9/1/26
TV Tuesday
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1A
___ Lang (Superboy’s love)
LANA
5A
“The Studio” actor Barinholtz
IKE
8A
What a dog “shakes hands” with
PAW
11A
Go over like ___ of bricks: 2 wds.
A TON
12A
Scale note after “fa”
SOL
13A
Choice in a paint store
HUE
14A
Instrument that booms after being hit with a mallet
GONG
15A
First baseman Gehrig who played with Babe Ruth
LOU
16A
Creative product
ART
17A
“Avatar” actress who plays CIA agent Joe McNamara on the Paramount+ drama “Lioness”: 2 wds.
ZOE SALDANA
20A
“Blue Bloods” costar Cariou
LEN
21A
Ambulance staffer: Abbr.
EMT
22A
“___ just not fair!”
ITS
25A
Paid promos
ADS
27A
Greek vowel, or a minuscule amount
IOTA
30A
“Big Little Lies” actress who plays Joe’s supervisor Kaitlyn Meade on “Lioness”: 2 wds.
NICOLE KIDMAN
33A
Sound made with two fingers
SNAP
34A
Messy piece of barbecue meat
RIB
35A
Rank of a drill instructor: Abbr.
SGT
36A
“Insecure” star and cocreator Issa
RAE
38A
Tiny vegetable that might roll around on your plate
PEA
40A
“Wipeout” cohost who plays team leader Bobby on “Lioness”: 2 wds.
JILL WAGNER
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
44A
Get a good look at
SEE
45A
“___ on Fire” (Netflix series)
MAN
46A
“I’m ___ you asked”
GLAD
48A
Bartenders check them: Abbr.
IDS
49A
Suffix for “differ”
ENT
50A
One of 13 won by “Ted Lasso”
EMMY
51A
Hard part of a peach
PIT
52A
Hi-___ monitor
RES
53A
Tug-of-war requirement
ROPE
1D
Fall behind
LAG
2D
From ___ (fully): 3 wds.
A TO Z
3D
Unacceptable action: Hyph.
NO-NO
4D
Devil’s opposite
ANGEL
5D
New York NHL player
ISLANDER
6D
___-Aid (fruit-flavored drink mix)
KOOL
7D
Avoid being captured by
ELUDE
8D
Ghostly apparitions
PHANTOMS
9D
Otherworldly emanation
AURA
10D
Dripping with water
WET
18D
Make watertight
SEAL
19D
In the thick of
AMID
22D
Walk-___ (customers without appointments)
INS
23D
Metal used in some roofing
TIN
24D
Most terrifying
SCARIEST
26D
Bottoms worn on the slopes: 2 wds.
SKI PANTS
28D
Game where players try to evade “it”
TAG
29D
Mound-building insect
ANT
31D
Birthstone between sapphire and topaz
OPAL
32D
“___ to differ!”: 2 wds.
I BEG
37D
“___ the Patchwork Elephant” (children’s book)
ELMER
39D
Make furious
ANGER
40D
Knight in the “Star Wars” movies
JEDI
41D
Slowly diminish, like the moon
WANE
44D
Small swallow of water
SIP
47D
Change the color of
DYE