6/16/26
TV Tuesday
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1A
____ McStuffins (former Disney Junior series)
DOC
4A
Police alert: Abbr.
APB
7A
Group that hands out the Actor Awards: Abbr.
SAG
10A
Years ____ (not recently)
AGO
11A
Be overly inquisitive
PRY
12A
Farm storage tower
SILO
13A
____-country (subgenre that includes Luke Bryan)
BRO
14A
Not earlier, not later
NOW
15A
Where Tehran is
IRAN
16A
“The Great” actress who stars as Margo on Apple TV’s “Margo’s Got Money Troubles”: 2 wds.
ELLE FANNING
19A
2010 Emma Stone comedy: 2 wds.
EASY A
20A
“Don’t look ____ like that!”: 2 wds.
AT ME
23A
City that hosts the NHL’s Senators
OTTAWA
28A
“Parks and Recreation” actor who plays Margo’s father on “Margo’s Got Money Troubles”: 2 wds.
NICK OFFERMAN
31A
Affirmative response to a drill sergeant: 2 wds.
YES SIR
32A
Classic Verdi opera
AIDA
33A
Unclothed
NAKED
36A
“As Good as It Gets” actor who plays minister Kenny on “Margo’s Got Money Troubles”: 2 wds.
GREG KINNEAR
42A
Opposite of hate
LOVE
43A
Boy in Edinburgh
LAD
44A
What you do for a living
JOB
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
46A
Second child in the Book of Genesis
ABEL
47A
New Year’s ____ (celebratory night)
EVE
48A
“The Simpsons” character who immigrated from India
APU
49A
What uncles and grandfathers are
MEN
50A
Hair color the British call “ginger”
RED
51A
____ out (deleted)
XED
1A
Smack-____ in the middle
DAB
2A
Cruel creature in fairy tales
OGRE
3A
Play it ____ (act calm)
COOL
4A
Sleep ____ (nighttime breathing problem)
APNEA
5D
College instructors, for short
PROFS
6D
Via: 3 wds.
BY WAY OF
7D
Voice assistant on Apple devices
SIRI
8D
Cumming who has two Emmys for hosting “The Traitors”
ALAN
9D
Disk-shaped percussion instrument
GONG
12D
Greed, envy, or gluttony
SIN
17D
Vegetables that resemble scallions
LEEKS
18D
“The Greatest Average American” host Bargatze
NATE
20D
“Don’t ask ____ questions”
ANY
21D
Make a knot
TIE
22D
Some rappers, for short
MCs
24D
Swap
TRADE
25D
“What ____ going to do with you?”: 2 wds.
AM I
26D
Crumpled-up piece of paper
WAD
27D
Santa ____ winds (hot blast in Southern California)
ANA
29D
Pig’s squeal
OINK
30D
More physically weak
FRAILER
34D
Another term for “jack,” to a card player
KNAVE
35D
Concluded
ENDED
36D
____ up (make more chic)
GLAM
37D
Cover-up in a spa
ROBE
38D
Like numbers that are multiples of two
EVEN
39D
Translucent goop in a tube
GEL
40D
Household cleaner that contains ammonia
AJAX
41D
Strong cord
ROPE
45D
Future flower
BUD