6/3/26
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Navigator’s document
MAP
4A
Urban haze
SMOG
8A
Goodyear product
TIRE
12A
Completely
ALL
13A
Overhanging part of a roof
EAVE
14A
Odd sightings in Roswell, New Mexico: Abbr.
UFOS
15A
One of five on a foot
TOE
16A
Marvel Comics group: Hyph.
X-MEN
17A
“___, crackle, pop”
SNAP
18A
1999 #1 hit for Mariah Carey whose title is a 12-letter word
HEARTBREAKER
21A
Land of the Stars and Stripes: Abbr.
USA
22A
Ascend
RISE
23A
Things under exhausted eyes
BAGS
26A
Contractor’s proposed price
BID
27A
Calendar square
DAY
30A
2006 #1 hit for Beyoncé whose title is a 13-letter word
IRREPLACEABLE
34A
Golf ball support
TEE
35A
“Pardon ___ dust”
OUR
36A
Top-of-the-line
BEST
37A
Countess’s husband
EARL
39A
Burgle
ROB
41A
1991 #1 hit for EMF whose title is a 12-letter word
UNBELIEVABLE
46A
Catch sight of
ESPY
47A
Clearasil treats it
ACNE
48A
“___ Morgan, M.D.” (comic strip about a doctor)
REX
49A
Hive dwellers
BEES
50A
“I’ve ___ waiting for this!”
BEEN
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
51A
“___ had enough of this!”
I’VE
52A
Bikini parts
BRAS
53A
Evergreens with red berries
YEWS
54A
“___ the Damn Season” (Taylor Swift song)
‘TIS
1D
School course that involves numbers
MATH
2D
___ vera
ALOE
3D
Urgent request
PLEA
4D
Sends some racy selfies
SEXTS
5D
Black ___ (the Bride’s snaky nickname in “Kill Bill”)
MAMBA
6D
Head ___ heels
OVER
7D
Not brand-name, like a prescription
GENERIC
8D
Elephants and walruses have them
TUSKS
9D
In case it’s called for: 3 wds.
IFNEEDBE
10D
Lion’s warning sound
ROAR
11D
Ability the main character of “The Mentalist” formerly claimed to have: Abbr.
ESP
19D
Sneaky plan
RUSE
20D
Assistant
AIDE
23D
Took the bait
BIT
24D
“What ___ you so afraid of?”
ARE
25D
Small, round legume: 2 wds.
GREENPEA
26D
Word that can follow “snack” or “space”
BAR
28D
Sharpton and Yankovic, for two
ALS
29D
Nevertheless
YET
31D
Small hole that sweat comes out of
PORE
32D
Soothing bedtime song
LULLABY
33D
“Fernando” band
ABBA
38D
Huge, gaping gulf
ABYSS
39D
Keep going, as a magazine subscription
RENEW
40D
Appliances for roasting and baking
OVENS
41D
Authorized ___ (person named on a credit card account)
USER
42D
Slushy drink brand
ICEE
43D
Londoner or Liverpudlian, for example
BRIT
44D
Zachary who voiced Flynn Rider in “Tangled”
LEVI
45D
People who were formerly a couple
EXES
46D
Outward flow
EBB