3/22/23
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
___ and gown (graduating senior’s outfit)
Cap
4A
Hissed attention-getting sound
Psst
8A
___ Crackle and Pop (Rice Krispies mascots)
Snap
12A
Address that includes dots and slashes: Abbr.
URL
13A
Reverberating sound
Echo
14A
___ of Duty (video game franchise)
Call
15A
Digit often uncovered in a sandal
Toe
16A
Fly high in the sky
Soar
17A
___ Murders in the Building
Only
18A
1977 top 10 hit by Aerosmith that was later covered by Run-DMC: 3 wds.
Walk This Way
21A
Type of sauce used in teriyaki
Soy
22A
___-inclusive resort
All
23A
Prepare for the future
Plan
25A
Pattern on a soldier’s gear for short
Camo
27A
When the chips ___ down …
Are
30A
1989 top 10 hit by Aerosmith that won the band its first Grammy: 4 wds.
Janies Got a Gun
33A
Rank for some police officers: Abbr.
SGT
34A
Ceases to live
Dies
35A
Talking horse of 1960s TV: 2 wds. abbr.
Mred
36A
Having very low lighting
Dim
37A
Caviar basically
Roe
38A
1990 top 10 hit by Aerosmith that’s a power ballad: 3 wds.
What It Takes
43A
Large mammal on California’s flag
Bear
44A
Mad as ___ hen: 2 wds.
A Wet
45A
Veterans ___ (November 11)
Day
47A
Demolish like a run-down building
Raze
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
48A
Prefix with van or series
Mini
49A
Cheer that’s heard by a toreador
Ole
50A
They’re mined then refined
Ores
51A
___ the Night (Netflix drama)
Into
52A
Brooklyn-based NBA player
Net
1D
___ corners (skimp on costs)
Cut
2D
Get your ducks in ___: 2 wds.
A Row
3D
Friendly and likable
Pleasant
4D
Hard to shoo away like an annoying fly
Pesky
5D
Person from Edinburgh for example
Scot
6D
Iranian ruler who was deposed by Khomeini
Shah
7D
Singer of the 2021 album Ocean to Ocean: 2 wds.
Toriamos
8D
Angry facial expression
Scowl
9D
Alternative nickname to granny
Nana
10D
Supportive friend
Ally
11D
Two-___ toilet paper
Ply
19D
Actress Anderson of WKRP in Cincinnati
Loni
20D
Opening in a piggy bank
Slot
23D
Kid’s sleeping attire for short
PJs
24D
Fall behind
Lag
25D
Former forensics show set in Florida: 2 wds.
CSI Miami
26D
A bouncer might want to see ID to confirm it
Age
27D
Came to a consensus about: 2 wds.
Agreed On
28D
Young friend of Katniss in The Hunger Games
Rue
29D
This is the ___ of the road
End
31D
Remove unnecessary words from a sentence for example
Edit
32D
Run ___ (go on a rampage)
Amok
36D
Has the courage to try
Dares
37D
Number of comments vs. number of likes and retweets on Twitter
Ratio
38D
___ your heart on your sleeve
Wear
39D
Put through the gauntlet as potential frat members
Haze
40D
Person who was born at about the same time as their sibling
Twin
41D
Shelter for a camper
Tent
42D
Event where customers enjoy savings
Sale
43D
Do you even lift ___? (bodybuilder’s mocking comment)
Bro
46D
Until now
Yet