4/1/20
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Long seat where a hymnal might be found
Pew
4A
Woman’s low-cut shoe
Pump
8A
Decorate as a Christmas tree
Trim
12A
The Flash villain Gorilla Grodd for one
Ape
13A
Love from ___ (secretly worship)
Afar
14A
Prefix for nautical or space
Aero
15A
Where a researcher does experiments
Lab
16A
License to Drive actor who played younger brother Sam in the 1987 vampire movie The Lost Boys: 2 wds.
Corey Haim
18A
Chef Emeril Lagasse’s shout when he tosses something into a pan
Bam
20A
Cooking liquids extracted from olives
Oils
21A
The Devil Wears ___
Prada
23A
The star at the center of our solar system
Sun
24A
Sleepers actor who played older brother Michael in The Lost Boys: 2 wds.
Jason Patric
28A
Nevertheless ___ persisted (phrase associated with Elizabeth Warren)
She
29A
Don’t do me ___ favors!
Any
30A
Actress Michele of Glee
Lea
33A
The Mule actress who played Sam and Michael’s mother Lucy in The Lost Boys: 2 wds.
Dianne Wiest
38A
State whose Pac-10 teams are the Ducks and the Beavers: Abbr.
Ore
39A
Remove writing from a whiteboard
Erase
40A
Bag Lady singer Erykah
Badu
42A
He talked my ___ off!
Ear
43A
Twister actress who played Michael’s love interest Star in The Lost Boys: 2 wds.
Jami Gertz
47A
Eric Trump to Donald Trump
Son
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
50A
Sign that something bad is brewing
Omen
51A
Body part that lights up when you make a mistake in the board game Operation
Nose
52A
Numero ___
Uno
53A
Batman villain who has super-strength
Bane
54A
___ Evan Hansen (Broadway musical)
Dear
55A
Monkey’s foot
Paw
1D
Buddy
Pal
2D
Eco-conscious federal group: Abbr.
EPA
3D
Done via computer like some work training: Hyph.
Web Based
4D
Video game character who nibbles up dots in a maze: Hyph.
Pacman
5D
Unusual disc in the sky: Abbr.
UFO
6D
Scuff up a little
Mar
7D
___-existing conditions
Pre
8D
Sesame paste used to make hummus
Tahini
9D
Authentic
Real
10D
Woman’s name that’s also a flower
Iris
11D
Mother
Mom
17D
Mind ___ own business!
Your
19D
And so with no further ___ …
Ado
21D
Bedtime wear for short
PJs
22D
Cheerleader’s syllable
Rah
23D
Eyelid affliction
Stye
25D
Piece of glass in a window
Pane
26D
Chasing the Cure host Curry
Ann
27D
Gets less cloudy like the sky: 2 wds.
Clears Up
31D
Suffix for prophet or count
Ess
32D
Had brunch for example
Ate
34D
Chemical element whose symbol is I
Iodine
35D
Snug as a bug in ___: 2 wds.
A Rug
36D
Buddy Holly band
Weezer
37D
This American Life host Glass
Ira
40D
The Crimson Tide briefly
Bama
41D
Goodbye Farewell and ___ (final episode of M*A*S*H)
Amen
43D
Server or security guard for example
Job
44D
Finish
End
45D
Fish eggs
Roe
46D
Agency that works at airport checkpoints: Abbr.
TSA
48D
We were ___ break! (classic Friends line): 2 wds.
On A
49D
Not earlier or later
Now