7/1/25
TV Tuesday
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1A
Color of some Connect Four checkers
RED
4A
Louisville Slugger product
BAT
7A
“Now, ___ the matter at hand …”: 2 wds.
ASTO
11A
Long in the past
AGO
12A
Duran Duran song that shares its name with a Brazilian city
RIO
13A
Furniture chain with a blue-and-yellow logo
IKEA
14A
“Mad Men” actor who plays Coop on “Your Friends & Neighbors”: 2 wds.
JONHAMM
16A
Where dirty dishes might stack up
SINK
17A
Sheep that’s a “she”
EWE
18A
Sickly
ILL
19A
“The Whole Nine Yards” actress who plays Coop’s ex-wife Mel on “Your Friends & Neighbors”: 2 wds.
AMANDAPEET
23A
Took to court
SUED
24A
Ropes, as a runaway calf
LASSOS
26A
Somewhat bizarre
ODD
27A
“The best-___ plans …”
LAID
29A
Jamaican music style
SKA
30A
Disposable item put on a baby
DIAPER
32A
Young kangaroo
JOEY
33A
“The Newsroom” actress who plays Mel’s friend Sam on “Your Friends & Neighbors”: 2 wds.
OLIVIAMUNN
36A
Plant that slowly creeps up walls
IVY
37A
___ constrictor
BOA
38A
Not to mention
ALSO
40A
“Banshee” actor who plays Coop’s business manager Barney on “Your Friends & Neighbors”: 2 wds.
HOONLEE
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
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Word Whizzle
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44A
Glove for a catcher
MITT
45A
Passports and such: Abbr.
IDS
46A
___ Grove (California city named for a large animal)
ELK
47A
“___ in Boots: The Last Wish” (2022 animated movie)
PUSS
48A
Platform a golf ball rests on
TEE
49A
“___ Another Day” (James Bond movie)
DIE
1D
Friend of Sheldon and Leonard on “The Big Bang Theory”
RAJ
2D
Lack of humbleness
EGO
3D
Vito Corleone’s title in “The Godfather”
DON
4D
Muscular quality
BRAWN
5D
Prepared to fire
AIMED
6D
“Havoc” star Hardy
TOM
7D
Long passageways in a supermarket
AISLES
8D
Teaching session on the slopes: 2 wds.
SKILESSON
9D
The number following this clue
TEN
10D
Wood used to age bourbon or chardonnay
OAK
15D
Noggin
HEAD
18D
Tablet that’s compatible with an Apple Pencil
IPAD
19D
Sound feed
AUDIO
20D
People winning gold, silver, and bronze
MEDALISTS
21D
Boxer who declared that he was the greatest
ALI
22D
Coin-like item at an arcade
TOKEN
23D
Roll of grass
SOD
25D
“You can ___ that again!”
SAY
27D
Dan of “Schitt’s Creek”
LEVY
28D
Fictional agent Gold in “Entourage”
ARI
31D
Turns and faces a new direction
PIVOTS
32D
Perón who was married to Evita
JUAN
34D
Residence
ABODE
35D
Bullwinkle, for one
MOOSE
38D
Rocker’s electronic device
AMP
39D
“Elementary” actress Lucy
LIU
40D
___ the sack (go to bed)
HIT
41D
Played the first card, in bridge
LED
42D
Manning who was the first overall NFL draft pick in 2004
ELI
43D
___ by (live hand-to-mouth)
EKE