3/15/17
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Traffic ____ (problem for commuters)
Jam
4A
Sunscreen bottle letters
SPF
7A
What a Manx cat lacks that most cats have
Tail
11A
Victorian ___ (period in English history)
Era
12A
Boxer Laila
Ali
13A
Merely
Only
14A
Metallic element that’s part of bronze and pewter
Tin
15A
Mechanic’s oil-covered cloth
Rag
16A
MacLauchlan of the upcoming “Twin Peaks” series
Kyle
17A
Repetitively titled 1983 Paul McCartney / Michael Jackson hit: 3 wds.
Say Say Say
20A
THIS ____ UP (words on a crate)
End
21A
Up to the present: 2 wds.
So Far
25A
North ____ (Santa’s home)
Pole
28A
Sharp ____ tack: 2 wds.
As A
30A
Actor Wallach who died in 2014
Eli
31A
Respectively titled 1966 Hollies hit: 3 wds.
Stop Stop Stop
34A
“One Day ____ Time” (2017 Netflix sitcom): 2 wds.
At A
35A
“Love ____ Madly” (song by the Doors)
Her
36A
Whole-grain ____ (first ingredient in Cheerios)
Oats
37A
He called the Lone Ranger “kemo sabe”
Tonto
39A
Legolas is one in “The Lord of the Rings”
Elf
41A
Repetitively titled 1987 Buster Poindexter
Hot Hot Hot
46A
Mexico’s unit of currency
Peso
49A
Affirmative response
Yes
50A
“What did ___ to deserve this?”: 2 wds.
I Do
51A
Eggs ___ easy
Over
52A
“Call Me Maybe” singer Carly ___ Jepsen
Rae
53A
Persona ___ grata (unwelcome person)
Non
54D
What “P” means to a chess player
Pawn
55D
Craigslist and eBay postings
Ads
56D
Make an attempt
Try
1D
Boeing 767s and 777s, for example
Jets
2D
Song for Luciano Pavarotti
Aria
3D
“____ happy returns!”
Many
4D
See-through kitchen wrap brand
Saran
5D
Fun meet-up for young children
Play Date
6D
Fruits used in “Newton” cookies
Figs
7D
Biggest city in Japan
Tokyo
8D
Win at ___ cost
Any
9D
Unwell
Ill
10D
Harsh cleaning chemical
Lye
18D
Flow slowly
Seep
19D
Initials meaning “Immediately!”
ASAP
22D
Cheese in a Greek salad
Feta
23D
“Little things mean ____”: 2 wds.
A lot
24D
____ of (swindles)
Rips
25D
Exam for a 10th- or 11th-grader: Abbr.
PSAT
26D
Man’s name that reads the same forward and backward
Otto
27D
A car buyer might get one from a bank
Loan
29D
Poor loser
Sore Head
32D
“Scram!”
Shoo
33D
___ drink (soda)
Soft
38D
“Every Rose Has Its ____” (#1 hit for Poison)
Thorn
40D
Gets defeated
Loses
42D
Banks who created “America’s Next Top Model”
Tyra
43D
Helpful ____ (tip that’s useful)
Hint
44D
Skunk’s defense
Odor
45D
Spurs point guard Parker
Tony
46D
Katy Perry’s music genre
Pop
47D
Peron who was First Lady of Argentina
Eva
48D
Do some needlework
Sew
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