6/21/23
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
TV network with a peacock logo
NBC
4A
Fore and ___ (at both ends of a boat)
Aft
7A
Whiny obnoxious child
Brat
11A
Pecan pie ___ mode: 2 wds.
Ala
12A
Completely out of juice as a battery
Dead
14A
Mar-a-___ (Trump’s Florida property)
Lago
15A
R&B singer whose real name is Gabriella Wilson
Her
16A
Stubborn as a ___
Mule
17A
Ending word of a prayer
Amen
18A
Actor/singer who played the heartthrob oldest son on 1970s musical sitcom The Partridge Family: 2 wds.
David Cassidy
21A
Tub in which to stomp grapes
Vat
22A
Opponent
Foe
23A
Antioxidant-filled berry
Acai
25A
Had a negative balance financially
Owed
27A
Cash ___ (former game show filmed inside a moving vehicle)
Cab
30A
Actor who played the wisecracking middle child on The Partridge Family: 2 wds.
Danny Bonaduce
33A
They may include memorable slogans
Ads
34A
Raises a question
Asks
35A
Actress Pataky of the 2022 movie Poker Face
Elsa
36A
1990s R&B group that included Lisa Left Eye Lopes
TLC
37A
___ Max: Fury Road
Mad
38A
Actress/singer who played the mom on The Partridge Family: 2 wds.
Shirley Jones
44A
Tramp’s love in a Disney classic
Lady
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
45A
Noble gas that’s used in lighting
Neon
46A
Grassy surface
Sod
48A
Misfortunes
Ills
49A
Simplicity
Ease
50A
___ Baba (woodcutter in a folk story)
Ali
51A
Person who writes rhymes
Poet
52A
Lana Del ___
Rey
53A
Person who carries a gun and handcuffs
Cop
1D
Slangy denial
Nah
2D
Ran as fabric dyes
Bled
3D
Camel convoys
Caravans
4D
___ defeat (acknowledge that you’ve been beaten)
Admit
5D
Fight between clans
Feud
6D
Soft mineral in some powders
Talc
7D
Nonchalant
Blase
8D
Malek of the upcoming movie Oppenheimer
Rami
9D
Elderly
Aged
10D
Ansel Elgort’s role in 2021’s West Side Story
Tony
13D
Overwhelms with loud noise
Deafens
19D
Conceited
Vain
20D
Beverage that’s also called pop
Soda
23D
Title for a lawyer who’s junior to a chief prosecutor: Abbr.
Ada
24D
Dishonorable guy
Cad
25D
Lewd
Obscene
26D
Chinese cooking vessel
Wok
27D
No-outlet street: Hyph.
Culdesac
28D
House coolers: Abbr.
Acs
29D
Well I’ll ___ monkey’s uncle!: 2 wds.
Be A
31D
Pronoun that’s much used in the South
Yall
32D
College head
Dean
36D
Private meeting between lovers
Tryst
37D
___-back guarantee
Money
38D
Piece of lingerie worn under a dress
Slip
39D
Headwear for an angel costume
Halo
40D
Like someone sitting around and doing nothing
Idle
41D
Time it takes for Earth to circle the sun
Year
42D
Feliz Navidad singer Feliciano
Jose
43D
Musical performance for one person
Solo
47D
French ___ (type of sandwich)
Dip