7/11/18
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Type of bus or train that makes all the stops
Local
6A
Hearty meal you can make in a slow cooker
Stew
10A
What dieters are trying to lose
Fat
13A
Pleasant scent
Aroma
14A
Fit for the job
Able
15A
____ Jima (1945 battle site)
Iwo
16A
Singer with the 1985 top 10 hit “Summer of 69”: 2 wds.
Bryan Adams
18A
Went faster than wakling
Ran
19A
_____ Buddhism
Zen
20A
Powerball or Mega Millions, for example
Lottery
22A
Popeye smokes one
Pipe
25A
Organization whose annual champs win the Stanley Cup: Abbr.
NHL
27A
Against all ___ (despite what should happen)
Odds
28A
Low card in gin rummy
Ace
29A
Actor’s signal
Cue
30A
Slump
Sag
32A
Duo with the 1972 top 10 hit “Summer Breeze”: 3 wds.
Seal Sand Crofts
38A
Fuel called “black gold”
Oil
39A
Get on the nerves of
Irk
40A
Tree that symbolizes strength
Oak
41A
Nude
Bare
44A
Date regularly
See
45A
Last word in the titles of two “Star Wars” movies
Jedi
46A
Southern state whose capital is Montgomery
Alabama
49A
Last part of a university website’s address
Edu
51A
Soldier’s bed
Cot
52A
Group with the 1984 top 10 hit “Cruel Summer”
Bananarama
57A
“If there’s ___ thing I know for sure …”
One
58A
___ Field (where the Mets play)
Citi
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
59A
Steadfast, like a good friend
Loyal
60A
Mr. Flanders on “The Simpsons”
Ned
61A
Shut violently
Slam
62A
“Me, Myself 7 ____” (Jim Carrey comedy)
Irene
1D
Scientist’s work area
Lab
2D
Boston Bruins great Bobby
Orr
3D
Playfully shy
Coy
4D
Really astonish
Amaze
5D
“Little boy who lives down the ____” (figure in the nursery rhyme “Baa Baa Black Sheep”)
Lane
6D
In a blue mood
Sad
7D
Game for young batters: Hyph.
Tball
8D
Red monster on “Sesame Street”
Elmo
9D
Direction that’s on the left side of a compass
West
10D
Eliminated from a job position
Fired
11D
Academy ____ (Oscar)
Award
12D
Trophies for Broadway stars
Tonys
17D
Happening once a year
Annual
21D
How fast food might be ordered: 2 wds.
Togo
22D
Fathers
Pas
23D
___ cream soda
Ice
24D
Small vegetable in a potpie
Pea
26D
Female chicken
Hen
29D
CBS crime drama that starred Marg Helgenberger
CSI
30D
What a movie is projected onto
Screen
31D
Large biblical boat
Ark
33D
“Stay (I Missed You)” singer Lisa
Loeb
34D
“Get Rich or ___ Tryin'” (2005 movie)
Die
35D
Archrival
Foe
36D
Smidgen
Tad
37D
Piece of winter sports gear that’s strapped to a boot
Ski
41D
Breakfast meat served in strips
Bacon
42D
Without assistance
Alone
43D
Given a G or PG, as a film
Rated
44D
___ Barbara, California
Santa
45D
Person who helps decide “guilty” or “not guilty”
Juror
47D
Beginning reader’s basics
ABCs
48D
Letters and packages
Mail
50D
Spanish artist Salvador
Dali
53D
Marksman’s skill
Aim
54D
Synonym, and anagram, of “yea”
Aye
55D
“___ overboard!”
Man
56D
Drink that has a foamy head
Ale