7/27/22
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
US income tax collector: Abbr.
IRS
4A
Polite form of address for a woman
Maam
8A
Competitor of Walgreens
CVS
11A
Veruca ___ (alt-rock band named for a Willy Wonka character)
Salt
13A
Tracy Turnblad’s mom in Hairspray
Edna
14D
Losing general at Appomattox
Lee
15A
Thus far: 2 wds.
As Yet
17A
Actor who starred on Sanford and Son a sitcom developed by Norman Lear (who turns 100 today): 2 wds.
Redd Foxx
19A
Eroded: 2 wds.
Ate Away
21A
Close pair
Duo
22D
Actor who starred on All in the Family a Norman Lear sitcom: 2 wds.
Carroll Connor
27A
Country that Guam is a territory of: Abbr.
USA
28A
Captain’s written record
Log
29A
Female bighorn
Ewe
30A
Inhale sharply
Gasp
33D
Flower’s propper-upper
Stem
35A
Wildcat with a short tail
Lynx
36A
___ up (totally consume)
Use
37A
I Like ___ (Eisenhower’s presidential campaign slogan)
Ike
38A
Food often sampled by visitors to Hawaii
Poi
40A
Actor who starred on The Jeffersons a Norman Lear sitcom: 2 wds.
Sherman Hemsley
46A
Gregory Hines’s dance specialty
Tap
47A
___ and the Forty Thieves: 2 wds.
Alibaba
48A
Actor who starred on Good Times a Norman Lear sitcom: 2 wds.
John Amos
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
52A
Powder for a photocopier
Toner
53D
There ___ no losers here
Are
54A
Floating vessel for a castaway
Raft
55A
Dweeb
Nerd
56A
Become a spouse
Wed
57A
Plastic mold for ice cubes
Tray
58D
Roads and avenues: Abbr.
Sts
1A
Rebecca’s husband in the Bible
Isaac
2A
Person who reveres Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie
Rasta
3A
More cunning
Slyer
4A
Actress Streep
Meryl
5A
Suffix for a lemon or lime drink
Ade
6D
Husband ___ wife
And
7D
Pooch with rabies: 2 wds.
Mad Dog
8D
Actor George who has an Oscar for Syriana
Clooney
9D
Exasperate
Vex
10D
Concern for a movie rater
Sex
12D
Rip to pieces: 2 wds.
Tear Up
16D
___ company three’s a crowd
Twos
18D
Enjoyment
Fun
20D
US state closest to Russia
Alaska
23D
Grand ___ Opry
Ole
24D
Force to take action
Compel
25D
She has a mind of her ___
Own
26D
Former NFL coach ___ Ryan
Rex
30D
Van Sant who directed Good Will Hunting
Gus
31D
Debris in the bowl of a pipe
Ash
32D
Was really angry
Seethed
34D
Low card in a royal flush
Ten
35D
Portugal’s capital
Lisbon
37D
Bestow as life lessons
Impart
39D
Fail to mention
Omit
41D
Presided over
Ran
42D
Beat a ___ retreat (skedaddle)
Hasty
43D
Sections of a highway
Lanes
44D
Pulitzer-winning film critic Roger
Ebert
45D
Gridiron gains
Yards
48D
Mouth bone
Jaw
49D
Homophone of oar
Ore
50D
Month when spring begins in the Northern Hemisphere: Abbr.
Mar
51D
Diary ___ Wimpy Kid: 2 wds.
Of A
22D — SHOULD BE 22A —CARROLL OCONNOR