6/9/26
TV Tuesday
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1A
Exclamation that’s much like “Aha!”
OHO
4A
Unfreeze
THAW
8A
Vocal range below soprano
ALTO
12A
Music genre sometimes described as “bubblegum”
POP
13A
“Veep” costar Tony
HALE
14A
Chess piece that moves in straight lines, but not diagonally
ROOK
15A
Dystopian series on Hulu that is a continuation of “The Handmaid’s Tale”: 2 wds.
THE TESTAMENTS
18A
Pertaining to the sun
SOLAR
19A
Sounded, as a doorbell
RANG
20A
Honey makers
BEES
23A
Animal similar to a hare
RABBIT
27A
___-fi (movie genre)
SCI
30A
Sucks the energy from
SAPS
32A
Move like wet mud
OOZE
33A
Author whose novel is the basis for 15-Across: 2 wds.
MARGARET ATWOOD
37A
“Lawrence of Arabia” star Sharif
OMAR
38A
Feeling no pressure
CALM
39A
Degrees for physicians: Abbr.
MDS
40A
Wish granters in Arabian tales
GENIES
43A
Gas in glowing signs
NEON
45A
Attack savagely
MAUL
47A
Extra amount in a year-end paycheck
BONUS
51A
“One Battle After Another” actress who plays Agnes in 15-Across: 2 wds.
CHASEINFINITI
55A
“A Star Is Born” actor Andrew ___ Clay
DICE
56A
Letters, bills, fliers, etc.
MAIL
57A
Cushion under a computer mouse
PAD
58A
Risked getting a ticket on the road
SPED
59A
Ferocious fictional figure
OGRE
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
60A
Where ___ Goes” (Bad Bunny song)
SHE
1D
___ in (decides to participate)
OPTS
2D
“Yo-___ and a bottle of rum”: Hyph.
HO-HO
3D
German carmaker whose logo includes a lightning bolt
OPEL
4D
___ May (British prime minister from 2016-2019)
THERESA
5D
Possesses
HAS
6D
Key below X on a PC keyboard
ALT
7D
Have on, like a sweater
WEAR
8D
Political rally’s indoor venue
ARENA
9D
Medieval archer’s launcher
LONGBOW
10D
Little tyke
TOT
11D
Gives the go-ahead to
OKS
16D
“Put it on my ___” (request at a bar)
TAB
17D
Dent the surface of
MAR
21D
“Self-Portrait With Bandaged ___” (Vincent van Gogh painting)
EAR
22D
Detail on a blueprint, for short
SPEC
24D
Sudden increase, as in population
BOOM
25D
Brand known for polo shirts
IZOD
26D
“Bill & ___ Bogus Journey” (1991 comedy sequel)
TEDS
27D
Problem for urban asthma sufferers
SMOG
28D
“There’s more where that ___ from!”
CAME
29D
Country whose name becomes a different country if you change its last letter to a Q
IRAN
31D
“Thunderbolts*” star Sebastian
STAN
34D
Pained facial expression
GRIMACE
35D
Pub refreshment
ALE
36D
Rival of Verizon and AT&T: Hyph.
T-MOBILE
41D
Made less difficult
EASED
42D
Bring legal action against
SUE
44D
Prefix with “partisan” or “profit”
NON
46D
Car that may have a minibar in the back
LIMO
48D
Light bites from a puppy
NIPS
49D
State where Arches National Park is
UTAH
50D
Food accompanying an entrée
SIDE
51D
Recordings stored in jewel cases: Abbr.
CDS
52D
Joined at the ___ (inseparable)
HIP
53D
Old, scrawny horse
NAG
54D
Cone-dropping tree
FIR
55D
Actor Faxon of Apple TV’s “Loot”
NAT