2/3/21
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Rectangular sheet of glass
Pane
5A
Dreary sky color
Gray
9A
Spider’s creation
Web
12A
First name of Kevin McKidd’s character on “Grey’s Anatomy”
Owen
13A
Learn by ___ (memorize)
Rote
14A
___ League (Yale’s athletic conference)
Ivy
15A
Message that might include “OMG” or “LOL”
Text
16A
State between Nebraska and Illinois
Iowa
17A
Late ___ (penalty payment)
Fee
18A
“It’s Complicated” actor who played Lucky Day in the 1986 comedy “¡Three Amigos!”: 2 wds.
Steve Martin
21A
Uno card that shifts the direction of play
Reverse
22A
Suitable
Apt
25A
Sunburn’s shade
Red
26A
Word that can go after “fan” or “golf”
Club
30A
With 32-Across, “Fletch” actor who played Dusty Bottoms in “¡Three Amigos!”
Chevy
32A
See 30-Across
Chase
33A
Firm up, as your body
Tone
34A
Lingerie item with “plunge” and “racerback” styles
Bra
36A
Crumple (up)
Wad
37A
Least arduous
Easiest
41A
“Innerspace” actor who played Ned Nederlander in “¡Three Amigos!”: 2 wds.
Martin Short
45A
Rowboat mover
Oar
46A
Common starting point for jigsaw puzzle solvers
Edge
47A
Upper part of a mouth or a house
Roof
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
49A
Archer’s skill
Aim
50A
“You must not get out ___”: 2 wds.
A Lot
51A
It leads to an answer in a crossword
Clue
52A
Travel by jet
Fly
53A
___ hall (military dining area)
Mess
54A
Group of sheep or goats
Herd
1A
Vessel in which stew is cooked
Pot
2D
Astounds
Awes
3D
At the front of the line
Next
4D
Keyboard key to hit to start a new paragraph
Enter
5D
Feel mournful about
Grieve
6D
Shared dorm accommodations (with)
Roomed
7D
Not in a state of peace, like countries: 2 wds.
At War
8D
What we measure our ages in
Years
9D
Coffeehouse Internet source: Hyph.
Wifi
10D
Get ___ (retaliate)
Even
11D
“Catch you later!”
Bye
19D
Exceptionally
Very
20D
Silicon Valley industry, for short
Tech
22D
“Drop the ___!” (“You’re not really fooling anyone”)
Act
23D
Vietnamese soup that’s pronounced “fuh”
Pho
24D
Two short of a dozen
Ten
27D
Legal ordinance
Law
28D
Country with the most Olympic medals: Abbr.
USA
29D
___-and-breakfast
Bed
31D
Swerve wildly
Veer
32D
Paper money
Cash
34D
Cries from players who get five in a row on a game card
Bingos
35D
Puts back to zero, as a trip odometer
Resets
38D
Best athletes on the roster: Hyph.
A Team
39D
Move laterally, like a crab
Sidle
40D
“Survivor” item that gets snuffed out
Torch
41D
What postal workers deliver
Mail
42D
Navy’s football rival
Army
43D
Part in a play
Role
44D
List of concert dates for a singer
Tour
45D
Clumsy person
Oaf
48D
Provided with supper, perhaps
Fed