7/18/18
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
It gets pumped at a truck stop
Gas
4A
Leave out
Omit
8A
Marshlands
Bogs
12A
Break out of a ___ (do something different)
Rut
13A
Company symbol used in ads
Logo
14A
Issue forth like light
Emit
15A
Academic counterpart of “.com”
Edu
16A
Way into and out of a house
Door
17A
Pasta-sauce rival of Prego
Ragu
18A
Fred Astaire’s costar in “Top Hat” who was born Virginia Katherine McMath: 2 wds.
Ginger Rogers
21A
Metal in its just-mined form
Ore
22A
Banana ___ bread
Nut
23A
Assist a crook
Abet
26A
Approximate landing hour: Abbr.
ETA
27A
___ drop (gesture of triumph)
Mic
30A
William Powell’s costar in “My Man Godfrey” who was born Jane Alice Peters: 2 wds.
Carole Lombard
34A
Color that’s similar to beige
Tan
35A
Category or type
Ilk
36A
People who were once a romantic item
Exes
37A
Opponent
Foe
38A
Tool for working the soil
Hoe
40A
Bette Davis’s costar in “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” who was born Lucille Fay LeSueur: 2 wds.
Joan Crawford
46A
Sitcom that featured Danny DeVito and Andy Kaufman
Taxi
47A
Square on a shower wall
Tile
48A
Long fluffy scarf
Boa
49A
Pie-baking appliance
Oven
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
50A
Where the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil was
Eden
51A
Flow back
Ebb
52A
Have a desire for
Want
53A
Rooms for watching TV and playing games
Dens
54A
Possible response in Twenty Questions
Yes
1D
Hall of Fame pitcher Maddux
Greg
2D
Carmaker that produces the A8 TT and Q7
Audi
3D
Shock with a Taser
Stun
4D
___ but wiser (more experienced now)
Older
5D
Liv’s last name on “iZombie”
Moore
6D
Dr. Frankenstein’s right-hand man
Igor
7D
Ontario’s capital city
Toronto
8D
“Raspberry ___” (1985 Prince song)
Beret
9D
Oscar-nominated actor Sharif
Omar
10D
Individual stops on a band’s tour
Gigs
11D
Disco-obsessed guy on “The Simpsons”
Stu
19D
“___ your room!” (parent’s order): 2 wds.
Goto
20D
US island territory in the Pacific
Guam
23D
Pretend
Act
24D
Word before “black sheep” in a nursery rhyme
Baa
25D
Ending for “northeast” or “west”
Ern
26D
Animal related to the reindeer
Elk
27D
“Mad ___: Fury Road” (Charlize Theron movie)
Max
28D
Wrath
Ire
29D
Music recordings that have largely been replaced by digital downloads: Abbr.
CDs
31D
“The ___ the Witch and the Wardrobe”
Lion
32D
Successfully voted for
Elected
33D
Meat for a filet mignon
Beef
37D
Pass out from dizziness
Faint
38D
Van ___ (rock group)
Halen
39D
Olympic legend Jesse
Owens
40D
Coffee in slang
Java
41D
Large bovines that are in the Chinese zodiac
Oxen
42D
Go along for the ___
Ride
43D
Do as commanded
Obey
44D
Garment worn after sitting in a sauna
Robe
45D
Applies lightly like liquid foundation
Dabs
46D
AAA service frequently
Tow