8/18/20
TV Tuesday
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1A
World Wide ___
Web
4A
Bunch of dollar bills
Wad
7A
Make an offer on eBay
Bid
10A
35 or older, for a US president
Age
11A
Exclamation when you solve a tricky clue in a crossword puzzle
Aha
12A
Credit’s opposite
Debit
14A
“Round ___ virgin, mother and child” (“Silent Night” line)
Yon
15A
Doc who makes house calls at the zoo, for short
Vet
16A
Black-and-white sandwich cookies
Oreos
17A
Three-time Emmy nominee who played Joan’s dad on “Joan of Arcadia”: 2 wds.
Joe Mantegna
20A
Tablets from the Apple Store
iPads
22A
Tough ___ to follow
Act
23A
Animated clownfish with a “lucky fin”
Nemo
24A
River that separates Cincinnati from Kentucky
Ohio
26A
Australian pop star with the hit song “Chandelier”
Sia
29A
CBS drama that starred 17-Across as FBI profiler David Rossi: 2 wds.
Criminal Minds
32A
Follower of Attila
Hun
33A
David Muir delivers it
News
34A
Chess piece that resembles a castle
Rook
35A
Filmmaker DuVernay
Ava
36A
Knocks down pins in an alley
Bowls
37A
Fox animated sitcom in which 17-Across voices the recurring character Fat Tony: 2 wds.
The Simpsons
42A
Investigation that might require the help of a CPA
Audit
43A
Moved faster than walking
Ran
44A
“Yecch!”
Ugh
47A
___ Rock (Simba’s home in “The Lion King”)
Pride
48A
“There’s something ___ been meaning to tell you …”
Ive
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
49A
Promise to pay later
IOU
50A
Little pedestal for a golf ball
Tee
51A
“He’s ___ his match!”
Met
52A
Rug rat
Tot
1D
“There’s no easy ___ to say this …”
Way
2D
Bigheaded quality
Ego
3D
Rapper André who costars in AMC’s “Dispatches From Elsewhere”
Benjamin
4D
Silently signals “hello”
Waves
5D
Sound made to get someone’s attention
Ahem
6D
Information that fills a spreadsheet
Data
7D
Flat French cap
Beret
8D
“___ your pardon!”: 2 wds.
I Beg
9D
Singer Celine
Dion
12D
Ending for many tech company URLs, or what a tech company might be called: Hyph.
Dot Com
13D
Organization that screens travelers at JFK and O’Hare: Abbr.
TSA
18D
Leslie ___, Jr. (he plays Aaron Burr in “Hamilton” on Disney )
Odom
19D
Parts that get polished during manicures and pedicures
Nails
20D
Unit of measure for rainfall
Inch
21D
South American country that was once home to the Incan Empire
Peru
24D
When “Saturday Night Live” ends, in the Eastern time zone: 2 wds.
One AM
25D
Hem and ___ (refuse to decide)
Haw
26D
Warm outerwear a child puts on to go sledding
Snow Suit
27D
Adored celebrity
Idol
28D
“Everyone always ___ me that” (“I hear that question a lot”)
Asks
30D
Request someone’s presence, as for a party
Invite
31D
___ Chef (coveted Food Network title)
Iron
35D
Words directed from the stage to the audience
Aside
36D
Lisa of “The Cosby Show” and “A Different World”
Bonet
37D
Device that releases beer from a keg
Tap
38D
“Where does it ___?” (question during a doctor’s examination)
Hurt
39D
Actress Falco who won three Emmys for “The Sopranos”
Edie
40D
Nickname of Katniss’s sister in “The Hunger Games”
Prim
41D
“___ me a seat!” (“Hold a spot for me!”)
Save
45D
Moo ___ gai pan (Chinese menu item)
Goo
46D
Simple, single-room dwelling
Hut