1/20/21
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Out of a ___ blue sky
Clear
6A
Luxury German automaker
BMW
9A
Not the greatest: Hyph.
Soso
13A
Snack cart’s place, on an airplane
Aisle
14A
Body part where wax might build up
Ear
15A
Person from Palestine, typically
Arab
16A
Flower associated with Holland
Tulip
17A
Ginger ___ (fizzy drink)
Ale
18A
Third-oldest college/university in the US (after Harvard and William & Mary)
Yale
19A
Winner of a Best Actor Oscar for playing Gandhi, the title role of 1982’s Best Picture: 2 wds.
Ben Kingsley
22A
Word that can precede “home” or “phone”
Mobile
25A
Kind of sauce served with Chinese food
Soy
26A
___ of spades (highest card in bridge)
Ace
27A
They might interrupt streaming videos
Ads
30A
Homes to wasps and termites
Nests
34A
Winner of a Best Actor Oscar for playing Judah Ben-Hur, the title role of 1959’s Best Picture: 2 wds.
Charlton Heston
38A
“Me too”: 3 wds.
So Do I
39A
Hot tar, for example
Goo
40A
“Million Years ___” (Adele song)
Ago
41A
Thurman of the 2005 movie “The Producers”
Uma
43A
Sacred Egyptian beetle
Scarab
46A
Winner of a Best Actress Oscar for playing Annie Hall, the title role of 1977’s Best Picture: 2 wds.
Diane Keaton
51A
Like Death Valley, climate-wise
Arid
52A
Liquor whose brands include Havana Club and Bacardi
Rum
53A
Invalidate, as a marriage
Annul
57A
Grammy-winning singer Erykah
Badu
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
58A
Vein contents in a mine
Ore
59A
Makes really wet
Soaks
60A
Metal fastener on a onesie
Snap
61A
Words of refusal
Nos
62A
Used a word processor
Typed
1D
Garfield of the funnies, for one
Cat
2D
Actress and director Lucy
Liu
3D
Class for some US citizens-to-be: Abbr.
ESL
4D
“I was far from the crime scene,” for example
Alibi
5D
Drive back, as an enemy army
Repel
6D
Blue jay’s bill
Beak
7D
West African nation where Timbuktu is located
Mali
8D
Small songbirds
Wrens
9D
Gives the hoped-for response to a marriage proposal: 2 wds.
Says Yes
10D
Spoken, rather than written
Oral
11D
Store event that often happens during a holiday season
Sale
12D
Abide by the rules
Obey
20D
___ as a pin
Neat
21D
“___ With the Wind”
Gone
22D
Computers whose default browser is Safari
Macs
23D
Eight, in Spanish
Ocho
24D
Tiny bit of perspiration
Bead
28D
Pet that often wears a collar
Dog
29D
Hostess ___ Balls (snack cakes coated with marshmallow and coconut)
Sno
31D
Hollywood Walk of Fame symbol
Star
32D
Loose garment in ancient Rome
Toga
33D
Stuck-up person
Snob
35D
Ranch event for herding cattle
Round Up
36D
One of the five fruits in Five Alive juice
Lime
37D
Person throwing a party
Host
42D
Ohio city known for rubber companies
Akron
44D
East ___ (US region along the Atlantic)
Coast
45D
Irk
Annoy
46D
Small amounts, as of sunscreen
Dabs
47D
Islamic republic ruled by a Supreme Leader
Iran
48D
Verdi opera about a captured princess
Aida
49D
Continental currency
Euro
50D
Iowa State University’s location
Ames
54D
Catch some quick Z’s
Nap
55D
Hawaiian instrument related to the guitar, for short
Uke
56D
1960s drug that people “dropped” and “tripped on”: Abbr.
LSD