6/30/26
TV Tuesday
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1A
Frozen drink brand with a polar bear mascot
ICEE
5A
Secretly include in an email: Abbr.
BCC
8A
Word that can follow “nit” or “half”
WIT
11A
“Congress ___ make no law …” (First Amendment opening)
SHALL
13A
“Oh, I get it now!”
AHA
14A
Gershwin who wrote the lyrics to “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off”
IRA
15A
Cowboys’ ropes
LASSOS
17A
“Cat Scratch Fever” rocker Nugent
TED
18A
Document transmitted over a phone line
FAX
19A
Ingested
ATE
20A
“The King of Queens” actress who hosted GSN’s “People Puzzler”: 2 wds.
LEAH REMINI
23A
___ over matter
MIND
24A
“Give ___ shot!”: 2 wds.
IT A
25A
First performance
DEBUT
28A
Lawyers who prosecute: Abbr.
DAs
30A
“Friends” character played by David Schwimmer
ROSS
34A
“The Hunger Games” actress who hosts ABC’s “Press Your Luck”: 2 wds.
ELIZABETH BANKS
37A
Bubbles in a carbonated drink
FIZZ
38A
Poem of admiration
ODE
39A
The Pacific, for one
OCEAN
40A
Room for chemistry experiments
LAB
42A
Spanish word for “water”
AGUA
44A
“Nope” actress who hosts NBC’s “Password”: 2 wds.
KEKE PALMER
48A
“Six-pack” muscles
ABS
51A
Wrath
IRE
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
52A
From ___ Z: 2 wds.
A TO
53A
Tooth’s hard outer layer
ENAMEL
55A
Green Day drummer ___ Cool
TRE
56A
Football official, for short
REF
57A
“Don’t Cry for Me Argentina” musical
EVITA
58A
Ability claimed by mind readers: Abbr.
ESP
59A
Inked skin illustration, for short
TAT
60A
“Happy Gilmore 2” star Sandler
ADAM
1D
“Confessions of a Shopaholic” actress Fisher
ISLA
2D
Make small talk
CHAT
3D
Relaxed feeling
EASE
4D
Pro golfer Ernie
ELS
5D
Spot for a sudsy soak
BATH
6D
Hold dear
CHERISH
7D
Air Force Academy student
CADET
8D
Plug-free Internet access: Hyph.
WI-FI
9D
Country whose largest ethnic group is Persians
IRAN
10D
Cab
TAXI
12D
1955 Vladimir Nabokov novel made into a 1962 Stanley Kubrick film
LOLITA
16D
Cory Booker’s title: Abbr.
SEN
21D
Threw into the mix
ADDED
22D
Percussion instrument that’s shaken
MARACA
23D
Mouth covering that prevents a dog from biting
MUZZLE
25D
___ Leppard (“Pour Some Sugar on Me” band)
DEF
26D
Peyton Manning’s younger brother
ELI
27D
“That’s show ___!”
BIZ
29D
First-string squad: Hyph.
A-TEAM
31D
Two divided by two
ONE
32D
Afro-Caribbean music genre
SKA
33D
ID that follows that pattern xxx-xx-xxxx: Abbr.
SSN
41D
Completely separated
APART
43D
“I’ll be darned!”
GEE
44D
Toy attached to a long string
KITE
45D
Takes a wrong turn, say
ERRS
46D
Hang on to
KEEP
47D
High-ceilinged apartment
LOFT
48D
In the center of
AMID
49D
Software’s test version
BETA
50D
Shut loudly, as a car door
SLAM
54D
“Selma” director DuVerney
AVA