7/19/23
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Great Performances network
PBS
4A
___ throat (reason to take a lozenge)
Sore
8A
Put money down on a horse race
Bet
11A
NPR host Shapiro
Ari
12A
Musical whose opening song is Aquarius
Hair
13A
Taiwanese computer giant
Acer
15A
The Bad News Bears actor who played the love interest of Barbra Streisand’s character in 1969’s Hello Dolly: 2 wds.
Walter Matthau
18A
Brick and mortar retailer
Store
19A
Hen’s resting place
Roost
20A
Device that requires a PIN: Abbr.
ATM
22A
Retreat for a hibernating bear
Den
23A
Pitt of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Brad
26A
Acquire through hard work
Earn
28A
Paragraph under an author’s photo, for short
Bio
31A
The Sting actor who played the love interest of Barbra Streisand’s character in 1973 The Way We Were: 2 wds.
Robert Redford
34A
___ center (community activity location)
Rec
35A
Ocean animal that’s begun attacking ships in 2023
Orca
36A
Thorny flower
Rose
37A
The only even prime number
Two
38A
Sallie ___ (student loan corporation)
Mae
40A
Alternative to a ponytail
Braid
43A
Company with the largest brewing facility in the world (in Golden, Colorado)
Coors
47A
The Princess Bride actor whop layed the love interest of Barbra Streisand’s character in 1983’s Yentl: 2 wds.
Mandy Patinkin
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
51A
The marsala in chicken marsala
Wine
52A
Device that had Shuffle and Nano varieties
iPod
53A
Thick ____ Brike (Jethro Tull album): 2 wds.
As A
54A
___ Miserables (musical based on a French novel)
Les
55A
Nicks
Cuts
56A
Agreement from a cowpoke
Yep
1D
Puppy feet
Paws
2D
Ill-mannered youngster
Brat
3D
Storage site on a farm
Silo
4D
Mattress covering
Sheet
5D
Canoe paddle
Oar
6D
Edge of a canyon
Rim
7D
Historical period such as Reconstruction
Era
8D
Handoff during a relay race
Baton
9D
Sound effect in a cavern
Echo
10D
Tetley and Twinings products
Teas
14D
Deep groove in a country road
Rut
16D
Swap, as baseball cards
Trade
17D
Get popular on social media
Trend
21D
Parisian subway
Metro
22D
What almost all of The Wizard of Oz turned out to be
Dream
23D
We need heat in here
Brr
24D
Caviar eggs
Roe
25D
Beginning of the alphabet
ABC
27D
Shape drawn by a compass
Arc
28D
Sound that’s often intended to startle a person
Boo
29D
Agency that accepts tax forms: Abbr.
IRS
30D
___ to the West Wind (Shelley poem)
Ode
32D
All My ___ Friends Are Coming Over Tonight (1984 country hit)
Rowdy
33D
Refrigerator coolant
Freon
37D
Daily movements of the ocean
Tides
39D
Essential amino ____
Acids
40D
Big initials in luxury autos
BMW
41D
Stairway banister
Rail
42D
Actress Bancroft of The Graduate
Anne
44D
I’m good with that
Okay
45D
Transformers: ___ of the Beasts
Rise
46D
Sound made using two fingers
Snap
48D
What a selfie is, for short
Pic
49D
Homer Simpson’s favorite shopkeeper
Apu
50D
Preschooler
Tot