8/19/20
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Gets hitched
Weds
5A
Make a sound like a dog
Bark
9A
“___ goes it with you?”
How
12A
In large quantities: 2 wds.
A lot
13A
Wilson of 2004’s “Starsky & Hutch”
Owen
14A
“What do I ___ you?” (“What’s the damage?”)
Owe
15A
1991 Gerardo hit that’s on VH1’s list of Greatest One-Hit Wonders: 2 wds.
Rico Suave
17A
“Don’t open ___ Xmas”
Til
18A
Pop star Perry who became a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2013
Katy
19A
Fred’s wife on “I Love Lucy”
Ethel
21A
Friends, in Australia
Mates
24A
Red Muppet who refers to himself in the third person
Elmo
25A
Airborne debris from a volcano
Ash
26A
Cole ___ (side dish)
Slaw
29A
___-bitsy (very small)
Itsy
32A
Neckwear with a suit
Tie
33A
Affirmative replies
Yeses
35A
Tool for cultivating soil
Hoe
36A
“Good one!”: 2 wds.
Haha
38A
Nasty cut requiring stitches
Gash
39A
A few sandwiches short ___ picnic: 2 wds.
Of A
40A
“Go back,” on a PC
Undo
42A
Place for a religious sacrifice
Altar
44A
“Haste makes ___”
Waste
46A
7-Up or Coke, for example
Soda
48A
___ Ross Trophy (award for the NHL’s leading scorer)
Art
49A
1980 Lipps Inc. hit that’s on VH1’s list of Greatest One-Hit Wonders
Funky Town
54A
Zero goals in soccer
Nil
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
55A
House costar Epps
Omar
56A
Lake near Toledo
Erie
57A
___ Bo (fitness system)
Tae
58D
Lady ___ (singer with the 2020 album Chromatica)
Gaga
59D
Avengers: Endgame actress Russo
Rene
1D
Congress can declare it
War
2D
___ Lilly (pharmaceutical company)
Eli
3D
Nickname for a physician
Doc
4D
Feed as coal into a coal burner
Stoke
5D
Boxing match
Bout
6D
Go ___! (Leave!)
Away
7D
Martin Luther King Jr.’s title: Abbr.
Rev
8D
Prepare to propose marriage often
Kneel
9D
1987 Buster Poindexter hit that’s on VH1’s list of Greatest One-Hit Wonders: 3 wds.
Hot Hot Hot
10D
Scraped elbow to a young child
Owie
11D
You might toss a coin into it and make a wish
Well
16D
Full of back talk
Sassy
20D
I wish I could un-hear that: Abbr.
TMI
21D
Algebra geometry or calculus
Math
22D
Where China is
Asia
23D
1975 Van McCoy hit that’s on VH1’s list of Greatest One-Hit Wonders: 2 wds.
The Hustle
24D
Woolly mamas on a farm
Ewes
27D
Toy brick brand featured in animated movies
Lego
28D
___ rule (ordinarily): 2 wds.
As A
30D
Piece of living room furniture with cushions
Sofa
31D
It ends December 31
Year
34D
Like the area under an elm tree
Shady
37D
Bug that’s attracted to sugar
Ant
41D
Clear up as a windshield
Defog
43D
Afterward
Later
44D
Covet
Want
45D
Operatic solo
Aria
46D
Hosiery mishap
Snag
47D
Vegetable often found in New Orleans cuisine
Okra
50D
Actress Thurman whose daughter Maya Hawke joined the Stranger Things cast in 2019
Uma
51D
Pacific Northwest state whose biggest city is Portland: Abbr.
Ore
52D
___ someone’s heart (gain a person’s love)
Win
53D
Word before a woman’s birth name if she’s taken a spouse’s surname
Nee