12/11/24
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Halloween shout
Boo
4A
Costa ____ (country whose currency is the colon)
Rica
8A
Call of Duty: Black ____
Ops
11A
He’ll become a man
Boy
12A
Weighty burden
Onus
13A
Comment from a Holstein or Hereford
Moo
14A
1958 Bobby Darin hit with the lyrics I was taking a bath: 2 wds.
Splish Splash
17A
Having no ice, like a glass of whiskey
Neat
18A
Cookie that became kosher in 1997
Oreo
19A
Surrounded on all sides by
Amid
22A
Cuts back, as with shears
Lops
24A
God killed by Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War
Loki
25A
Genre that grew out of hardcore punk
Emo
26A
Flow back toward the sea
Ebb
29A
With 31-Across, 1959 Bobby Darin hit that features Neil Sedaka on piano
Dream
31A
See 29-Across
Lover
33A
Aubrey Graham, ___ Drake: Abbr.
Aka
34A
Curtain holder
Rod
37A
Crumbly cheese you might find in a watermelon salad
Feta
38A
Line that’s held by a telephone pole
Wire
39A
Holder for a room-service delivery
Tray
40A
Only US state with a non-rectangular flag
Ohio
43A
Board game featuring Colonel Mustard
Clue
45A
1959 Bobby Darin hit that won him two Grammys: 3 wds.
Mack The Knife
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
50A
Of the same ___ (much like)
Ilk
51A
Sacred ceremony
Rite
52A
Grizzly bear’s lair
Den
53A
Rubik’s Cube or Tonka truck, for example
Toy
54A
Mid-March date
Ides
55A
___ insult to injury
Add
1D
Ammuniction in a pellet gun
BBs
2D
Alley-___!
Oop
3D
Olive’s last name, in comic strips
Oyl
4D
Wine whose color is between red and white
Rose
5D
Draw a breath
Inhale
6D
____-made (built on request)
Custom
7D
Antony and Cleopatra snake
Asp
8D
Jurassic World Dominion actor ___ Sy
Omar
9D
Model’s stance
Pose
10D
Manhattan neighborhood that borders the West Village
Soho
15D
The world’s most populous country
India
16D
Dia de ___ Muertos (Day of the Dead, in Spanish)
Los
19D
Actor Alan of The Aviator
Alda
20D
___ & Mindy (1978-1982 sitcom)
Mork
21D
____ Museum (Swedish attraction focused on a chain store)
Ikea
23D
Senator or representative, for short
Pol
26D
Did I ___ tell you about the time …
Ever
27D
____-carotene (pigment found in sweet potatoes)
Beta
28D
Noise from a mule
Bray
30D
Scan read by a radiologist: Abbr.
Mri
32D
On many occasions
Often
35D
Corsage flower, sometimes
Orchid
36D
Move to a computer’s recycle bin
Delete
38D
Vessel seen at Panda Express
Wok
40D
Forget to include
Omit
41D
Angelic circle of light
Halo
42D
Super-gross
Icky
44D
Instruments that accompany hula dancers, for short
Ukes
46D
The first T in TNT
Tri
47D
Ore-____ (frozen food brand)
Ida
48D
Served dinner to
Fed
49D
Bring to completion
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