4/5/23
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Play a role in a movie
Act
4A
___ of Love (1989 Al Pacino movie)
Sea
7A
Least valuable chess piece
Pawn
11A
Gooey substance for road repairs
Tar
12A
Murderous computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey
Hal
13A
Superfruit berry from Brazil
Acai
14A
Freak ___ Leash (Korn song): 2 wds.
On A
15A
___ Appreciation (university course)
Art
16A
Coming right up
Next
17A
Psychedelic rock band with only one top 10 hit Another Brick in the Wall (Part II): 2 wds.
Pink Floyd
20A
Relax on a bench
Sit
21A
___ of Eden (Steinbeck novel)
East
24A
Place where it’s easy to hop from store to store
Mall
26A
___ never tell!
Ill
28A
Brewed beverage
Tea
30A
Rock band with only one top 10 hit Touch of Grey: 2 wds.
Grateful Dead
33A
Item under a gymnast’s balance beam
Mat
34A
Laser ___ (game where you hit people with beams of light)
Tag
35A
Wet behind the ___ (inexperienced)
Ears
36A
Alphabetically first of the eight vegetables in V8 juice
Beet
38A
Filming device for short
Cam
39A
Thrash band with only one top 10 hit Until It Sleeps
Metallica
44A
Fruit that becomes a prune when dried
Plum
47A
Plant that grows on Wrigley Field’s outfield walls
Ivy
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
48A
___ elbows with (mingle with)
Rub
49A
Reddish like cheeks
Rosy
50A
___ off (start to fall asleep)
Nod
51A
Spherical item
Orb
52A
Has to pay back
Owes
53A
Female animal such as Dolly the first cloned mammal
Ewe
54A
League whose oldest active player is 42-year-old Udonis Haslem: Abbr.
Nba
1D
Resting upon
Atop
2D
___ quote you on that?: 2 wds.
Can I
3D
Convert into another language
Translate
4D
Long part of an arrow
Shaft
5D
Nobility rank that’s above a baron and below a duke
Earl
6D
Palo ___ (California site of Hewlett-Packard headquarters)
Alto
7D
Black-and-white Asian bear
Panda
8D
Only playing card with a vowel in the corner
Ace
9D
Candle material
Wax
10D
Tiny criticism
Nit
18D
Skirt for a Scottish man
Kilt
19D
Make your voice heard over a crowd
Yell
22D
Appliance that removes wrinkles from clothing: 2 wds.
Steam Iron
23D
Wear and ___ (day-to-day damage)
Tear
24D
Classic Hollywood studio that produced House of Gucci and Licorice Pizza
MGM
25D
United ___ Emirates
Arab
26D
… ___ woodchuck could chuck wood?: 2 wds.
If A
27D
Schlep around
Lug
29D
Billboard messages
Ads
31D
Ending for major or towel
Ette
32D
Offer approved!
Deal
37D
TV awards shaped like a winged woman holding an atom
Emmys
38D
Bonnie and ___
Clyde
40D
Prong of a fork
Tine
41D
Openly proclaim
Avow
42D
HBO’s ___ Your Enthusiasm
Curb
43D
Waterloo band
Abba
44D
In favor of
Pro
45D
Close to the ground
Low
46D
___ it or lose it!
Use