6/10/20
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Papa
Dad
4A
It might be equal to 20% of the bill
Tip
7A
Girl from Scotland
Lass
11A
Group of 13 oil-producing nations: Abbr.
OPEC
13A
What hail and sleet consist of
Ice
14A
Cookie that’s sometimes deep-fried at county fairs
Oreo
15A
Big actor who played Ray Peterson in 50-Across: 2 wds.
Tom Hanks
17A
Country whose capital is Muscat
Oman
18A
Movie like Scary Movie or Superhero Movie
Spoof
19A
Go ___ on a tangent
Off
21A
___ McLovin (Superbad quote): 2 wds.
I am
23A
Member of a Jamaican religious group
Rasta
27A
Star Wars actress who played Carol Peterson in 50-Across: 2 wds.
Carrie Fisher
31A
Part of a circle’s circumference
Arc
32A
Just a heads-up …: Abbr.
FYI
33A
Squeal of fright
Eek
34A
Stand by Me actor who played the Petersons’ neighbor Ricky Butler in 50-Across: 2 wds.
Corey Feldman
39A
Movie sequence
Scene
40A
It’s the dawn of a new ___
Era
41A
Ingested
Ate
43A
Rolling Stones hit whose last line is We can’t say we never tried
Angie
47A
Food to a cowhand
Grub
50A
1989 comedy film in which the Petersons suspect their neighbors are killers: 2 wds.
The Burbs
53A
The Lion King actor James ___ Jones
Earl
54A
Cape ___ (Massachusetts tourist area)
Cod
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
55A
It’s Hard Out Here for a ___ (song from the Hustle & Flow soundtrack)
Pimp
56A
Gaze at lewdly
Ogle
57A
___ dead Jim (Star Trek line)
Hes
58A
Gangnam Style rapper
Psy
1D
Pixels basically
Dots
2D
Per person informally: 2 wds.
A Pop
3D
How-to video for example
Demo
4D
Cat on a Hot ___ Roof
Tin
5D
Ugh how gross!
Ick
6D
Currency that says Banco de México on it
Peso
7D
Exfoliating scrubbers
Loofas
8D
Go ahead twist my ___!
Arm
9D
Word that precedes horse or shore
Sea
10D
Like father like ___
Son
12D
Church singing group that might be in a loft
Choir
16D
Way in the distance
Afar
20D
Day considered unlucky when it’s the 13th: Abbr.
Fri
22D
Irritate
Annoy
24D
___ Stadium (former home of the New York Mets)
Shea
25D
Person between childhood and adulthood
Teen
26D
Noah’s watercraft
Ark
27D
Reptile with a pointier snout than an alligator for short
Croc
28D
Farm measure
Acre
29D
Keep your ___ on the ball
Eye
30D
Mani-pedi tool
File
31D
Room-cooling appliances: Abbr.
Acs
35D
Make possible
Enable
36D
You haven’t seen anything ___!
Yet
37D
Lackluster
Drab
38D
Macho way of saying Don’t be a wimp: 2 wds.
Man Up
42D
___ A Sketch (drawing toy)
Etch
44D
What weightlifting gloves help with
Grip
45D
Some early PCs: Abbr.
IBMs
46D
Award with an Outstanding Team category
Espy
47D
Nat ___ Wild (TV channel that airs Animal Fight Night)
Geo
48D
Cleaning cloth
Rag
49D
Web browser entry: Abbr.
URL
51D
Hand tool for shaping soil
Hoe
52D
They run newspapers and magazines: Abbr.
Eds