1/22/20
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Heidi who was replaced by Karlie Kloss on Project Runway
Klum
5A
___-Town (nickname of the Windy City)
Chi
8A
Electric guitar innovator ___ Paul
Les
11A
One of Columbus’s three ships
Nina
12A
Plunder
Loot
13A
Noah’s construction
Ark
14A
Fail to include
Omit
15A
Fitzgerald of jazz fame
Ella
16A
The ___ We Were (Robert Redford movie)
Way
17A
Beaches actress who played witch Winnie Sanderson in 29-/30-Across: 2 wds.
Bette Midler
20A
Rice-A-___ (the San Francisco Treat)
Roni
21A
Process of taking out a lower-rate mortgage for short
Refi
24A
Tennessee NFL player
Titan
27A
Sophie with a 2019 Emmy nomination for Game of Thrones
Turner
29A
With 30-Across 1993 Sarah Jessica Parker movie about a trio of witches
Hocus
30A
See 29-Across
Eilish
31A
Breakfast chef’s eggy creation
Omelet
33A
Uninterested
Bored
34A
Mystery novelist Gerritsen
Tess
35A
Garden that’s important in Christianity and Judaism
Eden
37A
Sister Act actress who played witch Mary Sanderson in 29-/30-Across: 2 wds.
Kathy Najimy
43A
NPR radio host Glass
Ira
45A
Like areas receiving little rainfall
Arid
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
46A
Natural ingredient in moisturizers
Aloe
47A
You burn it when exercising
Fat
48A
Sunbathes
Tans
49A
Jane the Virgin star Rodriguez
Gina
50A
Word a first mate uses to agree with the captain
Aye
51A
Taiwanese-American movie director ___ Lee
Ang
52D
Blacken on the outside
Sear
1D
Round item on a door
Knob
2D
Green garnish in a margarita
Lime
3D
Mile or kilometer for example
Unit
4D
Magic Mike XXL actor Bomer
Matt
5D
Civil rights activist Kaepernick
Colin
6D
Gripping phrase meaning Not so fast!: 2 wds.
Hold It
7D
Slanted letters: Abbr.
Ital
8D
Dark Phoenix actress Jennifer
Lawrence
9D
#MeToo ___ (time when sexual harassment is being openly discussed)
Era
10D
Astronomers often look up at it
Sky
12D
CNN Tonight host Don
Lemon
18D
Wipe clean
Erase
19D
Flub by a fielder in baseball
Error
22D
Deep-rooted dispute
Feud
23D
Group that conducts audits: Abbr.
IRS
24D
That’s news ___: 2 wds.
To Me
25D
Compete like Nathan Chen or Tara Lipinski: Hyph.
Ice Skate
26D
Oklahoma city where Garth Brooks was born
Tulsa
28D
Once ___ time …: 2 wds.
Upon A
29D
___ off the presses (just published)
Hot
32D
Capital of Iran
Tehran
33D
Curves in the road
Bends
36D
Me and Earl and the ___ Girl (2015 movie)
Dying
38D
So long!: Hyph.
Tata
39D
Bouts of crying
Jags
40D
Would ___ to you?: 2 wds.
I Lie
41D
___ Lisa Smile (Julia Roberts film)
Mona
42D
2020 for one
Year
43D
___ tree falls in the forest …: 2 wds.
If A
44D
Sunbeam
Ray