4/14/17
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What a record with a scratch on it might do | Skip |
1A
Bottom of a shoe
Sole
5A
“____ on Pop” (Dr. Seuss book)
Hop
8A
All ____ sudden: 2 wds.
Of A
11A
Brand of menthol cigarettes
Kool
12A
Start bubbling on the stove
Boil
14A
Veterans ____ (November 11)
Day
15A
American athlete who won 8 Olympic speed skating medals (2002-2010): 2 wds.
Apolo Ohno
17A
What miners try to find
Ore
18A
What a record with a scratch on it might do
Skip
19A
Changes directions
Turns
21A
They precede the final round of a tournament
Semis
24A
Ancient citizen of Peru
Inca
26A
They precede some YouTube videos
Ads
29A
Brother of Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, and Ginny Weasley
Ron
30A
What kelptomaniacs like to do
Steal
31A
American athlete who won 28 Olympic swimming medals (2004-2016): 2 wds.
Michael Phelps
34A
Where the Eiffel Tower is
Paris
35A
Serving of corn
Ear
36A
“Wayward Pines” actress Melissa
Leo
37A
Toboggan, for one
Sled
38A
Get undressed
Strip
40A
Annoying little pipsqueak
Twerp
42A
Piece of lettuce
Leaf
45A
Portable bed
Cot
46A
American athlete who won 10 Olympic track and field medals (1984-1996): 2 wds.
Carl Lewis
50A
Yoko ____
Ono
51A
Song performed by a diva
Aria
52A
Went on horseback
Rode
53A
Liveliness
Pep
54A
Punches that bring down boxers: Abbr.
Kos
55A
Like snails, speed-wise
Slow
1A
Music genre with Jamaican origins
Ska
2A
Exclamation after dropping something
Oops
3A
“Don’t ____ a gift horse in the mouth”
Look
4A
“Black-ish” actress Tracee ____ Ross
Ellis
5D
“Big Little Lies” channel
HBO
6D
“____-la-la!” (“How fancy!”)
Ooh
7D
There are eight of them in a gallon
Pints
8D
Talk show personality Rosie
Odonnell
9D
1999-2003 sci-fi series starring Ben Browder
Farscape
10D
Pirate’s “yes”
Aye
13D
Actor ___ Diamond Phillips
Lou
16D
Soap ____ (daytime serials)
Operas
20D
Church ceremony
Rite
22D
Tavern owner in “The Simpsons”
Moe
23D
Arm of the sea
Inlet
25D
“Not to mention …”
Also
26D
Rock band’s sound boosters
Amps
27D
Sound heard on a landline phone: 2 wds.
Dial Tone
28D
Reattachable bottle cap: Hyph.
Screw Top
30D
Unpleasantly high-pitched, as a voice
Shrill
32D
Conceal
Hide
33D
On a ___ with (roughly equal to)
Par
38D
A small one could turn into a large fire
Spark
39D
People who might apply “pressure” to a teenager
Peers
41D
Justin Timberlake’s record label
RCA
43D
Missing from an army base: Abbr.
AWOL
44D
Stereotypical name for a dog
Fido
45D
Police officer
Cop
47D
2016 Summer Olympics city, for short
Rio
48D
___ Vegas Strip
Las
49D
Use a needle and thread
Sew
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