2/21/18
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
London-based TV network
BBC
4A
Be compliant
Obey
8A
Weymouth who played Bass for Talking Heads
Tina
12A
Chicken ___ king: 2 wds.
Ala
13A
Golfer’s warning shout
Fore
14A
Black quartz used in cameos
Onyx
15A
Kook
Nut
16A
Work strenuously
Toil
17A
Deep ____ bend (type of exercise)
Knee
18A
Actress who played a socialite in Hitchcock’s “Dial M for Murder”: 2 wds.
Grace Kelly
21A
Panty hose problem
Run
22A
Sensitive spots that could be caused by chafing
Sores
26A
Crust formed over a wound
Scab
28A
Journalist Logan of “60 Minutes”
Lara
31A
Hollywood legend Gardner
Ava
32A
Hitchcock film in which 18-Across played the romantic interest of a retired burglar: 4 wds.
To Catch a Thief
35A
Insect with “carpenter” and “leaf-cutter” varieties
Ant
36A
“Rome wasn’t built in ____”: 2 wds.
A Day
37A
Canadian pop singer Murray
Anne
38A
Change, as an online password
Reset
40A
Shock and ___ (strong military force)
Awe
41A
Hitchcock film in which 180Across plays a woman who helps her wheelchair-bound boyfriend solve a murder: 2 wds.
Rear Window
47A
“That’s hilarious!”: Hyph.
Haha
50A
Men’s suit accessories
Ties
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
51A
Mined mineral
Ore
52A
“Bloom County” penguin
Opus
53A
Whitish birthstone for October
Opal
54A
Put into service
Use
55A
“Blazing Saddles” actor Wilder
Gene
56A
Create
Make
57A
Highest part
Top
1D
“The Big ___ Theory” (CBS sitcom)
Bang
2D
Unclear image
Blur
3D
Eye problems that cause clouding of the lenses
Cataracts
4D
Opposite of seldom
Often
5D
Barnes & Noble purchase
Book
6D
Lake that’s typically grouped with Superior, Michigan, Huron, and Ontario
Erie
7D
Shriek
Yell
8D
Japan’s largest city
Tokyo
9D
Holiday ____ (hotel chain)
Inn
10D
Emmy-winning “Science Guy” Bill
Nye
11D
Tree-toppling tool
Axe
19D
Island nation that’s not far from Florida
Cuba
20D
Exam for aspiring attorneys: Abbr.
LSAT
23D
Canceled because of a downpour: 2 wds.
Rained Out
24D
Like every other whole number
Even
25D
Free from danger
Safe
26D
The Lone ___ State (Texas)
Star
27D
Shape of a dunce cap
Cone
28D
Type of TV screen: Abbr.
LCD
29D
“I knew it!”
Aha
30D
Tampa Bay pro baseball player
Ray
33D
Actor Larenz ____ of “Girls Trip”
Tate
34D
Oscar-winning actress Goldie
Hawn
39D
Wipe the slate clean
Erase
40D
Divider between theater sections
Aisle
42D
Tiny part of a molecule
Atom
43D
Seacrest’s cohost on morning TV
Ripa
44D
Feeble
Weak
45D
“…___ they say” (“If you believe that”): 2 wds.
Or So
46D
“Read ’em and ____!” (poker player’s comment)
Weep
47D
Fat pig
Hog
48D
Large African animal
Ape
49D
Attila the ___
Hun