8/19/25
TV Tuesday
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1A
Draped garment worn by ancient Romans
TOGA
5A
Tater
SPUD
9A
Former wide receiver Johnson who went by ‘Ochocinco’
CHAD
13A
Be adjacent to
ABUT
14A
Ripped
TORE
15A
Nevada city that’s home to the National Bowling Stadium
RENO
16A
“Physical” actress who plays stay-at-home mom Sylvia on Apple TV+’s “Platonic”: 2 wds.
ROSEBYRNE
18A
Cher’s vocal range
ALTO
19A
Family cat or dog, for example
PET
20A
Of that ______ (of the same sort)
ILK
21A
______ the weather (sick)
UNDER
22A
Beethoven’s “______ to Joy”
ODE
23A
Piece of furniture in an office or classroom
DESK
25A
Way off in the distance
AFAR
28A
Portions of a tennis match
SETS
29A
Handle roughly, as a dog might
PAW
32A
“Brothers & Sisters” actor who plays Sylvia’s husband Charlie on “Platonic”: 2 wds.
LUKEMACFARLANE
36A
Sound before “la la”
TRA
37A
“Go __**!” (“Shoo!”)
AWAY
38A
“All’s well that ______ well”
ENDS
39A
Docking spot in a harbor
PIER
40A
Suitable for the situation
APT
42A
Month before May
APRIL
45A
Have an ______ up your sleeve
ACE
46A
Shocked response in a text message
OMG
49A
Applaud
CLAP
50A
“The Studio” actor who plays Sylvia’s friend Will on “Platonic”
SETHROGEN
53A
Type of puzzle with a start and a finish
MAZE
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
______ Brickell & New Bohemians (rock band)
EDIE
55A
______ mater (former school)
ALMA
56A
Body parts that see
EYES
57A
Skips class
CUTS
58A
There are 5,280 of them in a mile
FEET
1D
Ground cover beneath a tent
TARP
2D
Woodwind instrument
OBOE
3D
Burst of wind
GUST
4D
Had breakfast, lunch, or dinner
ATE
5D
Sense of fashion
STYLE
6D
Meat sometimes found in dumplings
PORK
7D
Large dispenser used by a barista
URN
8D
“American Gangster” actress Ruby
DEE
9D
Part of a jack-in-the-box that gets turned
CRANK
10D
Kept in one’s hand
HELD
11D
Upped the ____ (raised the stakes)
ANTE
12D
Word that can follow “trap” or “back”
DOOR
17D
Auction action
BID
21D
Ukraine was once part of it: Abbr.
USSR
22D
Material that could come from a quarry
ORE
23D
Openly resist, as a command
DEFY
24D
When a plane or train is due in: Abbr.
ETA
25D
Extra account on Instagram or X
ALT
26D
Animal’s covering, sometimes
FUR
27D
Letters before an alias
AKA
28D
Evidence of an old wound
SCAR
29D
Peter ____ (resident of Neverland)
PAN
30D
“** Just Like That…” (HBO Max show)
AND
31D
“The Phoenician Scheme” director Anderson
WES
33D
Chain ____ (type of armor)
MAIL
34D
Knock the socks off of
AWE
35D
Allow
LET
39D
Plumbing tubes
PIPES
40D
Has soreness after a workout, maybe
ACHES
41D
The “p” in “mph”
PER
42D
Corporation in Road Runner cartoons
ACME
43D
August Wilson creation
PLAY
44D
Destroy, like an old stadium
RAZE
45D
“I’ll take a crack **”: 2 wds.
ATIT
46D
Leer at
OGLE
47D
Viral image
MEME
48D
Pesky little bug
GNAT
50D
Fraction of a minute: Abbr.
SEC
51D
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