1/26/22
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Jarreau and Sharpton, for two
Als
4A
Tampa ___ (body of water off the Gulf of Mexico)
Bay
7A
Untamed, as alley cats
Feral
12A
It’s okay in the Atkins diet
Fat
13A
Ending for “Gator” or “lime”
Ade
14A
Banish
Exile
15A
Director DuVernay
Ava
16A
Arizona brand drink with “green” and “lemon” varieties
Tea
17A
Two-___ number (23 or 82, for example)
Digit
18A
“Hit the Road Jack” singer who has a solo in 1985’s “We Are the World”: 2 wds.
Ray Charles
21A
Cartoon voice artist Blanc
Mel
22A
Type of blood vessel
Artery
26A
Norway’s capital
Oslo
29A
Grand ___ Opry House (music hall in Nashville)
Ole
30A
Passing through, on an itinerary
Via
31A
“Walk On By” singer who has a solo in “We Are the World”: 2 wds.
Dionne Warwick
35A
Make a mistake
Err
36A
Hole-punching tool
Awl
37A
Benevolent and Protective Order of ___ (fraternal club named for deer)
Elks
38A
Mexican afternoon nap
Siesta
40A
1980s band that did the theme to “The Living Daylights”: Hyph.
Aha
42A
“Private Dancer” singer who has a solo in “We Are the World”: 2 wds.
Tina Turner
47A
Musical instrument that makes a buzzing sound
Kazoo
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
50A
Edge of a golf cup
Rim
51A
India Pale ___
Ale
52A
Beautify
Adorn
53A
“I ___ Rock” (Simon & Garfunkel hit): 2 wds.
Ama
54A
All-powerful being
God
55A
“This isn’t what it ___ like”
Looks
56A
Alt-rock pianist Folds
Ben
57A
___-Caps (brand of chocolate nonpareil candy)
Sno
1D
A great distance away
Afar
2D
What’s spewed from a volcano
Lava
3D
Remain
Stay
4D
Enjoy a soak
Bathe
5D
“I thought we had ___!” (“Why did you back out on me?”): 2 wds.
A Deal
6D
Typical capacity for a diary
Year
7D
Swiss tennis pro Roger
Federer
8D
Live and breathe
Exist
9D
Prearrange illegally
Rig
10D
“Swan Song” star Mahershala
Ali
11D
“___ It Go” (“Frozen” song)
Let
19D
“Hurry up, we gotta go!”
Cmon
20D
“___ Land” (Emma Stone musical): 2 wds.
Lala
23D
Wickedness
Evil
24D
Singer Astley
Rick
25D
Gabs too much
Yaks
26D
Uplifting verses
Odes
27D
Apple Watch voice
Siri
28D
Folktale collection
Lore
29D
Great horned ___ (type of bird)
Owl
32D
Countries of the world
Nations
33D
Scottish actor McGregor
Ewan
34D
Have on, as clothes
Wear
39D
Bird mascot for Vlasic pickles
Stork
40D
“One Day at ___”: 2 wds.
A Time
41D
___ race (people as a whole)
Human
43D
Middle Easterner, often
Arab
44D
Badgers repeatedly
Nags
45D
Space-X founder Musk
Elon
46D
Make over, as a bedroom
Redo
47D
___-El (Superman’s birth name)
Kal
48D
Major fuss
Ado
49D
Madhouse
Zoo