8/12/20
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Catch some ___ (receive criticism)
Flak
5A
Spaghetti or fettuccine, for example
Pasta
10A
“Birds ___ feather flock together”: 2 wds.
Of A
13A
Small amount, or a Greek vowel
Iota
14A
Audibly
Aloud
15A
Burst, as a balloon
Pop
16A
1992 House of Pain song that inspired a bouncing dance craze: 2 wds.
Jump Around
18A
“My Feet ___ Killing Me” (TLC series)
Are
19A
“Everything will be fine”: 2 wds.
Its Ok
20A
Federal agency that monitors air and water: Abbr.
EPA
21A
Make a muscle
Flex
22A
Method
Way
24A
“Every Little Thing ___ Does Is Magic” (Police song)
She
26A
Item posted on Pinterest or Instagram, for short
Pic
29A
___ trip (vain activity)
Ego
32A
___ light (cigarette label)
Ultra
36A
1990 MC Hammer song that inspired a hip-hop dance craze: 4 wds.
U Cant Touch This
40A
Reduce to mush in a food processor
Puree
41A
___-la-la (musical syllables)
Tra
42A
“That’s disgusting!”
Ugh
43A
Strike symbols, in bowling
Xes
45A
“Bless This Mess” actress Grier
Pam
48A
Homer and Marge’s only son
Bart
51A
“He ___ another think coming!”
Has
54A
“La ___” (1987 biopic about Ritchie Valens)
Bamba
58A
Unrefined metal
Ore
59A
1983 Michael Jackson song that inspired a moonwalk dance craze: 2 wds.
Billie Jean
61A
“Born as,” before a maiden name
Nee
62A
Opposite of rural
Urban
63D
Skip over
Omit
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
64D
Long-haired animal of Mongolia
Yak
65D
Doesn’t go away
Stays
66D
Actress’s part in a film
Role
1D
Brand of water sourced from a South Pacific island nation
Fiji
2D
Clumsy person
Lout
3D
Cash dispensers: Abbr.
ATMs
4D
Cartoonish sound of a punch
Kapow
5D
On a ___ with (equal in importance to)
Par
6D
Ingredient in many lip balms
Aloe
7D
Hot food eaten from a bowl or sipped from a cup
Soup
8D
Bluefin and albacore, for example
Tunas
9D
Contribute
Add
10D
Iridescent gem
Opal
11D
___ and aft (both ends of a boat)
Fore
12D
Tip-top
Apex
17D
Peter Parker, ___ Spider-Man: Abbr.
Aka
21D
Sensed with the hand
Felt
23D
Up until today
Yet
25D
“Beg pardon? I didn’t catch that”
Huh
26D
Young wolf
Pup
27D
Where a patient might go after the ER: Abbr.
ICU
28D
Automobile
Car
30D
“I’ve ___ something to say to you”
Got
31D
“Time of ___ Lives” (song by Pitbull and Ne-Yo)
Our
33D
Day before Friday: Abbr.
Thu
34D
Tractor-trailer
Rig
35D
Evidence of a fire
Ash
37D
From one moment to the ___
Next
38D
Casual top that might have a crew neck or V-neck
Tee
39D
Soft hat with a visor
Cap
44D
Garment with cuffs and buttons
Shirt
46D
Nickname of Grampa Simpson
Abe
47D
Women’s studies or psychology, for some college students
Major
48D
Like fish that hasn’t been filleted
Bony
49D
0.19 square miles, for Vatican City (the world’s smallest country)
Area
50D
Stink horribly
Reek
52D
Actress Jessica of the “Sin City” movies
Alba
53D
What Buffy would do to a vampire or demon
Slay
55D
Note sent to all office workers, perhaps
Memo
56D
Scoop water out of a boat
Bail
57D
Up the ___ (raise the stakes)
Ante
59D
Vehicle for many schoolkids
Bus
60D
Drive-___ (movie theaters that made a comeback this year)
Ins