
SLEW
27D
Mixes tracks in a booth
DJS
28D
Shaggy animals of Mongolia
YAKS
29D
Give out, as a signal
EMIT
31D
d ___ project (work done out of love)
PASSION
33D
Broadband Internet option: Abbr.
DSL
35D
Letter that follows and rhymes with “zeta”
ETA
36D
Classic R&B singer Rawls
LOU
37D
Image file extension: Abbr.
JPG
42D
Late-night trips to the fridge
RAIDS
43D
Electronic devices that broadcast networks are typically watched on
TVS
45D
Term of endearment like “darling”
HON
47D
What Frosty was made from
SNOW
49D
___-itch lotion
ANTI
50D
Wood sometimes used in flooring
TEAK
51D
Over-the-top promotion
HYPE
52D
___ Dhabi (United Arab Emirates city)
ABU
53D
Support for a stool
LEG
54D
Cause of a choppy video call
LAG
55D
“Criminal Minds” actor Mantegna
JOE
56D
Upcoming film “The Mandalorian ___ Grogu”
AND