4/24/19
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
English TV network that airs Luther and Sherlock
BBC
4A
Mitchell’s husband on Modern Family for short
Cam
7A
Birds that can twist their heads most of the way around
Owls
11A
Web portal owned by Verizon
AOL
12A
Anna’s older sister in Frozen
Elsa
13A
Jessica who starred on season 1 of USA’s The Sinner
Biel
14A
Adios!
Bye
15A
He played Barf in Spaceballs: 2 wds.
John Candy
17A
Fancy rapper Iggy
Azalea
19A
Meat that is often glazed
Ham
20A
He played Dark Helmet in Spaceballs: 2 wds.
Rick Moranis
25A
Skew to one side
Slant
27A
Key on a PC keyboard’s bottom row
Alt
28A
State that’s east of Oregon and Washington: Abbr.
IDA
29A
Oh a ___ guy eh? (Three Stooges catchphrase)
Wise
30A
___ Will Be Loved (Maroon 5 hit)
She
31A
Resident of Edinburgh
Scot
32A
Float like a butterfly sting like a bee boxer
Ali
33A
Place offering massages and mani-pedis
Spa
34A
___ monitor (device worn while under house arrest)
Ankle
35A
He played Lone Starr in Spaceballs: 2 wds.
Bill Pullman
38A
Actor Holm of the Hobbit movies
Ian
39A
Household assistant from a foreign country: 2 wds.
Au Pair
42A
He played Yogurt in Spaceballs (and also directed): 2 wds.
Mel Brooks
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
46A
Imitate a cow
Moo
47A
Better than ___
Ever
48A
No longer incarcerated
Free
49A
Incoming flight information: Abbr.
ETA
50A
Singer/actress Lady ___
Gaga
51A
Distant
Far
52A
Actor Claflin of the Hunger Games movies
Sam
1D
___ O’Riley (song by the Who that’s often mistakenly called Teenage Wasteland)
Baba
2D
___ II Men (R&B group)
Boyz
3D
Anti-acne brand
Clearasil
4D
Wizard’s long cape
Cloak
5D
Residue in a firepit
Ash
6D
Round opening in a city street
Manhole
7D
President between Bush and Trump
Obama
8D
Take home the gold
Win
9D
___ Zeppelin
Led
10D
Shrewd
Sly
12D
Pop out like a CD or DVD
Eject
16D
Shopping ___ (what you use to wheel your purchases to the checkout lane)
Cart
18D
Sentence in a screenplay
Line
21D
Taj ___ (Indian tourist site)
Mahal
22D
Jimmy and Kimmy for example
Nicknames
23D
American ___ (reality show revived in 2018)
Idol
24D
Fill with food
Sate
25D
Cotton ___ (Q-tip for example)
Swab
26D
American Crime actress Taylor
Lili
30D
Created like Frasier or Rhoda using a pre-existing TV character: 2 wds.
Spunoff
31D
Sugar ___ peas
Snap
33D
Practice for a bout
Spar
34D
Get a laugh out of (someone)
Amuse
36D
Constellation known as the Scales
Libra
37D
LeBron James as of 2018
Laker
40D
Not one ___ (absolutely none)
Iota
41D
Travel aimlessly
Roam
42D
The ___ (2018 Jason Statham film about a giant shark)
Meg
43D
Mendes who models
Eva
44D
Any of a card table’s four supports
Leg
45D
British pop singer Rita
Ora