7/29/20
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Place for balm or gloss
Lip
4A
Like two peas in ___: 2 wds.
A Pod
8A
Taking ___ (resting briefly): 2 wds.
A Nap
12A
Laundry stainfighter brand in a red jug
Era
13A
Willy Wonka uses one for walking
Cane
14A
Great wrath
Rage
15A
Star Trek: The Next Generation ensign played by Wil Wheaton: 2 wds.
Wesley Crusher
18A
Get ___ the swing of things
Into
19A
Spidey ___ (Marvel superhero’s intuition)
Sense
20A
What people playing musical chairs try to get
Seats
22A
Cross the threshold
Enter
26A
Country that borders Yemen
Oman
30A
Othello villain
Iago
31A
Star Trek: The Next Generation engineer played by LeVar Burton: 3 wds.
Geordi La Forge
36A
Norwegian capital that’s home to the Viking Ship Museum
Oslo
37A
Television Academy Hall of Fame inductee Arnaz
Desi
38A
___ necessary (considers essential)
Deems
40A
Lightweight wood some surfboards are made with
Balsa
45A
Required buy-ins for poker players
Antes
49A
Nasty
Mean
50A
Star Trek: The Next Generation captain played by Patrick Stewart: 2 wds. hyph.
Jean Luc Picard
54A
Beowulf or The Iliad for example
Epic
55A
Where a man would grow a soul patch
Chin
56A
Golf score that’s usually three four or five strokes
Par
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
57A
Opposite of wild
Tame
58A
Hawaiian coffee region
Kona
59A
___ Works Hard for the Money (Donna Summer hit)
She
1A
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland author ___ Carroll
Lewis
2A
Fame singer Cara
Irene
3A
Noodles in an Italian restaurant
Pasta
4A
11-point card in a blackjack
Ace
5D
Spends
Pays
6D
Second cousin ___ removed
Once
7D
Big Little Lies actress Laura
Dern
8D
Former late-night talk show host Hall
Arsenio
9D
Uh-uh
Nah
10D
What the rings of a tree indicate
Age
11D
Miles ___ gallon
Per
16D
I get that a ___
Lot
17D
Take advantage of
Use
21D
What a landscaper might plant
Sod
23D
Material for filling cracks in pavement
Tar
24D
___ foo yung (Chinese restaurant dish)
Egg
25D
Salmon ___ (orange caviar alternative)
Roe
27D
Prefix for shipman or section
Mid
28D
Alternative to stout or porter
Ale
29D
Panini rapper Lil ___ X
Nas
31D
___ Bless America
God
32D
Compass point opposite WNW: Abbr.
Ese
33D
Spanish cheer
Ole
34D
Book by Nora Roberts or Barbara Cartland
Romance
35D
Trivial lie
Fib
39D
90-minute comedy show on NBC: Abbr.
SNL
41D
NOS4A2 channel
Amc
42D
Jumps
Leaps
43D
___ Jessica Parker
Sarah
44D
Former Wimbledon champion Agassi
Andre
46D
Nip/___ (2003-2010 medical drama)
Tuck
47D
Sound-bouncing effect
Echo
48D
Sit ‘n ___ (Playskool toy)
Spin
50D
Fast airplane
Jet
51D
Group that enforces the Clean Air Act: Abbr.
EPA
52D
Prepare to shoot an arrow
Aim
53D
Somebody’s ___ good mood today!: 2 wds.
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