11/11/26
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Magnum ___ (composer’s greatest creation)
OPUS
5A
Hobo
BUM
8A
Vehicle commonly used in Manhattan
CAB
11A
Nairobi’s country
KENYA
13A
John Lennon’s widow Yoko, who never remarried
ONO
14A
“___ never seen anything like it before!”
IVE
15A
Absorbent cleaning item in a kitchen
SPONGE
17A
Shout of discovery
AHA
18A
What the Woodman in Oz was made of
TIN
19A
“Bad Teacher” actress who played a team owner in 34-Across: 2 wds.
CAMERONDIAZ
22A
“No ___, ands, or buts”
IFS
25A
Parents’ boy
SON
26A
Rower’s tool
OAR
27A
Breads with pockets
PITAS
29A
Sound suggesting “For shame!”
TSK
31A
“The Curse of ___ Island” (treasure-hunting series on History)
OAK
34A
1999 football drama about the fictional Miami Sharks: 3 wds.
ANYGIVENSUNDAY
38A
Teachers’ union: Abbr.
NEA
39A
Significant time period
ERA
40A
“Swell!”
NEATO
41A
Shut-___ (people who don’t go out)
INS
43A
Served lunch to
FED
45A
Fellows
MEN
46A
“The Big Easy” actor who played a veteran quarterback in 34-Across: 2 wds.
DENNISQUAID
51A
“The Golden Girls” Emmy winner McClanahan
RUE
52A
Doctor for pets, for short
VET
53A
Winces or gasps, for example
REACTS
57A
Agency that conducts audits: Abbr.
IRS
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
58A
Actor Goree of “Riverdale”
ELI
59A
“I would never ___ so low”
STOOP
60A
“A watched ___ never boils”
POT
61A
Egyptian cobra
ASP
62A
Actress Taylor-Joy of the upcoming “Dune: Part Three”
ANYA
1D
Endorses
OKS
2D
Gusto
PEP
3D
One, in Argentina
UNO
4D
Lip-___ (pretend to sing)
SYNC
5D
Male swine
BOAR
6D
Removes, as a bra
UNHOOKS
7D
2016 Disney movie whose title character was voiced by Auli’i Cravalho
MOANA
8D
___ Field (baseball stadium in Queens)
CITI
9D
Brand of athletic shoes
AVIA
10D
Mercedes-___
BENZ
12D
Retired tennis star Andre
AGASSI
16D
Music subculture whose fans often have flat, dark-black hair
EMO
20D
Opposite of exit
ENTER
21D
Remotely operated aerial vehicle
DRONE
22D
Hoppy beer style: Abbr.
IPA
23D
Cory Monteith’s character on “Glee”
FINN
24D
Eyelid malady
STYE
28D
“Don’t let it happen ___!”
AGAIN
30D
Colossal mix-up
SNAFU
32D
Sandler of 2025’s “Jay Kelly”
ADAM
33D
“Mare of Easttown” star Winslet
KATE
35D
Containers such as water pitchers
VESSELS
42D
Skin care brand with Essentially Enriched body lotion
UNDIES
44D
Commonly pierced body part
YON
46D
Faucet problem
NIVEA
47D
Monetary unit of Spain
EAR
48D
“The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ ___” (Stieg Larsson novel)
DRIP
49D
Cotton swab brand: Hyph.
EURO
50D
What statisticians analyze
NEST
54D
Debate side opposite “pro”
QTIP
55D
Extra item in a Happy Meal
DATA
56D
Place with steam rooms
CON