6/6/26
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
“Highway to Hell” band
AC/DC
5A
What a hit might earn in baseball: Abbr.
RBI
8A
Sports numbers, for short
STATS
13A
Unexciting
BLAH
14A
“I was today years ___ when …”
OLD
15A
Diet inspired by “caveman” foods
PALEO
16A
Assignment for a detective
CASE
17A
“That’s amusing,” online
LOL
18A
Like a soufflé that’s just out of the oven
RISEN
19A
2012 Emily Giffin novel about a television producer who’s unexpectedly reunited with her daughter: 3 wds.
WHERE WE BELONG
22A
Dallas’s state: Abbr.
TEX
23A
Affirmative answer
YES
24A
Constellation named for a legendary hunter
ORION
27A
What a baseball player swings
BAT
29A
Touch gently, as a person’s shoulder
TAP
32A
2016 Emily Giffin novel about a pair of estranged sisters who struggle to reconnect: 3 wds.
FIRST COMES LOVE
36A
The Joker, to Batman
FOE
37A
___ it on the line
LAY
38A
One of Bolivia’s two capital cities: 2 wds.
LAPAZ
39A
Ore-___ (maker of frozen French fries)
IDA
41A
Nitrogen or oxygen, for example
GAS
42A
2024 Emily Giffin novel about a group of college friends who reunite to fulfill a promise: 3 wds.
THESUMMERPACT
49A
Throws hard
HURLS
50A
“Desperate Housewives” actress Longoria
EVA
51A
Animal symbolizing Capricorn
GOAT
53A
White wading bird
EGRET
54A
University not far from Harvard: Abbr.
MIT
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
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Word Whizzle
Words Crush
55A
Valley in California’s wine country
NAPA
56A
Untidy
MESSY
57A
Cheer heard at many soccer matches in the Americas
OLE
58A
Soccer star Morgan
ALEX
1D
“Dancing With the Stars” network
ABC
2D
Sharp part of a cat’s paw
CLAW
3D
Punctuation mark that resembles a hyphen
DASH
4D
Snack with a Flamin’ Hot Dill Pickle variety
CHEETOS
5D
High-end watch brand
ROLEX
6D
“This will ___ your mind!” (“It’s amazing!”)
BLOW
7D
Not occupied
IDLE
8D
Buying binge
SPREE
9D
“Heads I win, ___ you lose”
TAILS
10D
“Oh, one more thing …”
ALSO
11D
Person who is approaching 20 years of age
TEEN
12D
Something heard on Spotify
SONG
20D
1990s musical based on the opera “La Bohème”
RENT
21D
Small unit of computer storage
BYTE
24D
___-kilter (out of whack)
OFF
25D
Brazilian city known for Carnival, for short
RIO
26D
Furious feeling
IRE
27D
Neckwear in a burlesque show
BOA
28D
Comedian Schumer
AMY
29D
T-shirt or blouse, for example
TOP
30D
DuVernay who directed the documentary “13th”
AVA
31D
Candy brand with such flavors as Sour Pineapple and Raspberry
PEZ
33D
Seafood item that’s often steamed
CLAM
34D
Sound of a high-five
SLAP
35D
Baked Italian dish with sheets of pasta
LASAGNA
39D
Spots of land in the sea
ISLES
40D
Like shelves that haven’t been cleaned in a while
DUSTY
41D
Shred, as cheese
GRATE
42D
“You can’t win ___ all”
THEM
43D
Massive
HUGE
44D
Goofs up
ERRS
45D
Short message from the boss
MEMO
46D
Satanic
EVIL
47D
Black fuel from a mine
COAL
48D
___ deck (stereo component that plays cassettes)
TAPE
52D
Money sent to the IRS
TAX