3/29/26
People Sunday
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1A
Carbonated beverage
SODA
5A
Small amount in a recipe: Abbr.
TSP
8A
Distress signal that’s often sent by Morse code
SOS
11A
___ far (up to now)
THUS
12A
Shallowest of the Great Lakes
ERIE
13A
Vex
IRK
14A
Aspirations
AIMS
15A
C, D, or E on a musical staff, say
NOTE
16A
___ down the law
LAY
17A
“Apocalypse Now” actor who appeared in the 2022 thriller “The Pale Blue Eye” at age 91: 2 wds.
ROBERTDUVALL
20A
Sticky stuff used on roads and roofs
TAR
21A
Ink-filled writing tool
PEN
22A
Dating ___ (Tinder or Hinge, for example)
APP
25A
Provided catering for
FED
27A
___ chamber (room with sound-reflecting walls)
ECHO
31A
“Dirty Harry” actor who starred in the 2021 western “Cry Macho” at age 91: 2 wds.
CLINTEASTWOOD
35A
Dial ___ (phone sound)
TONE
36A
Actor Billy ___ Williams
DEE
37A
Spelling competition
BEE
38A
India Pale ___
ALE
41A
Silly prank
GAG
43A
Variety-show host with a main role in the Apple TV series “Palm Royale” at age 92: 2 wds.
CAROLBURNETT
49A
Sun-kissed skin tone
TAN
50A
Trim (down)
PARE
51A
Mind ___ matter
OVER
52A
Select
OPT
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
53A
Airport postings for when planes are due in: Abbr.
ETAS
54A
Shaft where metals and minerals are extracted
MINE
55A
Small, in Scotland
WEE
56A
Family room for watching TV
DEN
57A
“Anything ___ I can help you with?”
ELSE
1D
Symbol in the Heineken logo
STAR
2D
Akron’s state
OHIO
3D
Dim-witted
DUMB
4D
Thing in the plus column
ASSET
5D
Trampled (on)
TROD
6D
Abdominal exercise: Hyph.
SIT-UP
7D
Pet ___ (personal annoyance)
PEEVE
8D
Ledge at the bottom of a window
SILL
9D
Type of hygiene that includes flossing
ORAL
10D
What’s often depicted on a planetarium’s ceiling
SKY
12D
Main course of a meal
ENTREE
18D
Inflatable lifeboat
RAFT
19D
“Looking for ___ Love” (1987 Jody Watley hit): 2 wds.
ANEW
22D
Inflation Reduction ___ (2022 legislation)
ACT
23D
Political group led by Mahmoud Abbas: Abbr.
PLO
24D
Fastener for a corsage
PIN
26D
Family guy
DAD
28D
Corn on the ___
COB
29D
Ground-breaking garden tool
HOE
30D
Poet’s verse of praise
ODE
32D
Within arm’s reach
NEAR
33D
Seamlessly transitions to another topic
SEGUES
34D
___ ducts (eye passages)
TEAR
39D
Ran with long strides
LOPED
40D
Make extremely happy
ELATE
42D
Ceramic figurine in a garden
GNOME
43D
Part of a Dracula costume
CAPE
44D
Opening stake, in poker
ANTE
45D
Fiber found in some muffins
BRAN
46D
Bad to the bone
EVIL
47D
Cards that can be beaten by jacks
TENS
48D
Christmas item that’s decorated with ornaments
TREE
49D
What a broken-down car may need
TOW