12/10/24
TV Tuesday
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1A
Mortgage, credit card balance, etc
Debt
5A
___-com (type of movie that might include a meet-cute)
Rom
8A
FreshDirect or Postmates, for example
App
11A
Brainstorm
Idea
12A
Brewpub creation, often: Abbr.
Ipa
13A
Opera diva’s song
Aria
14A
Chicago-based 1984-1988 sitcom starring Soleil Moon Frye: 2 wds.
Punky Brewster
17A
_____ peasy lemon squeezy
Easy
18A
Radiator’s sound
Hiss
19A
Didn’t float
Sank
21A
Part of a tennis match
Set
22A
Douglas ___ (tree variety)
Fir
23A
Chicago-based 2010-2013 sitcom starring Zendaya: 3 wds.
Shake It Up
29A
Black Widow actress Kurylenko
Olga
31A
Rules ___ meant to be broken
Are
32A
Right in the head
Sane
33A
Chicago-based 1974-1979 sitcom starring Esther Rolle: 2 wds.
Good Times
36A
Brand of inexpensive lighters
Bic
37A
Implement that moves through seaweater
Oar
38A
Former ABC drama that involved the number sequences 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42
Lost
40A
Nail salon service that often includes hand massage
Mani
42A
This leaves ___ to be desired: 2 wds.
Alot
44A
Chicago-based 1989-1998 sitcom starring Jaleel White: 2 wds.
Family Matters
49A
Dollar bills of the smallest denomination
Ones
50A
Citrus-flavored energy drink from PepsiCo
Amp
51A
Biblical twin
Esau
52A
Kylo ____ (villain in the Star Wars franchise)
Ren
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
53A
Parts of a year: Abbr.
Mos
54A
Actress Russo of the Thomas Crown Affair
Rene
1D
Skinny-___ (go swimming without clothes)
Dip
2D
On-campus URL ending
Edu
3D
Actor Affleck or Kingsley
Ben
4D
2008 action movie starring Liam Neeson
Taken
5D
Barbecue food that may be baby back
Ribs
6D
The Grand Ole ___ (Nashville music venue)
Opry
7D
Actress Whitman of Arrested Development and Parenthood
Mae
8D
Bachelor of ____ (college degree)
Arts
9D
Pastries that are the specialty of the main character in the musical Waitress
Pies
10D
Below ____ (substandard)
Par
13D
The way things are ….: 3 wds.
As It Is
15D
Himalayan beasts of burden
Yaks
16D
This is so fun!
Whee
19D
Missile tower
Silo
20D
Cornstarch brand that’s also a Ben Affleck film
Argo
21D
____-Ball (game involving rolling balls into holes)
Skee
22D
Weather that impedes vision
Fog
24D
It’s pulled back for a ponytail
Hair
25D
Shot in the ___ (energy boost)
Arm
26D
You might have many of them simultaneously open in a browser
Tabs
27D
Meter or mile, for example
Unit
28D
Upper-body muscle, for short
Pec
30D
Very attractive guy
Adonis
34D
Feature of a mermaid
Tail
35D
Thin opening for a coin to go into
Slot
39D
Playful animal related to the weasel and mink
Otter
40D
Head feature that a lioness usually lacks
Mane
41D
I’ll second that!
Amen
42D
Cannonballs and bullets, for short
Ammo
43D
Trips back and forth in a swimming pool
Laps
44D
You’re asking ___ it!
For
45D
Vegetable whose name is a month spelled backward
Yam
46D
Suffix for Vietnam or Bhutan
Ese
47D
Did a marathon
Ran
48D
Real first name of Marvel’s Invible Woman
Sue