1/20/16
Wayback Wednesday
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1D
Red-carpet dress designer Wang
Vera
2D
Middle Eastern country where most of “Argo” took place
Iran
3D
Ache
Pain
4D
Marge, to Bart and Lisa
Mom
5D
In the Loop
Aware
6D
“Warrior Princess” of syndicated TV
Xena
7D
Challenge from Dirty Harry following “Go ahead…”: 3 wds
Make My Day
8D
“Lose Yourself” rapper
Eminem
9D
“King ___” (1978 Steve Martin novelty song)
Tut
10D
Suffix that indicates a superlative
Est
11D
Daisy Ridley’s role in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
Rey
16D
Volleyball court dividers
Nets
20D
___ parmigiana (Italian entrée)
Veal
22D
Bit of precipitation that could be “golf ball-sized”
Hailstone
24D
Tomato variety that’s often used to make marinara sauce
Roma
25D
Tiny fly
Gnat
26D
“You’ll be on the ___ of your seat!”
Edge
27D
___ Raton, Florida
Boca
28D
___ and aahs
Oohs
29D
Places to get body wraps and facials
Spas
30D
Eggs that make up caviar
Roe
33D
Make money hand over ___
Fist
36D
Go back into business
Reopen
38D
Pop singer Justin’s nickname, with “the”
Bieb
40D
It often surrounds a painting
Frame
42D
Online auction site
Ebay
44D
Say “s” like “th”
Lisp
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
45D
Mix by hand
Stir
46D
Website where you might find custom necklaces
Etsy
47D
Jump on one leg
Hop
48D
” ___ Be There for you” (“Friends” theme song)
Ill
49D
Holding hands on the sidewalk, for example: Abbr
PDA
51D
Recycling container
Bin
1C
Someone with a backstage pass, perhaps: Abbr.
VIP
4C
“Mad ___: Fury Road”
Max
7C
You might “feed” it in order to get a parking space
Meter
12C
Competitor of Tide and Gain
Era
13C
“I ___ you a debt of gratitude”
Owe
14C
Tickle the funny bone of
Amuse
15C
Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture of 1988: 2 wds.
Rainman
17C
Hello ___ (Japanese cartoon character)
Kitty
18C
“The Graduate” actress Bancroft
Anne
19C
Members of Baltimore’s NFL team
Raven
21C
Common title starter often ignored in alphabetization
The
23C
Come to light
Emerge
27C
___ nova (Brazilian dance)
Bossa
30C
Autistic savant played by Dustin Hoffman in 15-Across
Raymond
31C
“Alley-___!”
Oop
32C
“Too rich for my blood,” in poker: 2 wds
I Fold
34C
Redbook or Reader’s Digest, for short
Mag
35C
Brother of 30-Across, played by Tom Cruise
Charlie
37C
Decrease in intensity
Abate
39C
Put a value on
Assess
40C
“Just so you know…,” in memo shorthand
FYI
41C
Furry animal that plays in rivers
Otter
43C
“… or ___!” (threatening words)
Else
47C
Large animal that was a ballerina in “Fantasia!”
Hippo
50C
Last name of 30- and 35- Across
Babbitt
52C
___ times (the distant past)
Olden
53C
“___ seeing things?”: 2 wds
Am I
54C
“Rah, rah, ___-boom-bah!”
Sis
55C
“It’s a bird! It’s a ___! It’s Superman!”
Plane
56C
Japanese money
Yen
57C
“I don’t mean to ___, but …” (start of a personal question)
Pry