4/14/21
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Dead ___ against (fully opposed to)
Set
4A
Hydroelectric power generator
Dam
7A
Hangs loosely
Sags
11A
2020 thriller starring Jessica Chastain
Ava
12A
___ to be different (go your own way)
Dare
13A
Farewell in Florence
Ciao
14A
Overhead storage place on an airplane
Bin
15A
McGregor who played a young Obi-Wan Kenobi
Ewan
16A
Sound blasters at concerts
Amps
17A
1980 biographical film with Joe Pesci as boxer Jake LaMotta’s brother: 2 wds.
Raging Bull
20A
Mireille of “Hanna”
Enos
21A
Deletes scenes from a film, for example
Edits
25A
What “Jeopardy” contestants excel at
Trivia
30A
Forty winks
Nap
31A
1992 comedy with Joe Pesci as a New York lawyer handling an Alabama trial: 3 wds.
My Cousin Vinny
35A
___ Speedwagon (rock band)
Reo
36A
___ out (lost concentration for a minute)
Spaced
37A
Largest state in the continental US
Texas
39A
Shrek or Fiona, for example
Ogre
43A
1990 crime film with Joe Pesci as a Mafia gangster
Good Fellas
48A
“Call Me by Your ___” (2017 movie)
Name
51A
Current Second Gentleman ___ Emhoff
Doug
52A
Podcasts’ income sources
Ads
53A
Animals that pull plows
Oxen
54A
Fuzzy, red resident of Sesame Street
Elmo
55A
Australian singer with the 2014 hit “Chandelier”
Sia
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
56A
Pops-a-___ (device for getting dings out of a car)
Dent
57A
“This is exactly what I said would happen!”
See
58A
Source of the protein in an Impossible Burger
Soy
1D
Buffalo hockey player
Sabre
2D
Brand of French mineral water
Evian
3D
Argentinean dance
Tango
4D
Slang term that means “bro” and sounds like a canine
Dawg
5D
United ___ Emirates (Mideast nation)
Arab
6D
Drive-thru ___ (sign listing fast-food offerings)
Menu
7D
Burn with hot water
Scald
8D
“Ready, ___, fire!”
Aim
9D
Mountain pass
Gap
10D
Distress signal that might be tapped out in Morse code
Sos
12D
Hibernation spot
Den
18D
“My nose ___ the grindstone”: 2 wds.
Is To
19D
Take ___ of your senses
Leave
22D
Overnight stop for a traveler
Inn
23D
Caramel color
Tan
24D
Person who deals in microfilm and code words
Spy
26D
Rene who plays Thor’s mother in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Russo
27D
Company that offers Web access: Abbr.
Isp
28D
Starbucks instant coffee line
Via
29D
Abbreviation that’s also the title of a business magazine
Inc
31D
Star of “The A-Team”: 2 wds.
Mr T
32D
“___-haw!” (shout at a rodeo)
Yee
33D
“Succession” star Brian
Cox
34D
Ryan Seacrest’s show, for short
Idol
38D
Person who may get 10% of an actor’s income
Agent
40D
Type of slipper worn by Cinderella
Glass
41D
“Video Killed the ___ Star” (the first video played on MTV)
Radio
42D
Paper written in English class
Essay
44D
Poems that praise
Odes
45D
Bob who ran for President in 1996
Dole
46D
Tailpipe emission
Fume
47D
Opposite of modesty
Ego
48D
Wordless way to say “OK”
Nod
49D
Tool famously wielded by Abraham Lincoln
Axe
50D
Males
Men