6/10/26
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Christmas Eve religious service
MASS
5A
Chase in a romantic way
WOO
8A
In the heart of
AMID
12A
Thin relative of a clarinet
OBOE
13A
Hawaiian Punch competitor: Hyph.
Hi-C
14A
Capture
TAKE
15A
1981 Pointer Sisters hit that hit #2 on the charts: 2 wds.
SLOW HAND
17A
It hasn’t ___ easy
BEEN
18A
The number of syllables in this clue
TEN
19A
Deer on the state flag of Idaho
ELK
20A
North ___ Vegas (city in Nevada)
LAS
21A
Tool that gets swung over one’s shoulder
AXE
22A
Act like a snitch
TATTLE
25A
Spread for toast
JAM
27A
Provide support to
AID
28A
“Fahrenheit 451” author Bradbury
RAY
29A
1984 Pointer Sisters hit that won a Grammy: 4 wds.
JUMPFORMYLOVE
33A
___ first-name basis: 2 wds.
ON A
34A
English ___ (British books, for short)
LIT
35A
“Ender’s Game” actor Butterfield
ASA
36A
Regular
NORMAL
38A
“The ___ is up!” (“Got you!”)
JIG
40A
Have dinner, say
EAT
41A
Pulled up a chair
SAT
42A
“___ me anything!”
ASK
45A
Short stroke on a golf course
PUTT
47A
1980 Pointer Sisters hit about a guy who’s not very aggressive: 3 wds.
HE’S SO SHY
49A
Penny-___ (two-bit)
ANTE
50A
Alter ___ (other identity)
EGO
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
51A
Feature of an old safe with a combination lock
DIAL
52A
“Norwegian ___” (Beatles song)
WOOD
53A
“Wake Up Dead ___” (2025 movie)
MAN
54A
Title for an English woman
DAME
1D
Almost all
MOST
2D
Up to the job
ABLE
3D
In the very near future
SOON
4D
Make stitches
SEW
5D
Animal whose fat is called “blubber”
WHALE
6D
Noise from a boar or sow
OINK
7D
Repetitive condition: Abbr.
OCD
8D
Facing the pitcher, in baseball: 2 wds.
AT BAT
9D
Orchestra leaders
MAESTROS
10D
Actor Barinholtz
IKE
11D
___ of iniquity (immoral place)
DEN
16D
Witch’s curse
HEX
20D
Cocker spaniel in a classic Disney movie
LADY
21D
___ up (energize, as an audience)
AMP
22D
Actor Robbins of Apple TV’s “Silo”
TIM
23D
Chocolate ___ cake (dessert with a molten center)
LAVA
24D
In the public ___ (well-known)
EYE
25D
2007 movie whose title character’s last name is MacGuff
JUNO
26D
Type of liqueur that Disaronno is a brand of
AMARETTO
27D
Museum of Modern ___
ART
29D
“The Accountant 2” star Bernthal
JON
30D
Completely level
FLAT
31D
Liquid that flows through pipelines
OIL
32D
Problem when streaming a video
LAG
37D
Defeated at chess
MATED
38D
“Seinfeld” costar Alexander
JASON
39D
“___ a long story”
ITS
41D
Maker of the 2025 video game “Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds”
SEGA
42D
Where the Gobi Desert is
ASIA
43D
Something that’s phony
SHAM
44D
First name of auto racers Busch and Petty
KYLE
45D
“___ Patrol” (animated show with rescue dogs)
PAW
46D
First counting number in Spanish
UNO
47D
What a tailor might alter on a pair of pants
HEM
48D
Sort of strange
ODD