1/24/21
People Sunday
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1A
Ambulance staffers: Abbr.
EMTs
5A
Score a pro golfer wants to “break”
Par
8A
Twist, as poll results
Skew
12A
“The love of money is the ___ of all evil”
Root
13A
Prefix for “verse” or “form”
Uni
14A
“I Like That” singer Janelle
Monae
15A
What someone at a help desk can provide, for short
Info
16A
“___ de Replay” (Rihanna’s debut hit, in 2005)
Pon
17A
“Spoiler ___!”
Alert
18A
“Mr. Jones” band whose name refers to winged creatures: 2 wds.
Counting Crows
21A
Skinny, finless fish
Eel
22A
Uncomfortable in public, perhaps
Shy
23A
Hip-hop star Kendrick who produced the “Black Panther” soundtrack
Lamar
26A
Cadenza and Soul automaker
Kia
27A
Middle Eastern country where some of the stars of “Shahs of Sunset” are from
Iran
31A
“Radioactive” band whose name refers to winged creatures: 2 wds.
Imagine Dragons
34A
“Sorry, you’re not my ___” (rejection of a pickup line)
Type
35A
Either digit in the number eleven
One
36A
Country where many Hindus live
India
37A
Weep convulsively
Sob
38A
Hoopla
Ado
39A
“In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” band whose name refers to a winged creature: 2 wds.
Iron Butterfly
46A
State that has a 45-mile border with Canada
Idaho
47A
Musician and filmmaker ___ Zombie
Rob
48A
Neighborhood
Area
49A
Go up a mountain, say
Climb
50A
Group for firearm enthusiasts: Abbr.
NRA
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
51A
“As ___ as I can tell …”
Near
52A
“___, meeny, miney, mo …”
Eeny
53A
Stop standing up
Sit
54A
___ bar (prepare cocktails)
Tend
1D
“Deliver Us From Evil” star Bana
Eric
2D
Like the output of music tracks before stereo
Mono
3D
Soybean cubes tossed into stir-fry
Tofu
4D
Prehistoric era when early humans used tools made of rock: 2 wds.
Stoneage
5D
Kid in a classroom
Pupil
6D
Having an unidentified author: Abbr.
Anon
7D
As close as possible to the action, at a boxing match
Ringside
8D
Roguish rebel Han in the “Star Wars” films
Solo
9D
Had already heard about
Knew
10D
Units of unshucked corn
Ears
11D
Moist
Wet
14D
Author ___ Higgins Clark
Mary
19D
“Young Frankenstein” actress Garr
Teri
20D
Singe or sear, when grilling meat
Char
23D
English ___ (college course that often requires reading novels or poetry, for short)
Lit
24D
Funny woman Poehler or Sedaris
Amy
25D
Fold-out navigational document
Map
26D
Emmy-winning filmmaker of PBS’s “The Civil War” and “Baseball”: 2 wds.
Ken Burns
27D
Uninformed or uneducated
Ignorant
28D
Serling who created “The Twilight Zone”
Rod
29D
Singer/songwriter DiFranco
Ani
30D
Federal group nicknamed “the Puzzle Palace”: Abbr.
NSA
32D
Inexperienced gamer, in slang
Noob
33D
Assistant on Capitol Hill
Aide
37D
Person who looks down on others
Snob
38D
Ready to swing, in baseball: 2 wds.
At Bat
39D
“Monty Python’s Flying Circus” comic Eric
Idle
40D
“Into each life some ___ must fall”
Rain
41D
George Takei’s catchphrase of amused surprise: 2 wds.
Ohmy
42D
“BH90210” actress Spelling
Tori
43D
Costing $0
Free
44D
Tilt
Lean
45D
36 inches
Yard
46D
What an impermanent sculpture might be made from
Ice