1/13/21
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Place where science students do experiments
Lab
4A
Brief notes to a cyber-buddy: Abbr.
Ims
7A
Bouquet holder
Vase
11A
Wrath
Ire
12A
Hour-long snooze, perhaps
Nap
13A
“This ___ over yet!”
Isnt
14A
American spy group: Abbr.
CIA
15A
MSNBC host Melber
Ari
16A
Soul singer Redding
Otis
17A
“Titanic” actress who played Marianne Dashwood in 1995’s “Sense and Sensibility”: 2 wds.
Kate Winslet
20A
“Glee” star ___ Michele
Lea
21A
Fiat or Ferrari, for example
Car
22A
Rock band instrument that usually has four strings
Bass
25A
Expert on IRS filings: Abbr.
CPA
27A
Type of beer that tends to taste bitter from hops: Abbr.
Ipa
30A
“The Remains of the Day” actress who played Elinor Dashwood in “Sense and Sensibility”: 2 wds.
Emma Thompson
33A
High number for a valedictorian: Abbr.
GPA
34A
Currently popular
Hip
35A
Vegetable that’s can be slimy
Okra
36A
___ Harvey Oswald
Lee
38A
Actor Mineo or sports reporter Paolantonio
Sal
40A
“Die Hard” actor who played Colonel Brandon in “Sense and Sensibility”: 2 wds.
Alan Rickman
45A
Annual fees to be in a club
Dues
46A
“World’s Toughest Race: ___-Challenge Fiji” (2020 show hosted by Bear Grylls)
Eco
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
47A
It could coat a windshield in the winter
Ice
48A
“The ___ Bitsy Spider”
Itsy
49A
Every bit
All
50A
“The New Pope” star Jude
Law
51A
“There’s ___ minute to lose!”: 2 wds.
Not A
52A
___ XING (road sign)
Ped
53A
Box containing pieces to assemble
Kit
1D
What you do with your tongue
Lick
2D
Opera highlight
Aria
3D
Heart’s rhythm
Beat
4D
Overwhelmingly impressed: 2 wds.
In Awe
5D
Type of music played by many Mexican bands
Mariachi
6D
Rotate, like a pinwheel
Spin
7D
Actress Davis of “Widows”
Viola
8D
Star-shaped symbol that shares a keyboard key with 8
Asterisk
9D
Grumpy mood
Snit
10D
Klingons and Wookiees, for example: Abbr.
Ets
18D
“Frozen II” queen voiced by Idina Menzel
Elsa
19D
What a phone call about an extended vehicle warranty often is
Scam
22D
“I ___ to differ”
Beg
23D
Guitar booster not used during an “unplugged” set
Amp
24D
Like the pinkie, compared to the other fingers
Smallest
26D
Frozen, fruit-flavored sweet on a stick
Popsicle
28D
“___ favor” (“please,” in Madrid)
Por
29D
California’s Santa ___ winds
Ana
31D
At that time
Then
32D
19th-century US president who was the original “dark horse” candidate
Polk
37D
2010 teen comedy partly inspired by “The Scarlet Letter”: 2 wds.
Easy A
39D
“Feed ___, starve a fever”: 2 wds.
A Cold
40D
Altima or Accord
Auto
41D
“As ye sow, so shall ye ___”
Reap
42D
Beverage that’s rich in calcium
Milk
43D
Popular berry whose oil is used in shampoos
Acai
44D
1990s politician Gingrich
Newt
45D
“Gunga ___” (Rudyard Kipling poem)
Din