4/22/26
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Song for a couple of singers
DUET
5A
Cost listed on a mechanic’s receipt
LABOR
10A
Get the most votes in an election, say
WIN
13A
Make amorous eyes at
OGLE
14A
Airport with access to the Chicago “L”
OHARE
15A
“___ made my decision”
IVE
16A
1988-1991 drama series set at an evacuation hospital…
CHINABEACH
18A
Hot off the presses
NEW
19A
It’s between a wineglass’s bowl and base
STEM
20A
Brooding feeling
ANGST
22A
Things that go viral online
MEMES
25A
“I Got You ___” (1965 Sonny & Cher hit)
BABE
27A
Beer such as Lagunitas: Abbr.
IPA
28A
Message read on a smartphone
EMAIL
31A
Hotel room fixture with a keypad
SAFE
35A
“The Good Fight” costar (Samuel Beckett on 16-A)
MICHAELBOATMAN
38A
Repeated sound
ECHO
39A
Wooden stand for holding posters…
EASEL
40A
Minimally entertaining, in modern slang
MID
41A
___ in (decides to participate)
OPTS
43A
Potpourri sprays cover them up
ODORS
45A
Ice cream treat that comes with a straw
SHAKE
48A
Whet, as a knife’s edge
HONE
50A
Pringles container
CAN
51A
“Tulsa King” costar (Colleen McMurphy on 16-A)
DANADELANY
57A
Tapestries and such
ART
58A
Tony or Grammy, for example
AWARD
59A
Group of three vocalists
TRIO
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
60A
Hive insect
BEE
61A
Lets borrow
LENDS
62A
“___ on the Inside” (Ted Danson series)
AMAN
1D
Disney dwarf who wears glasses
DOC
2D
“This tastes awful!”
UGH
3D
“Death Wish” and “Hostel” director Roth
ELI
4D
Past, present, or future, in grammar
TENSE
5D
Curved section of the brain
LOBE
6D
“If I might interject…”
AHEM
7D
Sound heard in a shearing shed
BAA
8D
Beastly warrior in Tolkien stories
ORC
9D
Amy Winehouse hit
REHAB
10D
Part of a butterfly or housefly
WING
11D
“As I was going to St. ___…”
IVES
12D
Brightly-colored salamander
NEWT
17D
Between ports, as a cruise ship
ATSEA
21D
Home made of twigs
NEST
22D
Entertainer who’s quiet
MIME
23D
2026 Elvis concert film directed by Baz Luhrmann
EPIC
24D
Gillette ___3 razors
MACH
25D
Shirt shields worn when eating lobster…
BIBS
26D
Sunscreen additive
ALOE
29D
Swimming competition
MEET
30D
“What a shame!”
ALAS
32D
Guns & ___ (magazine for shooters)
AMMO
33D
On the level
FLAT
34D
Burnt ___ (barbecue bits)
ENDS
36D
Barbed piece of fishing gear
HOOK
37D
“Leave me ___!”
ALONE
42D
Part of a sewing machine that’s underfoot
PEDAL
44D
“The ___ Force” (1986 Chuck Norris movie)
DELTA
45D
Strikebreaker
SCAB
46D
___ Krishna
HARE
47D
Penny-___ (low-stakes)
ANTE
48D
Difficult
HARD
49D
Numbers of concern to gamblers
ODDS
52D
Shock and ___ (military tactic)
AWE
53D
Flatbread in an Indian restaurant
NAN
54D
Upper limb
ARM
55D
“28 Years Later” director DaCosta
NIA
56D
“Round ___ virgin…” (Silent Night line)
YON