6/1/21
TV Tuesday
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1A
Workers’ ___ (money for someone who was injured on the job, for short)
Comp
5A
Kid who might watch “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood”
Tot
8A
Classic sitcom about wartime surgeons
Mash
12A
Company with Ektorp sofas and Malm beds
Ikea
13A
Hem and ___ (put off making a decision)
Haw
14A
Orchestral reed instrument
Oboe
15A
“High School Musical” actress who’s a panelist on “The Masked Dancer”: 2 wds.
Ashley Tisdale
18A
State tree of Massachusetts
Elm
19A
Deer that’s not a buck
Doe
20A
Take a cleansing breath
Inhale
23A
Texas city that’s home to the Cowboys
Dallas
27A
With 35-Across, “Straight Up” singer who’s a panelist on “The Masked Dancer”
Paula
28A
Relative of a caribou
Elk
29A
Abbreviation found at the end of many official corporate names
Inc
30A
Brand name of Wile E. Coyote’s gadgets
Acme
31A
Enemy
Foe
32A
“Veep” actress Chlumsky
Anna
33A
“Shameless” cable channel, in TV listings
Sho
34A
“___ in Black” (sci-fi movie franchise)
Men
35A
See 27-Across
Abdul
36A
Dishonorable, as an affair
Sordid
38A
Marked down in price: 2 wds.
Onsale
39A
Rogue ___ (Star Wars movie starring Felicity Jones)
One
40A
Numbered Road: Abbr.
Rte
41A
“The Office” actor who’s the host of “The Masked Dancer”: 2 wds.
Craig Robinson
48A
Kendrick Lamar album that was the top-selling album of 2017
Damn
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
49A
Shapiro who cohosts NPR’s “All Things Considered”
Ari
50A
Coke, for one
Cola
51A
Take a healthy-szed gulp of
Swig
52A
“___ my people go” (phrase in Exodus)
Let
53A
Small whirlpool
Eddy
1D
Government group that runs the information Operations Center: Abbr.
CIA
2D
Allows
Oks
3D
“That’s fine, I guess”
Meh
4D
Light-colored beer with a rhyming name: 2 wds.
Paleale
5D
“Parsley, sage, rosemary, and ___”
Thyme
6D
Grain used in nondairy milk
Oat
7D
Move absentmindedly, as your thumbs
Twiddle
8D
Role ___ (person to emulate)
Model
9D
Attorneys’ organization: Abbr.
ABA
10D
Pine-___ (cleaning brand)
Sol
11D
“Tee-____” (giggly sound)
Hee
16D
Jazz legend Fitzgerald
Ella
17D
Relax in a Jacuzzi
Soak
20D
“No bid,” when playing bridge: 2 wds.
I Pass
21D
Chip often covered in melted cheese
Nacho
22D
Comedy
Humor
24D
“Blue Bayou” singer Ronstadt
Linda
25D
Formally cancel, as a recent marriage
Annul
26D
Beaufort ___ (how hurricane winds are measured)
Scale
28D
Cosmically long time
Eon
31D
The “F” in “FDIC” and “FEMA”
Federal
32D
It spoils a perfect attendane record
Absence
34D
“The Mandalorian” actress ___-Na Wen
Ming
35D
Prefix for “climax” or “perspirant”
Anti
37D
“Nothing ___!” (“Forget about it!”)
Doing
38D
Gum brand named after the movement of a planet
Orbit
41D
Recordings that can be “ripped” or “burned”: Abbr.
CDs
42D
Not cooked
Raw
43D
“_____ wrong?”: 2 wds.
Am I
44D
Mineral that’s processed to extract metal
Ore
45D
Lawn starter that comes in rolls
Sod
46D
“This ___ House” (PBS show)
Old
47D
Vote from a nonsupporter
Nay