12/6/17
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Adele’s “Hello” and others
Songs
6A
Air rifle pellets
BBs
9A
Slight advantage
Edge
13A
Sydney ____ House (Australian landmark)
Opera
14A
PC key next to the space bar
Alt
15A
Brazilian soccer superstar of the 1960s and 1970s
Pele
16A
“Stainless” material on the exterior of some kitchen appliances
Steel
17A
“This is neither the time ___ the place”
Nor
18A
Single-named model who was born in Somalia
Iman
19A
Actor/singer who played Keith Partridge on “The Partridge Family” (1950-2017): 2 wds.
David Cassidy
22A
Male cat
Tom
23A
“Says ___?”
Who
24A
“___ making a list…”
Hes
27A
Hour after noon or midnight
One
30A
Stars worshiped by fans
Idols
34A
Signature tune of “The Partridge Family”: 5 wds.
I Think I Love You
38A
Make a ____ (argue in public)
Scene
39A
Place for an orchestra
Pit
40A
High, arcing shot
Lob
41A
Enlisted US soldiers, for short
Gis
43A
Won ___ soup
Ton
46A
Stepmother of 19-Across who played his mother on “The Partridge Family”: 2 wds.
Shirley Jones
52A
Tomb raider Croft
Lara
53A
John ___ (anonymous man in a court case)
Doe
54A
___ it (took care of something): 2 wds.
Saw To
57A
What little things mean: 2 wds.
A Lot
58A
What the number of candles on a birthday cake represents
Age
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
59A
Web commerce: Hyph.
E Tail
60A
Any part of a skeleton
Bone
61D
Afternoon shut-eye
Nap
62D
Carried around
Toted
1D
Distress signal from a ship
SOS
2D
___ out of (decide to skip)
Opt
3D
“___ I say more?”
Need
4D
“The ___ Gatsby” (2013 DiCaprio movie)
Great
5D
Burst of gunfire
Salvo
6D
Marching ___ (musical group at a school football game)
Band
7D
Political alliance
Bloc
8D
What a scarecrow is stuffed with
Straw
9D
Single installment of a TV show
Episode
10D
Actress Moore who plays Lucious’s nurse on “Empire”
Demi
11D
Delighted
Glad
12D
“____, meeny, miney, moe, catch a tiger by the toe”
Eeny
20D
“Don’t worry about me”: 2 wds.
Im Ok
21D
Slang term for a criminal’s blade
Shiv
24D
“___ for Homicide” (Sue Grafton mystery)
His
25D
Abbreviation that follows a list of things
ETC
26D
“Thar ___ blows!”
She
28D
____ it in the bud (stop before it goes too far)
Nip
29D
Peyton Manning’s brother in the NFL
Eli
31D
Popeye’s girlfriend Olive ____
Oyl
32D
Lavatory, in London
Loo
33D
Six-inch or foot-long sandwich
Sub
35D
Person who doesn’t bother to thank you for a favor
Ingrate
36D
Actor ___ Patrick Harris
Neil
37D
“The Simpsons” character who drives a school bus
Otto
42D
Family car, often
Sedan
44D
Beginning, as of symptoms
On Set
45D
“Nifty!”
Neato
46D
Thick piece
Slab
47D
Circle of light above an angel
Halo
48D
___ Man (Avenger played by Robert Downey, Jr.)
Iron
49D
Exercise discipline with a “downward facing dog” pose
Yoga
50D
Car company that makes Wranglers and Renegades
Jeep
51D
Thwack, like pesky fly
Swat
55D
Bow ___ (men’s accessory seen on Orville Redenbacher popcorn packages)
Tie
56D
Antiquated
Old