4/25/18
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Somber notices in newspapers, for short
Obits
6A
Tree in many street names
Elm
9A
____ Strip (area that borders Egypt and Israel)
Gaza
13A
Coffee with chocolate added
Mocha
14A
Female gerbil, koala, or deer
Doe
15A
Geologic periods such as the Mesozoic
Eras
16A
Nut that is also a kind of squash
Acorn
17A
____ about (roam around)
Gad
18A
Sound from a pigsty
Oink
19A
Actress and singer (1920-2018) who won a Tony in 1949 and three Emmys in the 1950s: 2 wds.
Nanette Fabray
22A
Pursue in a romantic way
Woo
23A
Fall behind
Lag
24A
Like a frozen-over lake
Icy
27A
Sunbathe
Tan
30A
The “R” in “NRA”
Rifle
34A
Actress and singer who’s the niece of 19-Across: 2 wds.
Shelley Fabares
38A
Obsession
Mania
39A
Manning who was the 2008 and 2012 Super Bowl MVP
Eli
40A
“I reckon so”
Yep
41A
Sound that means “It’s cold!”
Brr
43A
Denials
Nos
46A
1975-1984 sitcom that 19- and 34-Across appeared on: 5 wds.
One Day At A Time
53A
Practice jabs and uppercuts, perhaps
Spar
54A
Overhead ___ engine
Cam
55A
Detection device in a submarine
Sonar
56A
Big ____ (Villanova’s athletic conference)
East
57A
Christmas figure who wears a pointy hat
Elf
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
58A
Rack up, as debt
Incur
59A
Surface that tennis’s French Open is played on
Clay
60D
Band whose final studio album was 2011’s “Collapse Into Now”
Rem
61D
Closes, like an envelope
Seals
1D
Country that’s south of United Arab Emirates
Oman
2D
___ Burger (meatless patty brand)
Boca
3D
Small picture on a computer screen
Icon
4D
Tossed
Threw
5D
___ Domingo (Dominican Republic’s capital)
Santo
6D
“Livin’ on the _____” (Aerosmith song)
Edge
7D
Unit of bread
Loaf
8D
The Purple Heart, for one
Medal
9D
Asian country with the same name as a US state
Georgia
10D
Las Vegas resort and casino named for a term in opera
Aria
11D
Kooky
Zany
12D
Be inquisitive
Ask
20D
Sizable purse
Tote
21D
Pointy thing on a wire fence
Barb
24D
Suffix with “patriot” or “parallel”
Ism
25D
Half of the name of a Latin American dance
Cha
26D
Deep desire
Yen
28D
It cancels out a “nay” vote
Aye
29D
Pro sports organization with a 17-week season: Abbr.
NFL
31D
Cook in a skillet
Fry
32D
Actor Tommy ____ Jones
Lee
33D
Paranormal power, purportedly: Abbr.
ESP
35D
The Statue of ___
Liberty
36D
Cooking fat
Lard
37D
“___ it the truth!”
Aint
42D
Person in a sprint or a marathon
Racer
44D
Watering hole in a desert
Oasis
45D
Oscar-winning actress Emma
Stone
46D
National gem of Australia
Opal
47D
US astronauts’ group: Abbr.
NASA
48D
Alma mater of Sonia Sotomayor and Clarence Thomas
Yale
49D
Dual radio designation
AMFM
50D
Early Peruvian
Inca
51D
Treat very roughly
Maul
52D
Slips up
Errs
53D
“Gimme a _____!” (“Be patient!”)
Sec