6/16/19
People Sunday
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1A
What you leave in a jar next to a cash register, sometimes
Tip
4A
Head movement that means “yes”
Nod
7A
Low areas where orchestras play
Pits
11A
Unnecessary fuss
Ado
12A
Cartel that controls over 80% of the world’s proven oil reserves: Abbr.
OPEC
14A
1980s band named for a continent
Asia
15A
___-ball (young kids’ version of baseball)
Tee
16A
Big, exuberant gala
Bash
17A
What a motorcycle daredevil drives up
Ramp
18A
“A Star Is Born” actor with a distinctive mustache: 2 wds.
Sam Elliott
21A
Rocker Claypool who sings the “South Park” theme song
Les
22A
Watercraft whose name comes from the Inuit word “qayaq”
Kayak
25A
Reverses back from the beach
Ebbs
28A
Cast a spell upon
Hex
29A
Word that can go after “punching” or “sleeping”
Bag
31A
Fox News correspondent-at-large with a distinctive mustache: 2 wds.
Geraldo Rivera
35A
“My goodness!”
Gee
36A
Author Fleming who created James Bond
Ian
37A
Hidden immunity ___ (“Survivor” item)
Idol
38A
Parts of flowers that a florist might trim
Stems
40A
“___ Loves You” (Beatles song)
She
42A
“Hairspray” director/screenwriter with a distinctive mustache: 2 wds.
John Waters
47A
Blanchett who played Galadriel in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy
Cate
50A
Easy on the ___ (attractive)
Eyes
51A
Pigeon’s sound
Coo
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
52A
The “D” in “DJ”
Disc
53A
Minor argument
Spat
54A
First name of the hero of the 2018 movie “Solo”
Han
55A
Wooden support for a bed’s box spring
Slat
56A
Lacking moisture
Dry
57A
Has way too much: Abbr.
Ods
1D
Examples of personal “ink,” for short
Tats
2D
Mental conception
Idea
3D
Product of Browning, Frost, or Sandburg
Poem
4D
Four ___ Truths (basic doctrines of Buddhism)
Noble
5D
October birthstones
Opals
6D
“The Daily Show” correspondent Lydic
Desi
7D
Celebration for a birthday, perhaps
Party
8D
“This ___ recording”: 2 wds.
Is A
9D
White Sox shortstop Anderson
Tim
10D
Gullible sort of person
Sap
13D
Necklace that’s tight around the neck
Choker
19D
Anna’s sister in “Frozen”
Elsa
20D
Move from the runway to the gate
Taxi
23D
First name of Danny Pudi’s character on “Community”
Abed
24D
Brand of corn syrup
Karo
25D
It might be served hard-boiled
Egg
26D
The birds and the ___
Bees
27D
Novelist ___ Easton Ellis
Bret
28D
Affectionate term much like “sweetie”
Hon
30D
Actress Gadot of the DC and “Fast and Furious” franchises
Gal
32D
Car that often includes a TV and a bar
Limo
33D
They’re a little longer than hyphens
Dashes
34D
___ Cong (military group of the 1960s and 1970s)
Viet
39D
Force out, as a Blu-ray disc
Eject
40D
Take an oath
Swear
41D
Overly quick, as an inspection
Hasty
43D
Big Apple law enforcement group: Abbr.
NYPD
44D
Rebounded sound
Echo
45D
Rocky ___ (ice cream flavor)
Road
46D
“___ of Anarchy” (2008-2014 FX series)
Sons
47D
Circular audio recordings: Abbr.
CDs
48D
Experience poor health
Ail
49D
Luggage-screening group: Abbr.
TSA