4/29/25
TV Tuesday
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1A
Music genre for Cardi B
RAP
4A
Joint near the middle of the body
HIP
7A
Droplet that falls from an eye
TEAR
11A
Nickname that might drop “-stotle” or “-ana” from the full name
ARI
12A
Web address: Abbr.
URL
13A
Common tropical fish in home aquariums
GUPPY
14A
Shark ___ soup
FIN
15A
Bartender for Homer Simpson
MOE
16A
Fill with joy
ELATE
17A
“The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” actress who guest-starred as a principal on season 3 of “Abbott Elementary”
TATYANA ALI
20A
“I can’t take it ___ longer!”
ANY
21A
Easily portable computer
LAPTOP
25A
Snarl from a dog
GRR
27A
“Who ___ the cat out of the bag?”
LET
28A
Lumberjack’s heavy tool
AXE
29A
“A Star Is Born” actor who guest-starred as himself on season 3 of “Abbott Elementary”
BRADLEY COOPER
33A
Dark half of a Taoist symbol
YIN
34A
Actress Plumb who played Jan on “The Brady Bunch”
EVE
35A
Chess pieces
MEN
36A
Keep the attention of
ENGAGE
38A
Drunk ___ skunk: 2 wds.
AS A
40A
“To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” actress who guest-starred as Gregory’s date on season 3 of “Abbott Elementary”
LANA CONDOR
45A
Artifact for Indiana Jones or Lara Croft
RELIC
48A
Mouthful for a cow
CUD
49A
Poison ___ (“Batman” villain)
IVY
50A
“Hillbilly ___” (J.D. Vance memoir)
ELEGY
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
51A
Judge Lance of the O.J. Simpson trial
ITO
52A
Chicken of the ___ (canned tuna brand)
SEA
53A
___ McMissile (British car voiced by Michael Caine in “Cars 2”)
FINN
54A
Republican’s opponent: Abbr.
DEM
55A
“Have I Got News for You” cable channel
CNN
1D
Vessel for traveling over rapids
RAFT
2D
Song composed by Wagner or Verdi, perhaps
ARIA
3D
Liquid measure equal to two cups
PINT
4D
Word that can go before “rights” or “resources”
HUMAN
5D
Writing technique of opposing expectations
IRONY
6D
Courtroom response to a charge
PLEA
7D
Flower that comes from a bulb
TULIP
8D
Oil-spill prevention arm of the government: Abbr.
EPA
9D
Perfectly suited
APT
10D
Strong-flavored type of bread
RYE
13D
Frozen Italian treat
GELATO
18D
Scotland ___ (London police force)
YARD
19D
First name of the actor who’s the focus of the reality series “The Baldwins”
ALEC
22D
Cassette
TAPE
23D
Pair of bovines used to pull plows
OXEN
24D
___ capita income
PER
25D
Show pleasure, in a way
GRIN
26D
Used a doorbell
RANG
27D
Harsh chemical cleaner
LYE
29D
“See ya!”
BYE
30D
Long-lasting impact of one’s life
LEGACY
31D
Smooth and flat
EVEN
32D
Sultanate near Saudi Arabia
OMAN
37D
Synchronize
ALIGN
38D
Opposite of obtuse, in angles
ACUTE
39D
___ and Gomorrah (cities in the Old Testament)
SODOM
41D
The “A” in “DNA” or “RNA”
ACID
42D
Item used in Ultimate Frisbee
DISC
43D
Cookie-cooking appliance
OVEN
44D
Gosling of “The Fall Guy”
RYAN
45D
Super Bowl official, for short
REF
46D
Roth who directed “Hostel” and “Hostel: Part Two”
ELI
47D
Former reality TV personality Goodman
LEN