2/24/26
TV Tuesday
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1A
Lift up, as one’s hat
TIP
4A
___ Aviv (city in Israel)
TEL
7A
Be indiscreet with gossip
BLAB
11A
“___ there any questions?”
ARE
12A
“___ hearing that right?”: 2 wds.
AM I
13A
Ability to keep calm under pressure
POISE
14A
Silent “yes”
NOD
15A
Single or home run, for example
HIT
16A
Not asleep any more
AWAKE
17A
“Nailed It!” host featured on “Hollywood Squares”: 2 wds.
NICOLEBYER
20A
Unbounded joy
GLEE
21A
Throw in for good measure
ADD
22A
Preternatural glow
AURA
24A
Supportive garment with cups
BRA
25A
Berkeley university, for short
CAL
28A
“Scream” actress featured on “Hollywood Squares”: 2 wds.
DREWBARRYMORE
32A
Hazy pale ___ (type of beer)
ALE
33A
Group that entertains soldiers: Abbr.
USO
34A
One of the Great Lakes
ERIE
35A
Toned and healthy
FIT
36A
___-Eaters (shoe inserts)
ODOR
38A
“Modern Family” actress featured on “Hollywood Squares”: 2 wds.
JULIEBOWEN
41A
British comic actor Russell
BRAND
43A
The Mystery Machine on “Scooby-Doo,” for one
VAN
44A
Member of the police force
COP
46A
Sounds from a sty
OINKS
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
47A
Big bird in Liberty Mutual ads
EMU
48A
“A View ___ Kill” (James Bond movie): 2 wds.
TO A
49A
Do as directed
OBEY
50A
“Mona Lisa” singer ___ King Cole
NAT
51A
Show whose newest cast members include Tommy Brennan and Jeremy Culhane: Abbr.
SNL
1D
Skin coloring for a beachgoer
TAN
2D
Main element used to make steel
IRON
3D
Ancestral line that’s important to judges at dog shows
PEDIGRE
4D
Lake near Reno, Nevada
TAHOE
5D
“Inside Man” star Hirsch
EMILE
6D
Low-calorie, on some product labels
LITE
7D
Acknowledged a standing ovation
BOWED
8D
Person bending the truth
LIAR
9D
Put forth a question
ASK
10D
Spelling ___ (word-based competition)
BEE
13D
Candy bar with peanuts and caramel
PAYDAY
18D
Talon
CLAW
19D
Actress Roseanne of “Roseanne”
BARR
22D
Organization mentioned on toothpaste tubes: Abbr.
ADA
23D
Web address: Abbr.
URL
24D
Frat buddy
BRO
25D
Fixes a misspelled word, say
CORRECTS
26D
Shapiro of NPR
ARI
27D
Actor Pace of Apple TV’s “Foundation”
LEE
29D
Puts up, as a skyscraper
BUILDS
30D
___ Spumante (Italian wine)
ASTI
31D
Tabby’s comment
MEOW
35D
“___ Winkerbean” (former comic strip)
FUNKY
36D
First Lady who wrote the memoir “Becoming”
OBAMA
37D
Ring-shaped treat favored by Homer Simpson
DONUT
38D
Anthropologist Goodall who died in October
JANE
39D
Divisible by two
EVEN
40D
Time after 11:59 a.m.
NOON
41D
Scary sound heard on Halloween
BOO
42D
Part of a “cage” in the chest
RIB
45D
Gal ___ (female friend)
PAL