2/9/22
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Ram’s sound
Baa
4A
Reese’s Peanut Butter ___
Cups
8A
Indicates “yes” without saying anything
Nods
12A
___ Wednesday (March 2, 2022)
Ash
13A
Get ready, as for surgery
Prep
14A
Tune for a classical tenor
Aria
15A
1990s sitcom in which a woman from Queens works for, and eventually marries, a Broadway producer: 2 wds.
The Nanny
17A
“___ the Robinsons” (Disney movie)
Meet
18A
Prefix for “circle” or “colon”
Semi
19A
Fizzy mixer for Scotch
Soda
21A
Instagram post, for short
Pic
24A
Food company that owns Carnation and Stouffer’s
Nestle
28A
Have a question for
Ask
31A
Asian soup with rice noodles
Pho
33A
What burglars do
Steal
34A
Family (father Maxwell and children Maggie, Brighton, and Grace) featured in 15-Across: 2 wds.
The Sheffields
37A
“Friendship” for Texas or “Forward” for Wisconsin
Motto
38A
Balsam ___ (type of tree)
Fir
39A
Corrosive substance used in cleaning
Lye
40A
Tea stirrers
Spoons
42A
Plastic prop used by a football kicker
Tee
44A
Carnivore’s diet
Meat
46A
Runs slowly, as a computer with weak Internet
Lags
50A
“Being the Ricardos” actress Arianda
Nina
53A
Title character of 15-Across, whose first name is shared by actress Drescher who plays her: 2 wds.
Franfine
56A
Adventure movie that might be over three hours long
Epic
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
57A
Currency in Ireland
Euro
58A
Airport code for California’s busiest airport
Lax
59A
Inauguration Day recitation
Oath
60A
Offshoot of a religion
Sect
61A
Where a farmer keeps swine
Sty
1D
Wooden clubs in a dugout
Bats
2D
Tennis great Arthur who retired in 1980
Ashe
3D
“Pardon me, may I say something?”
Ahem
4D
Person who helps with tax filing: Abbr.
CPA
5D
Coffee dispenser on a buffet table
Urn
6D
Quills and ballpoints, for example
Pens
7D
Watch from a hidden location: 2 wds.
Spy On
8D
Blessing spoken in a yoga class
Namaste
9D
Eugene’s state: Abbr.
Ore
10D
Cube with 21 dots on it
Die
11D
Took advantage of a chair
Sat
16D
Chill in the air
Nip
20D
Heart’s ___ (deeply wanted thing)
Desire
22D
Smart device featuring Siri
iPhone
23D
Michael of “Saturday Night Live”
Che
25D
Tattle
Tell
26D
Title for Mary, Edith, or Sybil on “Downton Abbey”
Lady
27D
“I don’t know what ___ to do”
Else
28D
Banking conveniences at many bars: Abbr.
Atms
29D
Spend money at the mall
Shop
30D
Diet plan that’s similar to Atkins
Keto
32D
Not currently at work
Off
35D
Where food is digested
Stomach
36D
Slim-___ jeans
Fit
41D
Places for hotel guests to lock up valuables
Safes
43D
Being who lived in Rivendell, in Tolkien’s books
Elf
45D
___ crime (nonfiction genre)
TRUE
47D
Is under the weather
Ails
48D
Tiny, bothersome insect
Gnat
49D
Visually arousing
Sexy
50D
Prefix meaning “modern”
Neo
51D
Sierra Nevada’s Tropical Torpedo, for example: Abbr.
Ipa
52D
Small thing for a complainer to “pick”
Nit
54D
Segment of a circle
Arc
55D
Last but ___ least
Not