12/29/20
TV Tuesday
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1A
___ out (say without thinking)
Blurt
6A
Rank of the Beatles’ title character Pepper: Abbr.
Sgt
9A
“Paul Blart: Mall ___” (Kevin James movie)
Cop
12A
Like a coincidence that’s hard to explain
Eerie
13A
“Let’s put ___ heads together”
Our
14A
“Cut me ___ slack!”
Some
15A
British fashion guru on Netflix’s “Queer Eye”: 2 wds.
Tan France
17A
“Modern Family” actor Stonestreet
Eric
18A
___ Nas X (rapper)
Lil
19A
Fixes in place with a strong adhesive
Cements
21A
15 minutes of ___ (short-lived renown)
Fame
24A
Colored parts of eyes
Irises
26A
Couple of people
Duo
27A
Jedi Master ___-Wan Kenobi
Obi
28A
Country whose name sounds like “louse”
Laos
31A
Canadian food and wine expert on “Queer Eye”: 2 wds.
Antoni Porowski
36A
“___ won’t hurt a bit”
This
37A
Pigsty
Pen
38A
“Lord of the Rings” actress Tyler
Liv
39A
___ times width (area of a rectangle)
Length
42A
Computer command that often precedes “paste”
Copy
43A
Maintenance worker with a mop
Janitor
46A
“Could I have ___-over?” (“I’d like to try again”): 2 wds.
Ado
48A
Instrument related to the clarinet
Oboe
49A
American interior design maven on “Queer Eye”: 2 wds.
Bobby Berk
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Insulting remark
Slur
55A
Actress Gabor or Mendes
Eva
56A
“Sesame Street” Muppet who is parodied as Nicky in “Avenue Q”
Ernie
57A
Farm animal that lays eggs
Hen
58D
“I’m pulling your ___” (“Just kidding”)
Leg
59D
Father, to a toddler
Daddy
1D
Gamble
Bet
2D
Actress Seydoux or Michele
Lea
3D
Decorative vase
Urn
4D
Elmer Fudd’s weapon
Rifle
5D
Actress Polo of the “Meet the Parents” movies
Teri
6D
Colin Hanks, to Tom Hanks
Son
7D
Major Italian fashion house
Gucci
8D
Junipers and elms, for example
Trees
9D
Candy ___ (triangular treat)
Corn
10D
Forget to mention
Omit
11D
Muscles worked by push-ups, for short
Pecs
14D
Teeter-totter
See Saw
16D
Arrestee’s cover story
Alibi
20D
Cantaloupe, for one
Melon
21D
Government group that oversees cosmetics and medicines: Abbr.
FDA
22D
Uncle’s wife
Aunt
23D
Insect drawn to a porch light
Moth
25D
Tear to shreds
Rip
27D
First appearance, as of the flu
Onset
29D
Scandinavian capital that was founded in the year 1040
Oslo
30D
Decide not to attend
Skip
32D
More greasy
Oilier
33D
Make a decision
Opt
34D
Detox clinic
Rehab
35D
Poison ___ (Batman foe who can control plants)
Ivy
40D
___ Peace Prize
Nobel
41D
Orchard
Grove
42D
Venomous snake with a hood
Cobra
43D
Singer Groban with the new album “Harmony”
Josh
44D
Competent
Able
45D
Sentence’s subject, grammatically
Noun
47D
Turned a hairdo blue, say
Dyed
50D
“___ of Bones” (Stephen King novel)
Bag
51D
Conclusion
End
52D
Get ___ of (toss out)
Rid
53D
Padlock opener
Key