12/31/17
Sunday Funday
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1A
Simple game involving tossing a ball back and forth
Catch
6A
A month ____ (around 30 days in the past)
Ago
9A
Dog’s foot
Paw
12A
Company that made the early video game Pong
Atari
13A
Streaming music service known for recommending songs
Pandora
15A
Special Forces member’s green hat
Beret
16A
“Father Figures” star whose real-life mother was often on set during filming: 2 wds.
Ed Helms
17A
“You need to clean up your ____!”
Act
19A
Trees with acorns
Oaks
20A
Carrie Fisher’s costar in “Star Wars” and “The Last Jedi” who said “I learned so much from her”: 2 wds.
Mark Hamill
25A
____ Luyendyk, Jr. (auto racer who stars on the upcoming season of “The Bachelor”)
Arie
26A
“What ___ of a fool do you think I am?”
Kind
27A
___ vase (small container for a single flower)
Bud
30A
Let borrow
Lend
31A
“A Nightmare on ____ Street” (1984 horror film)
Elm
32A
Word that can mean “information” or “dummy”
Dope
33A
Internet connection slowness
Lag
34A
Soft drink such as Pepsi
Cola
35A
Metal that is sometimes “cast” or “wrought”
Iron
36A
Portrayer of Charles Dickens in “The Man Who Invented Christmas” who’s a big fan of Dickens novels in real life: 2 wds.
Dan Stevens
38A
“Breaking Bad” actor Aaron ___
Paul
40A
Flightless bird of Australia
Emu
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
41A
Actor Hugh who married the star of the first TV show he appeared on
Jackman
44A
Notification sent to one’s phone
Alert
48A
Shakespeare play featuring lago
Othello
49A
House made from ice or snow
Igloo
50A
“___ will be done…” (phrase in the Lord’s Prayer)
Thy
51A
Tree that sounds like one of the vowels
Yew
52A
Person who isn’t right-handed
Lefty
1D
“Cash ___” (game show rebooted in December 2017)
Cab
2D
Had breakfast
Ate
3D
Dangerous substance in cigarettes
Tar
4D
Made a sound like old floorboards
Creaked
5D
2005 film starring Will Smith as a dating consultant
Hitch
6D
Primate without a tail
Ape
7D
“Murder on the Orient Express” actor Josh
Gad
8D
Stuck waiting during a phone call: 2 wds.
On Hold
9D
US president whose name comes after Pierce alphabetically
Polk
10D
Body parts you hug with
Arms
11D
“That ___ a close one!”
Was
14D
Bargain
Deal
18D
Accept, as a challenge: 2 wds.
Take On
20D
Place where you might find a directory of store locations
Mall
21D
Geometric measure
Area
22D
Item that’s offered by someone popping the question
Ring
23D
Textile factories
Mills
24D
Jail cell’s occupant
Inmate
27D
Someone who keeps droning on and on
Bore
28D
Hit ___ a solution
Upon
29D
Burrows where foxes and wolves raise their young
Dens
32D
Reveal, as a secret
Divulge
34D
Without showing anxiety
Calmly
36D
___ of Cambridge (title for Prince William)
Duke
37D
Messages received online
Email
38D
Hiking trail
Path
39D
Sore, like one’s back after heavy lifting
Achy
41D
Quickly write (down)
Jot
42D
Ginger ___
Ale
43D
Up to ____ (thus far)
Now
45D
Helper in Santa’s workshop
Elf
46D
Turn to compost
Rot
47D
Child’s plaything
Toy