6/15/21
TV Tuesday
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1A
“___ your funeral!”
Its
4A
Muscly lower part of the leg
Calf
8A
Diplomatic agreement between nations
Pact
12A
“Well, what have we here!”
Oho
13A
Vicinity
Area
14A
Apatosaurus in Pixar’s “The Good Dinosaur”
Arlo
15A
“Old Town Road” rapper Lil ___ X
Nas
16A
Middle Eastern country whose primary language is Persian
Iran
17A
Laugh ___ (someone who’s really funny)
Riot
18A
Actor who plays child prodigy Sheldon Cooper on “Young Sheldon”: 2 wds.
Iain Armitage
21A
What a lock picker doesn’t have, presumably
Key
22A
“___ Given Sunday” (1999 movie)
Any
23A
“The ___ is worse than the disease”
Cure
26A
Be neither too baggy nor too tight, in terms of clothes
Fit
27A
___-inclusive resort
All
30A
Actress who played child prodigy Beth Harmon on “The Queen’s Gambit”: 2 wds., hyph.
Anya Taylorjoy
34A
Tic-tac-___
Toe
35A
French word of agreement that’s pronounced like “wee”
Oui
36A
Simplicity
Ease
37A
Zeus or Poseidon, for example
God
38A
Go down a black diamond course, say
Ski
40A
Actor who played child prodigy Malcolm on “Malcolm in the Middle”: 2 wds.
Frankie Muniz
46A
“Mona ___” (painting in the Louvre)
Lisa
47A
“Deadwood” actor Dourif
Brad
48A
Dowsing ___ (stick that can supposedly find underground water)
Rod
50A
Make more publishable, as a manuscript
Edit
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
51A
Girl who adopts Stitch, in a 2002 movie
Lilo
52A
Place to stay that’s more upscale than a motel
Inn
53A
Spots for bears to hibernate
Dens
54A
Fish that are typically long but not wide
Eels
55A
Body of water whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet
Sea
1D
Particle with a positive or negative charge
Ion
2D
Pad ___ (popular Asian dish)
Thai
3D
Slugger Sammy who played for the Cubs from 1992 to 2004
Sosa
4D
“Inception” actor Michael
Caine
5D
Impressive assortment
Array
6D
Shakespearean king whose daughters are Regan, Goneril, and Cordelia
Lear
7D
Letters from admirers: 2 wds.
Fan Mail
8D
Event with guests and a host
Party
9D
Operatic tune
Aria
10D
Target for Drano or Liquid-Plumr
Clog
11D
Reusable cloth bag
Tote
19D
Scandinavian furniture chain
Ikea
20D
“Crash ___ Me” (Dave Matthews Band song)
Into
23D
Pet that would probably not have a good time at a dog park
Cat
24D
___ Pizzeria & Grill (Chicago-style pizza chain)
Uno
25D
“The Catcher in the ___” (novel about Holden Caulfield)
Rye
26D
“Just so you know …”: Abbr.
FYI
27D
“How to Get Away With Murder” actress ___ Naomi King
Aja
28D
The “L” in the airport code “LAX”
Los
29D
Harsh cleaning chemical
Lye
31D
Stole
Took
32D
Loud enough to be heard
Audible
33D
Strap held by a jockey
Rein
37D
Pesky flying insects
Gnats
38D
Diminutive
Small
39D
Congratulations
Kudos
40D
Hightailed it
Fled
41D
Attraction at Disneyland or Six Flags
Ride
42D
N ___ “Nancy”: 2 wds.
As In
43D
Cleveland’s lake
Erie
44D
Kate Winslet movie about, and titled for, author Murdoch
Iris
45D
“The Twilight ___” (spooky series rebooted in 2019)
Zone
49D
Double-helix molecule: Abbr.
DNA