3/20/19
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
George Michael’s band in the 1980s
Wham
5A
Large heavy brass instrument
Tuba
9A
The ___ Four (nickname for the Beatles)
Fab
12A
Band whose only US #1 hit is 1976’s Dancing Queen
ABBA
13A
A long way off
Afar
14A
Positive response in a wedding ceremony: 2 wds.
I Do
15A
Ranch setting for Dallas
South Fork
17A
Boy in Scotland
Lad
18A
Skin designs that can be removed with lasers for short
Tats
19A
Award for a TV show or star
Emmy
20A
Symbols on a music staff
Notes
23A
Slowness when downloading
Lag
25A
Member of the British nobility
Earl
26A
Company that was the focus of Dallas: 2 wds.
Ewing Oil
31A
Moo ___ chicken (Chinese menu choice)
Shu
32A
Word that can precede bank or pressure
Blood
33A
___ only as directed
Use
34A
First name of Linda Gray’s character on Dallas: 2 wds.
Sue Ellen
36A
Cactus ___ (state bird of Arizona)
Wren
37A
Did I catch you ___ bad time?: 2 wds.
At A
38A
Goes up
Rises
39A
It’s left after a wound heals
Scar
42A
Vicious
Mean
44A
Love Is a Battlefield singer Benatar
Pat
45A
Famous Dallas cliff-hanger: 3 wds.
Who Shot Jr.
50A
Not that long ___ (relatively recently)
Ago
51A
___ the Magazine (periodical for older people)
AARP
52A
Orderly
Neat
53A
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band from Athens Georgia
Rem
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Country singer Campbell
Glen
55A
Alice in Wonderland actress Hathaway
Anne
1D
That’s what I ___ thinking
Was
2D
Cable channel that airs The Deuce
HBO
3D
___ Dhabi (United Arab Emirates city)
Abu
4D
Company that owns Barbie and Hot Wheels
Mattel
5D
President between Roosevelt and Wilson
Taft
6D
Strange lights in the sky perhaps: Abbr.
UFOs
7D
___ Rescue (reality show on the Paramount Network)
Bar
8D
Boat that survived the biblical flood
Ark
9D
Motion picture
Film
10D
House Intelligence Committee chair Schiff
Adam
11D
Over my dead ___!
Body
16D
Is afflicted with like the flu
Has
19D
I’ve got ___ on my face! (So embarrassed!)
Egg
20D
The Untouchables hero Eliot ___
Ness
21D
Hawaiian island where Bruno Mars was born
Oahu
22D
Factual
TRUE
23D
Simba or Mufasa for example
Lion
24D
English equivalent of the French word et or the Spanish y
And
26D
Forensic scientist on Lucifer played by Aimee Garcia
Ella
27D
Great distress
Woe
28D
Not theirs
Ours
29D
Ooh may ___? (Let me have a look): 2 wds.
I See
30D
Eyeglasses part that may get scratched
Lens
32D
Initials for a toasted sandwich
BLT
35D
Where you insert an Apple AirPod
Ear
36D
Stranger Things star Ryder
Winona
38D
Word shouted while shaking pom-poms
Rah
39D
Train before an MMA bout
Spar
40D
Tweety was kept in one in cartoons
Cage
41D
Tiny particle that can be split
Atom
42D
No ___ Mr. Nice Guy!
More
43D
Channel that announces sports results
ESPN
45D
Dog’s tail movement
Wag
46D
Actor Holbrook
Hal
47D
Five doubled
Ten
48D
One of Greg Peter and Bobby Brady’s stepsisters
Jan
49D
MapQuest might suggest one: Abbr.
Rte