2/27/19
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
What a bird in a cage roosts on
Perch
6A
Band’s sound booster
Amp
9A
The NFL’s Bears on scoreboards
Chi
12A
Nebraska’s largest city
Omaha
13A
Full Frontal political satirist Samantha
Bee
14A
The Cat in the ___ (Dr. Seuss classic)
Hat
15A
Actress Marisa of The Wrestler
Tomei
16A
Passionate anger
Ire
17A
Agency that gets lots of mail postmarked April 15: Abbr.
IRS
18A
He played Burl Gopher Smith on The Love Boat: 2 wds.
Fred Grandy
21A
There’s an ___ for that (former iPhone catchphrase)
App
24A
___-haw! (cowboy’s cry)
Yee
25A
When a nocturnal animal sleeps
Day
26A
With 38-Across he played Adam Doc Bricker on The Love Boat
Bernie
29A
___ Wolf (2009 Shakira song)
She
31A
Food that might be ordered medium rare
Steak
32A
Queen of All ___ (nickname for Oprah)
Media
36A
Dead ___ against (totally opposed to)
Set
38A
See 26-Across
Kopell
39A
Ocean’s smaller relative
Sea
41A
Group that enforces the Clean Water Act: Abbr.
EPA
43A
Small humanoid being with pointy ears
Elf
44A
She played Vicki Stubing on The Love Boat: 2 wds.
Jill Whelan
48A
Made a meal of
Ate
49A
One of the musical Gershwin brothers
Ira
50A
Focus of a heist movie like Ocean’s Eleven or The Italian Job
Caper
54A
Actor Tayback or singer Damone
Vic
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
55A
Word that can go before reaching or flung
Far
56A
Desert plant used to make nectar and tequila
Agave
57A
Tiny invader of picnics
Ant
58A
Weigh-___ (prefight events)
Ins
59D
Religion that reveres Allah
Islam
1D
It calls the kettle black in a saying
Pot
2D
Fall Out Boy’s music genre
Emo
3D
Football player from Los Angeles
Ram
4D
Top ___ (reality show featuring Padma Lakshmi)
Chef
5D
What a bald guy lacks on top
Hair
6D
Put up with
Abide
7D
Unites like two companies
Merges
8D
Someone of equal status to you
Peer
9D
Pandas’ native country
China
10D
Venom star Tom
Hardy
11D
___-bitsy
Itsy
19D
Calm part of a hurricane
Eye
20D
Take ___ breath (doctor’s request): 2 wds.
A Deep
21D
Midriff muscles
Abs
22D
Animal with an ID tag probably
Pet
23D
___-existing conditions
Pre
27D
Like a stuffy-sounding voice
Nasal
28D
Tina Turner’s onetime partner and husband
Ike
30D
Managed care group: Abbr.
HMO
33D
Director/screenwriter ___ Rees who was nominated for an Oscar in 2018
Dee
34D
Under the weather
Ill
35D
1980s sitcom about an extraterrestrial
Alf
37D
Iran’s capital city
Tehran
38D
Designated Survivor actor Penn who worked in the Obama administration
Kal
39D
Protest where people occupy an establishment and won’t leave: Hyph.
Sit In
40D
Successfully vote for
Elect
42D
Fruits in a partridge’s tree according to a Christmas song
Pears
44D
Indonesian island that’s a slang term for coffee
Java
45D
Cable-free Internet connection: Hyph.
Wifi
46D
Berry that’s touted as an antioxidant
Acai
47D
Broken-down horses
Nags
51D
Chum
Pal
52D
Actress Mendes of 2 Fast 2 Furious
Eva
53D
Rock band whose lead singer was Michael Stipe
Rem