4/6/25
People Sunday
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1A
DVD player’s predecessor Abbr.
VCR
4A
Phishing scheme
SCAM
8A
Easy pace for a horse
TROT
12A
“The Book of ___” (Denzel Washington film)
ELI
13A
Muppet with a tricycle
ELMO
14A
Pinot Noir, for one
WINE
15A
___ reaction (instinctive response)
GUT
16A
Lake bird that rhymes with “prune”
LOON
17A
Just sitting around
IDLE
18A
Actress who starred in 2022’s “Catherine Called Birdy”: 2 wds.
BELLA RAMSEY
21A
Pose a question
ASK
22A
Go bad, as a piece of fruit
ROT
23A
Run over a barcode reader
SCAN
26A
Environmentalist’s prefix
ECO
27A
Rock that’s mined
ORE
30A
HBO fantasy series on which 18-Across played Lyanna Mormont: 3 wds.
GAME OF THRONES
34A
“No Scrubs” girl group
TLC
35A
“Alice” actor Tayback
VIC
36A
High-ceilinged apartment
LOFT
37A
Instrument for Charlie Parker, for short
SAX
38A
“___ changed man!”: 2 wds.
IM A
40A
HBO postapocalyptic drama on which 18-Across plays Ellie: 4 wds.
THE LAST OF US
45A
Not false
TRUE
46A
San Jose Sharks uniform color
TEAL
47A
Cloth scrap used with furniture polish
RAG
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
49A
Pig’s sound
OINK
50A
French fashion magazine
ELLE
51A
Actor Simu of the 2024 Prime Video movie “Jackpot!”
LIU
52A
Vessels for cooking pasta
POTS
53A
There are 30 of them in April
DAYS
54A
Wily
SLY
1D
___ out (take it easy)
VEG
2D
“In da ___” (50 Cent hit)
CLUB
3D
Religious ceremony
RITE
4D
Makes available for purchase
SELLS
5D
Long garment worn by a wizard
CLOAK
6D
Love, in Argentina
AMOR
7D
King or emperor
MONARCH
8D
Unexpected plot development
TWIST
9D
Be in the passenger’s seat
RIDE
10D
“___ Murders in the Building”
ONLY
11D
Peg for a golf ball
TEE
19D
Lois who’s a reporter for the Daily Planet
LANE
20D
“Othello, the ___ of Venice”
MOOR
23D
Marine Corps rank above corporal: Abbr.
SGT
24D
Fresno’s state: Abbr.
CAL
25D
Cable channel that airs “The Terror”
AMC
26D
Abbreviation at the end of a partial list
ETC
27D
Performance artist Yoko
ONO
28D
WNBA official, for short
REF
29D
“Guinness World Records” suffix
EST
31D
Elongated circle
OVAL
32D
Focused intensely (on)
FIXATED
33D
Disney character with stick arms and a carrot nose
OLAF
37D
Tries to find
SEEKS
38D
Country that includes the island of Sicily
ITALY
39D
Burrowing mammals
MOLES
40D
Quartet minus one
TRIO
41D
Stalk prey
HUNT
42D
“Gone Girl” actress Ward
SELA
43D
Bookmarked links: Abbr.
URLS
44D
Large canvas item on a boat
SAIL
45D
Spinning toy
TOP
48D
Wise ___ (smart aleck)
GUY