8/3/22
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Friends actor LeBlanc
Matt
5A
Like that’s ever gonna happen!: 2 wds.
As If
9A
Curved path of a diver
Arc
12A
Hundred ___ Wood (Winnie the Pooh’s home)
Acre
13A
___ in 60 Seconds (Angelina Jolie movie)
Gone
14D
Astrological sign with the shortest name
Leo
15A
1988 Charlie Sheen/Emilio Estevez movie about Billy the Kid: 2 wds.
Young Guns
17A
Gullible individual
Sap
18A
Shock and ___ (Gulf War tactic)
Awe
19A
Actor Torn who played Zed in Men in Black
Rip
20D
Cussed
Swore
22A
Numbered cube in a casino
Die
23A
___ Willie Winkie (nursery rhyme)
Wee
24A
Turned white from fear
Paled
27A
1984 Charlie Sheen/Patrick Swayze movie about a Russian invasion of the US: 2 wds.
Red Dawn
31D
Plow-pulling team
Oxen
32A
Bomb that fails to detonate
Dud
33A
Abrasive stuff on sandpaper
Grit
34A
1986 Charlie Sheen/Willem Dafoe movie about wartime morality
Platoon
36A
Canines and bicuspids for example
Teeth
37A
Insect attracted to the nectar on peony buds
Ant
38A
___ and don’ts
Dos
39A
Weighing device
Scale
42A
Ludwig ___ Beethoven
Van
43A
Kid who’s no angel
Imp
46D
Under the weather
Ill
47A
1990 Charlie Sheen/Clint Eastwood movie about two cops’ relationship: 2 wds.
The Rookie
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
50A
Euphoria character played by Zendaya
Rue
51A
Waste not ___ not
Want
52A
Took a spill
Fell
53D
___ sells (advertising maxim)
Sex
54A
Automaker of the Cutlass and Alero for short
Olds
55A
Phony
Fake
1A
Comedian Rudolph who stars on the Apple series Loot
Maya
2A
Don’t have ___ man! (Bart Simpson catchphrase): 2 wds.
A Cow
3A
Not false
TRUE
4D
Half of twenty
Ten
5D
Texas A&M athlete
Aggie
6D
Vichyssoise or minestrone for example
Soup
7D
Accommodation where Mary and Joseph were told there was no room
Inn
8D
___ up (admitted guilt)
Fessed
9D
In addition
Also
10D
___ admiral (rank in the Navy)
Rear
11D
Deal with a difficult situation
Cope
16D
Electrical network
Grid
21D
Doorstops’ shapes often
Wedges
22D
___ floss (bathroom item)
Dental
23D
Got married
Wed
24D
Catchy genre of music
Pop
25D
Sweet Child o’ Mine lead singer Rose
Axl
26D
___ & Perrins Marinade in a Bag
Lea
27D
One of 2 297 batted in by Hank Aaron
Run
28D
All of Us ___ Dead (Netflix series)
Are
29D
Ending for dim or nit
Wit
30D
To the ___ degree
Nth
32D
URL’s period
Dot
35D
Classic boxing combination: Hyph.
One Two
36D
Up ___ good (being underhanded): 2 wds.
To No
38D
Game where you try to hit the bull’s-eye
Darts
39D
Knights’ titles
Sirs
40D
What you’re reading right now
Clue
41D
14-time All-Star Rodriguez
Alex
42D
Sell
Vend
43D
Store that includes a kids’ play area called Småland
Ikea
44D
Biopic for which Sean Penn won his second Oscar
Milk
45D
Legendary Brazilian soccer star
Pele
48D
Shallow ___ (Jack Black movie)
Hal
49D
Let ___ some steam
Off