4/19/23
Wayback Wednesday
Are you stuck with the Crosswords With Friends Puzzle Today? Stuck No More. We offer complete solutions as well as “no spoiler” mode to give you that little extra push. Or simply use this cheat sheet to help you get the best and fastest completion time possible.
1A
Dull like gray and beige
Drab
5A
Mountain range that extends from France to Slovenia
Alps
9A
The Late Late Show With James Corden network
CBS
12A
Marvin Gaye’s music genre
Soul
13A
Cool your heels
Wait
14A
All bets ___ off!
Are
15A
Tank Girl actress who played pitcher Kit Keller in the 1992 film A League of Their Own: 2 wds.
Lori Petty
17A
Big container in a chocolate factory
Vat
18A
Meek and mild
Tame
19A
Santa Claus’s vehicle
Sleigh
21A
Hearts of ___ (vegetable)
Palm
24A
Snack on something
Eat
25A
Carefully monitored area of a hospital: Abbr.
ICU
28A
House for hens
Coop
30A
Messy servings at a barbecue
Ribs
33A
The Flintstones actress who played third baseman Doris Murphy in A League of Their Own: 2 wds.
Rosie Odonnell
36A
Twelve-___ program
Step
37A
Cocaine Bear actress Russell
Keri
38A
Pen on a hog farm
Sty
39A
Run headlong into
Ram
41A
National League team that plays in Queens New York
Mets
43A
Piece of footwear for the beach
Sandal
46A
Backstabbers
Rats
49A
___ moment (epiphany)
Aha
50A
The Critic actor who played scout Ernie Capadino in A League of Their Own: 2 wds.
Jon Lovitz
54A
___ de plume (writer’s pseudonym)
Nom
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
55A
Cookie found in a variety of Dairy Queen Blizzard
Oreo
56A
___ Brickell & New Bohemians
Edie
57A
Homophone of die
Dye
58A
Wines such as Malbec and Shiraz
Reds
59A
Laura of Jurassic Park
Dern
1D
Broadband Internet option: Abbr.
DSL
2D
___ beer float (treat with soda and ice cream)
Root
3D
Vibe that surrounds someone
Aura
4D
Airship sometimes seen over stadiums
Blimp
5D
___-inspiring (very impressive)
Awe
6D
Back muscle for short
Lat
7D
Hard seeds inside peaches
Pits
8D
Chicago-___ pizza
Style
9D
Holes filled by dentists
Cavities
10D
Be a blowhard
Brag
11D
Late Night With ___ Meyers
Seth
16D
What a dove symbolizes
Peace
20D
___ your stripes (do well enough to justify your job)
Earn
22D
Take a closer ___
Look
23D
Internet connection item
Modem
25D
Agency with auditors: Abbr.
Irs
26D
Support for a sleeping bag sometimes
Cot
27D
It’s typed before a password when logging in
User Name
29D
___ minimizer (skin product)
Pore
31D
Sandwich on toasted bread: Abbr.
BLT
32D
Wily like a fox
Sly
34D
Tablet brought to a Genius Bar for repairs
iPad
35D
Explosive compound for short
Nitro
40D
Rank above captain
Major
42D
Kept in the bank
Saved
43D
Stuff in a trap on a golf course
Sand
44D
Pirate’s greeting
Ahoy
45D
Indian ___ (Boy Scout merit badge about Native Americans)
Lore
47D
Rise and fall of currents
Tide
48D
___ up a hornet’s nest
Stir
51D
Rod and Todd Flanders’s dad on The Simpsons
Ned
52D
NCIS: ___ Angeles
Los
53D
Branch of Buddhism
Zen