3/22/17
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Like a 10-watt lightbulb
Dim
4A
“Well, that _____ unexpected”
Was
7A
Read, as a bar code
Scan
11A
Vow made at the altar: 2 wds.
I Do
12A
Ramada ____ (hotel chain)
Inn
13A
Island where about two thirds of Hawaiians live
Oahu
14A
Become baggy
Sag
15A
“Bill ____ the science Guy”
Nye
16A
Actor Alda or Arkin
Alan
17A
Rock-and-roll legend and singer of “Roll Over Beethoven,” who died on 3/18/17: 2 wds.
Chuck Berry
20A
Han played by Harrison Ford
Solo
21A
Unrefined metal from rocks
Ore
22A
“___ Love You” (Beatles song): 2 wds.
Psi
25A
Stop sign’s main color
Red
27A
“There, there”: 2 wds.
Its Ok
29A
Song by 17-Across about a boy who “could play a guitar just like a-ringin’ a bell”: 3 wds.
Johnny B Goode
33A
Rub clean, as a whiteboard
Erase
34A
____-Man (Marvel hero played by Paul Rudd)
Ant
35A
Sound effect similar to “Pow!”
Bam
36A
Damage slightly
Mar
38A
It contains protons and electrons
Atom
42A
Song by 17-Across in which he asks a girl, “Why can’t you be true?”
Maybellene
45A
Baldwin who hosts “Match Game”
Alec
47A
Tool for chopping kindling
Axe
48A
Broadcast on TV
Air
49A
“Spare” item in a trunk
Tire
50A
Playground game where kids yell “You’re it!”
Tag
51A
Scheider of “Jaws”
Roy
52A
Shambles
Mess
53A
Music genre derived from punk
Emo
54A
NBC sketch show with Sasheer Zamata: Abbr.
SNL
1D
Checkers and hockey pucks, for example
Discs
2D
Its capital is Boise
Idaho
3D
Prominent business leader
Mogul
4D
Flirty signal made with an eye
Wink
5D
“Is ___ home?” (question after knocking on the door)
Anybody
6D
Scornful expression
Sneer
7D
Fly high, like an eagle
Soar
8D
Caribbean music style
Calypso
9D
Pop band with the 1985 hit “Take on Me”: Hyph.
Aha
10D
Teacher at a Catholic school, sometimes
Nun
18D
Toe problems caused by poorly fitting shoes
Corns
19D
Rule over a kingdom
Reign
23D
Lawn sold in sections
Sod
24D
President Eisenhower’s nickname
Ike
26D
The Joker, to Batman
Enemy
28D
Final tally
Total
29D
Former Florida governor Bush
Jeb
30D
British pop star Rita ___
Ora
31D
Tools for pounding nails
Hammers
32D
Test taken by an aspiring lawyer: 2 wds.
Bar Exam
37D
Decrease in intensity
Abate
39D
Eye drops
Tears
40D
____ rings (deep-fried side dish)
Onion
41D
Streep with 20 Oscar nominations
Meryl
43D
Playing cards with A’s on them
Aces
44D
Brand of toy building bricks
Lego
45D
“Fast cash” device: Abbr.
ATM
46D
Commit perjury
Lie
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