4/12/22
TV Tuesday
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1A
Famous ___ (brand of cookies)
Amos
5A
“What’s Love Got to Do With It” singer Turner
Tina
9A
Dance style with noisy shoes
Tap
12A
Fully engrossed
Rapt
13A
At the summit of
Atop
14A
State where Auburn University is: Abbr.
Ala
15A
Apple TV murder mystery series: 2 wds.
The After Party
18A
Sports group whose regular season runs from September to January: Abbr.
NFL
19A
Pigeons’ sounds
Coos
20A
With 37-Across, “Girls Trip” star who plays Detective Danner on 15-Across
Tiffany
24A
Miracle ___ (nickname for the baseball champions of 1969)
Mets
25A
Actress Mireille of “Hanna”
Enos
26A
Trickles very slowly
Oozes
28A
“He’ll talk your ___ off”
Ear
29A
Mushy food eaten by Oliver Twist
Gruel
30A
Barrett of Pink Floyd
Syd
33A
___ Regency (upscale hotel chain)
Hyatt
34A
European chain that’s sold the Billy bookcase since 1979
Ikea
35A
Him and her, together
Them
37A
See 20-Across
Gaga
39A
Ending for “prom” or “theater”
Goer
40A
Valuable stuff in a gusher
Oil
41A
“The Mindy Project” actor who plays Brett on 15-Across: 2 wds.
Ike Barinholtz
48A
Goop used to stiffen hair
Gel
49A
“The Far ___” (Gary Larson comic strip)
Side
50A
“Desperate Housewives” actress Hatcher
Teri
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
51A
Shoo-___ (certain winners)
Ins
52A
“Give a ___! Don’t pollute” (US Forest Service’s rhyming slogan, once)
Hoot
53A
Adult male deer
Stag
1D
It might be framed on a wall
Art
2D
___-jongg (tile game)
Mah
3D
___ business (admitting customers): 2 wds.
Open For
4D
Groups of employees
Staffs
5D
Body modification done at a “parlor,” for short
Tat
6D
Suffix for “social” or “Brooklyn”
Ite
7D
“Neither a borrower ___ a lender be”
Nor
8D
Something you run on your phone
App
9D
Deck used by fortune-tellers
Tarot
10D
Female singers who can’t sing as high as sopranos
Altos
11D
Takes care of the tab
Pays
16D
Where Orlando is: Abbr.
Fla
17D
Great baseball pitchers
Aces
20D
___ time (when a golfer is scheduled to play)
Tee
21D
Celebrity chef Garten
Ina
22D
“Awkwafina Is ___ From Queens” (Comedy Central series)
Nora
23D
Early stage of life
Youth
24D
Blanc who was the voice of Daffy Duck
Mel
27D
Catherine ___-Jones
Zeta
29D
Where you might take a Pilates class
Gym
30D
Frying pan
Skillet
31D
Affirmative response
Yes
32D
“Well, lah-di-___!”
Dah
33D
Chef’s flavoring that may be fresh or dried
Herb
34D
Dummies
Dopes
35D
Non-fungible ___ (what “NFT” stands for)
Token
36D
UNC Tar ___
Heels
38D
Homer Simpson’s shout
Doh
39D
Model Hadid with a cameo in “Ocean’s 8”
Gigi
42D
Hero of the “Evil Dead” franchise
Ash
43D
Las Vegas resort where Penn & Teller have a long-running show
Rio
44D
Response during a marriage ceremony: 2 wds.
I Do
45D
Part of a soccer goal
Net
46D
___-la-la (musical syllables)
Tra
47D
___ and zag
Zig