9/14/18
Fall TV Line Up
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1A
Win ___ nose (barely come in first place): 2 wds.
By A
4A
Winnie-___-Pooh
The
7A
US espionage group: Abbr.
CIA
10A
“The Fresh Prince of ___-Air”
Bel
11A
___ Stadium (former home of the Mets)
Shea
12A
“If its ___ consolation …”
Any
13A
Bottle top
Cap
14A
With 16-Across, portrayer of Lucious Lyon on “Empire”
Terrence
16A
See 14-Across
Howard
18A
Metallica drummer ____ Ulrich
Lars
19A
“Ice ___” (animated franchise since 2002)
Age
20A
Golfer’s target
Hole
21A
Making ___ meet (getting by financially)
Ends
24A
Slangy way of saying “How ya doin’?”
Sup
25A
Boxer played by Will Smith in 2001
Ali
28A
Portrayer of Cookie Lyon on “Empire”: 3 wds.
Taraji Phenson
32A
Pen where you’d hear oinking
Sty
33A
Time period in a history book
Era
34A
“Electric” sea creatures
Eels
35A
Atlanta NBA member
Hawk
37A
Fuel for a car
Gas
39A
Yokel
Rube
40A
With 43-Across, portrayer of Jamal Lyon on “Empire”
Jussie
43A
See 40-Across
Smolett
45A
Terrible review
Pan
47A
Vanellope ___ Schweetz (“Wreck-It Ralph” character)
Von
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
48A
Unit of currency in Mexico
Peso
49A
“Scorpion” actor Stidham
Ari
50A
Prefix that means “before”
Pre
51A
2015 Melissa McCarthy movie, or her profession in it
Spy
52A
Forensic Evidence
DNA
1D
Network that airs “Sherlock” in the United Kingdom
BBC
2D
“Mn-hmm”
Yeah
3D
Dog food brand from Purina
Alpo
4D
“___ you go again!”
There
5D
Group of buffalo
Herd
6D
“Let’s play it by ___”
Ear
7D
The Panama ___
Canal
9D
Go up, like prices
Increase
9D
Opposite of nays, in Congress
Ayes
11D
Doe’s mate
Stag
15D
Get married without a big formal ceremony
Elope
17D
“Fuzzy Wuzzy ___ bear …”: 2 wds.
Was A
20D
“Say what?”
Huh
21D
Space aliens: Abbr.
ETs
22D
__ Geo Wild (cable channel)
Nat
23D
Subtle, sardonic wit: 2 wds.
Dry Humor
24D
Restful resort
Spa
26D
Online expression of amusement
LOL
27D
Run-___ (confrontations)
Ins
29D
Precious gem
Jewel
30D
Rub the wrong way
Irk
31D
Loch ___ (home of a legendary Scottish monster)
Ness
36D
“.. to fetch her poor dog ____”: 2 wds.
A Bone
37D
Full of nerve
Gutsy
38D
“___ the matter at hand …”: 2 wds.
As To
39D
Say “Yes, I will attend,” for example: Abbr.
RSVP
40D
Maker of Wrangler vehicles
Jeep
41D
Samsung Galaxy Tab competitor
iPad
42D
___ a living (bring home the bacon)
Earn
44D
Old-style record albums: Abbr.
LPs
46D
Actress Peeples of “Pretty Little Liars”
Nia