1/9/19
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Gives approval to
Oks
4A
Person who’s a sucker for con artists
Sap
7A
Low-voiced lady in a choir
Alto
11A
Recently painted
Wet
12A
Shop ___ you drop
Til
13A
Go wandering about
Roam
14A
Switched at Birth actress Thompson
Lea
15A
Actress Gasteyer of Suburgatory
Ana
16A
… to form a ___ perfect union …
More
17A
1990 Julia Roberts movie: 2 wds.
Pretty Woman
20A
I ___ not expecting that!
Was
21A
I’m shivering!
Brr
22A
Long stretches on a time line
Eras
24A
American author who created the detective fiction genre
Poe
25A
Physically ___ (in good shape)
Fit
28A
Smokey and the Bandit actor who turned down the role of Edward in 17-Across: 2 wds.
Burt Reynolds
31A
Air rifle pellets
BBs
32A
___ showtime!
Its
33A
Sound like you’re shocked
Gasp
34A
One of Tarzan’s jungle friends
Ape
35A
___-rock (Muse’s music genre)
Alt
36A
Actor who accepted the role of Edward in 17-Across: 2 wds.
Richard Gere
41A
Thin black instrument
Oboe
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
42A
Not up to ___ (below average)
Par
43A
Rose of Guns N’ Roses
Axl
45A
CSI: NY actress Ward
Sela
46A
Queen’s We ___ the Champions
Are
47A
Earl Grey is one variety of it
Tea
48A
Just ___ (slightly): 2 wds.
A Tad
49A
Word that typically appears before a maiden name
Nee
50A
Sixth sense: Abbr.
ESP
1D
Barn ___ (type of bird)
Owl
2D
Retain
Keep
3D
1977 movie with Carrie Fisher: 2 wds.
Star Wars
4D
Numbers on the backs of baseball cards for short
Stats
5D
Ungrammatical negative
Aint
6D
Pleasure-seeking guys for whom a magazine was named
Play Boys
7D
Knight’s protective suit
Armor
8D
Textile machine
Loom
9D
Gone With the Wind plantation
Tara
10D
Bad moon on the rise for example
Omen
18D
Middle ___ (where Saudi Arabia is)
East
19D
Small songbird
Wren
22D
Go out from the beach
Ebb
23D
Chafe against
Rub
24D
Peanut butter brand named for a Disney character: 2 wds.
Peter Pan
25D
Price that doesn’t vary: 2 wds.
Flat Rate
26D
Age-verifying cards: Abbr.
IDs
27D
Measure that’s equal to 1/192 of a quart: Abbr.
TSP
29D
Former All My Children actress Kelly
Ripa
30D
Undress with your eyes
Ogle
34D
Out in front
Ahead
35D
Concur
Agree
36D
First name of Detective Diaz on Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Rosa
37D
Yeah yeah sure sure: 2 wds.
I Bet
38D
Pepsi-___
Cola
39D
Take a risk
Dare
40D
Former lovers
Exes
44D
Live in the ___ of luxury
Lap