8/11/26
TV Tuesday
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1A
“___ Rabbit” (Oscar-nominated movie of 2019)
JOJO
5A
Director Burton
TIM
8A
Train while wearing boxing gloves
SPAR
12A
Adam and Eve’s first home
EDEN
13A
“It’s just ___ imagined it would be!”: 2 wds.
ASI
14A
“I’m a ___ 4 U” (2001 Britney Spears hit)
SLAVE
15A
1986-1993 CBS sitcom in which Jean Smart played office manager Charlene Frazier: 2 wds.
DESIGNING WOMEN
18A
“Don’t ___ Believin'” (1981 hit for Journey)
STOP
19A
Apple’s virtual assistant
SIRI
20A
American intelligence group: Abbr.
NSA
22A
“___ directed” (medicine bottle’s warning): 2 wds.
USEAS
26A
Dolt
OAF
29A
Snooze on the sofa
NAP
32A
2021-2026 HBO Max series starring Jean Smart as stand-up comedian Deborah Vance
HACKS
34A
Ice sheet
FLOE
36A
Sound from a leaky faucet
DRIP
38A
Panic! at the Disco singer Brendon
URIE
39A
FX anthology series whose 2015 season starred Jean Smart as a crime family matriarch
FARGO
41A
Drink associated with China and England
TEA
42A
Worker who might respond to a 911 call in an ambulance: Abbr.
EMT
43A
Word that can follow “chain” or “grocery”
STORE
45A
Wiggle, like a dog’s tail
WAG
48A
Misfortunes
ILLS
51A
Rooms where chemical reactions take place
LABS
54A
2021 HBO miniseries in which Jean Smart played the mother of Kate Winslet’s title character: 3 wds.
MARE OF EASTTOWN
60A
Decorate
ADORN
61A
Animal similar to a caribou
ELK
62A
Virtual marketplace
EBAY
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
63A
Next-___ neighbor
DOOR
64A
West or Largo, in Florida
KEY
65A
In one’s right mind
SANE
1A
Name of Pa Clampett on “The Beverly Hillbillies”
JED
2D
Poems of praise
ODES
3D
“Surely you ___!”
JEST
4D
French ___ soup
ONION
5D
Get some color at the beach
TAN
6D
Wife and sister of Osiris, in Egyptian mythology
ISIS
7D
___ Cooper (car produced by BMW)
MINI
8D
___ Poke (caramel candy)
SLO
9D
“Baywatch” star Anderson, for short
PAM
10D
Kentucky or Illinois, in Monopoly: Abbr.
AVE
11D
___ and Stimpy (cartoon duo)
REN
14D
“Nothing but net” noise
SWISH
16D
Car’s navigational tool: Abbr.
GPS
17D
Villain in the “Despicable Me” franchise
GRU
21D
Wear ___ tear
AND
23D
Water, to Parisians
EAU
24D
Land unit
ACRE
25D
Type of milk containing very little fat
SKIM
26D
___ the beaten path
OFF
27D
“What a shame!”
ALAS
28D
Military stronghold
FORT
30D
“How Great Thou ___” (hymn)
ART
31D
Dessert that might cool on a windowsill
PIE
33D
Theatrical backdrop
SET
40D
Constellation depicting a hunter
ORION
44D
2003 Christmas movie directed by Jon Favreau
ELF
46D
Control-___-Delete
ALT
47D
Microsoft mogul Bill
GATES
49D
Scallion-like vegetable
LEEK
50D
Presidents’ Day retail promo, often
SALE
52D
Drink with tapioca balls
BOBA
53D
Graceful bird whose young is called a cygnet
SWAN
54D
“___ Men” (former Jon Hamm series)
MAD
55D
“Much ___ About Nothing”
ADO
56D
Large mammal that’s a symbol of Australia, for short
ROO
57D
Goof up
ERR
58D
___ & Telescope (magazine about astronomy)
SKY
59D
“Science Guy” Bill
NYE