3/17/21
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Drink slowly
Sip
4A
Well-suited
Apt
7A
“___ got no beef with you”
Ive
10A
Financial advisor’s long-term suggestion, often: Abbr.
Ira
11A
Only three-letter sign of the zodiac
Leo
12A
Morning moisture on leaves and grass
Dew
13A
“Pretty Woman” actor who played defense attorney Martin Vail in the 1996 movie “Primal Fear”: 2 wds.
Richard Gere
16A
Two-___ fastball (type of baseball pitch)
Seam
17A
Not alive
Dead
18A
Chunk of lawn that gets planted in a yard
Sod
20A
Cuts out, as coupons
Clips
23A
Fishing vessel
Boat
26A
“Funny you should ___ …”
Ask
28A
Bill and ___ (whisper romantically)
Coo
29A
“Fight Club” actor who played altar boy Aaron Stampler in “Primal Fear”: 2 wds.
Edward Norton
32A
US espionage organization: Abbr.
CIA
33A
Small battery size
AAA
34A
Snakes seen in “Raiders of the Lost Ark”
Asps
35A
Scratched, as the outside of a car
Keyed
37A
Receptionist on “The Office”
Pam
39A
___ life by the throat (lead an active life)
Grab
41A
What a tiny hole in a roof can cause
Leak
44A
“Love Actually” actress who played prosecutor Janet Venable in “Primal Fear”: 2 wds.
Laura Linney
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
47A
Naughty kid
Imp
48A
Samantha who was the all-time longest-serving “Daily Show” correspondent
Bee
49A
“Dr.” of music
Dre
50A
___ neutrality (online concern)
Net
51A
___ Bernardino, California
San
52A
Yang’s opposite, in Chinese philosophy
Yin
1D
Title for a knight of the Round Table
Sir
2D
Flower that’s an iPhone assistant spelled backward
Iris
3D
Walk back and forth anxiously
Pace
4D
Where an 1836 battle took place in Texas
Alamo
5D
Revolutions ___ minute
Per
6D
Mary Lincoln’s maiden name
Todd
7D
Standard of perfection
Ideal
8D
Jury decisions
Verdicts
9D
Female sheep
Ewe
14D
“___ mañana!” (“See you tomorrow,” in Mexico)
Hasta
15D
Type of lizard in Geico ads
Gecko
19D
Baby’s first word, often (when it isn’t “mama”)
Dada
21D
___ deck (ship section)
Poop
22D
“My Three ___” (1960-1972 sitcom)
Sons
23D
Singer whose albums include “Odelay” and “Midnite Vultures”
Beck
24D
“Garfield” dog
Odie
25D
Match not played on home turf: 2 wds.
Away Game
27D
“___, crackle, pop!” (Rice Krispies sounds)
Snap
30D
Storm-tracking device
Radar
31D
Inexpensive noodles often eaten by college students
Ramen
36D
What active volcanoes occasionally do
Erupt
38D
Creature from somewhere other than Earth
Alien
40D
Nickname for singer Streisand
Babs
42D
“Honey, I’m Good” singer Grammer
Andy
43D
“Felicity” and “The Americans” star Russell
Keri
44D
Broadway’s ___-Manuel Miranda
Lin
45D
Actress DeLaria who has a voice role in “Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts”
Lea
46D
Have a ___ for (crave)
Yen