7/22/26
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Machines that typically run Windows: Abbr.
PCS
4A
“Arrival” star Adams
AMY
7A
Network that airs “Marshals”
CBS
10A
“It just clicked!”
AHA
11A
Adhesive substance
GLUE
12A
“Yes,” to a sea captain
AYE
13A
“The Piano” actor who played paleontologist Alan Grant in 2001’s “Jurassic Park III”: 2 wds.
SAM NEILL
15A
Supervillain Luthor
LEX
16A
Water vapor
STEAM
17A
“What ___ could happen?”
ELSE
19A
Mealtime neckwear for an infant
BIB
21A
Drops in a mailbox
SENDS
24A
Place to go for a full-body scrub
SPA
27A
Prefix for “colonial” or “classical”
NEO
29A
Prepare for publication
EDIT
30A
“Fargo” actor who played Paul Kirby in “Jurassic Park III”: 3 wds.
WILLIAMHMACY
33A
“Give ___ me straight”: 2 wds.
IT TO
34A
Tamera Mowry’s twin sister
TIA
35A
“Toy Story” dinosaur
REX
36A
The only state that borders only one other state
MAINE
38A
Blasting compound: Abbr.
TNT
40A
Mobile message
TEXT
42A
Capital of Delaware
DOVER
46A
Winter ailment
FLU
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
48A
“Deep Impact” actress who played Amanda Kirby in “Jurassic Park III”: 2 wds.
TEA LEONI
50A
Financial ___ (money for a student)
AID
51A
Rant and ___
RAVE
52A
DVD players connect to them
TVS
53A
___ the day (feel regret)
RUE
54A
Physicians’ group: Abbr.
AMA
55A
Bird’s-___ view
EYE
1D
Throw from a quarterback
PASS
2D
Casual conversation
CHAT
3D
Two sides of the ___ coin
SAME
4D
Boxer nicknamed “The Greatest”
ALI
5D
Stubborn farm animal
MULE
6D
Shouts
YELLS
7D
Wall hanging with a page for each month
CALENDAR
8D
“Sayonara!”
BYE
9D
Subject of some celebrity scandals
SEX
11D
Zodiac sign represented by twins
GEMINI
14D
Take into custody
NAB
18D
Appear to be
SEEM
20D
Pulsate
THROB
22D
Cubes thrown in a casino
DICE
23D
1970s band whose name sounds like “sticks”
STYX
24D
Do the first part of a triathlon
SWIM
25D
Bread in a gyro
PITA
26D
Elevation above sea level
ALTITUDE
28D
Leave unmentioned
OMIT
31D
Solitary
LONE
32D
Loop on the side of a mug
HANDLE
37D
The “E” in “ESP”
EXTRASENSORY
39D
Digit with a nail
TOE
41D
Crew
TEAM
45D
High-___ apartment
RISE
46D
“As ___ as I know”
FAR
47D
“The Devil Wears Prada 2” actress Lucy
LIU
49D
“Kings & Queens” singer ___ Max
AVA