3/1/23
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Chowed down
Ate
4A
Lingerie item that may have an underwire
Bra
7A
I won’t ___ you down!
Let
10A
___ bod (middle-aged man’s untoned figure)
Dad
11A
NFL athlete from Los Angeles
Ram
12A
Singer Rita who was featured on Iggy Azalea’s Black Widow
Ora
13A
Actor who played drunken millionaire Arthur Bach in the 1981 romantic comedy Arthur: 2 wds.
Dudley Moore
16A
Newspaper section covering fashion
Style
17A
Not scheduled to work
Off
18A
YouTube video interruptions
Ads
20A
Homophone of tax
Tacks
24A
Part of town where you’d find Skid Row
Slum
27A
Severe anguish
Woe
29A
Need medication probably
Ail
30A
Actress who played love interest Linda Marolla in Arthur: 2 wds.
Liza Minnelli
33A
Nail polish brand with a Power of Hue collection
Opi
34A
Professional organization whose website has a DoctorFinder tool: Abbr.
Ama
35A
Very much: 2 wds.
A lot
36A
Needless ___ … (Obviously …)
To Say
38A
Rapper with the 2022 album King’s Disease III
Nas
40A
Sweetie in modern slang
Bae
42A
Renter’s document
Lease
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
46A
Actor who won an Oscar playing Arthur’s valet Hobson in Arthur: 2 wds.
John Gielgud
49A
What some people might mistake a weather balloon for: Abbr.
UFO
50A
www.senate.___ (legislative URL)
Gov
51A
Association: Abbr.
Org
52A
La Brea ___ Pits (California site with Ice Age fossils)
Tar
53A
Take to court
Sue
54A
I hadn’t realized that!
Gee
1D
Uses a spreadsheet’s SUM command
Adds
2D
Tightly strung
Taut
3D
Miniature whirlpool
Eddy
4D
Raise like horses or dogs
Breed
5D
Beam of sunshine
Ray
6D
Bullets for example
Ammo
7D
Natural sponge in a bathtub
Loofa
8D
Goof up
Err
9D
___ kwon do (Summer Olympics event)
Tae
14D
Peruvian pack animal
Llama
15D
Habitually
Often
19D
Sink or ___
Swim
21D
Last ___ (announcement at a bar)
Call
22D
Metric weight for short
Kilo
23D
Long thin cut
Slit
24D
Mail ___ (place to drop an envelope)
Slot
25D
Fat removal procedure for short
Lipo
26D
Israeli soldiers’ weapons
Uzis
28D
Chestnuts roasting ___ open fire …: 2 wds.
On An
31D
Ancient citizen of the Yucatán
Mayan
32D
Drawing pad holder
Easel
37D
Hate with a passion
Abhor
39D
Alternative to Motrin and Advil
Aleve
41D
They might be poached or soft-boiled
Eggs
43D
Bug-eyed with excitement
Agog
44D
Confident
Sure
45D
___ of Tomorrow (2014 Cruise/Blunt sci-fi movie)
Edge
46D
Stick out like a cliff
Jut
47D
On the horns ___ dilemma: 2 wds.
Of A
48D
Paper with a promise to repay
Iou