3/23/21
TV Tuesday
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1A
Bird that catches and eats mice
Owl
4A
Former “Saturday Night Live” comedian Schneider
Rob
7A
Really huge
Vast
11A
Watered down, like coffee or tea
Weak
13A
___ Miss (Southern university, for short)
Ole
14A
Musk who supported Kanye West’s presidential campaign
Elon
15A
___ A Sketch (National Toy Hall of Fame inductee)
Etch
16A
Sound from an animal that’s being sheared
Baa
17A
“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s ___”
Nest
18A
“The Big Bang Theory” actress who plays Cassie on HBO Max’s “The Flight Attendant”: 2 wds.
Kaley Cuoco
21A
Child
Kid
22A
Sound meaning “Let me consider that …”
Hmm
23A
With 35-Across, “Fearless” actress who plays Cassie’s coworker Megan on “The Flight Attendant”
Rosie
26A
“There’s got to ___ better way!”: 2 wds.
Be A
27A
20% for a waiter, perhaps
Tip
30A
Reveals to be gay
Outs
31A
Vehicle that can follow “shuttle” or “school”
Bus
32A
James Franco’s acting brother
Dave
33A
Take a stab at
Try
34A
Outraged
Mad
35A
See 23-Across
Perez
36A
Big container for self-serve coffee
Urn
37A
“Rumor ___ it …”
Has
38A
“Girls” actress who plays Cassie’s friend Annie on “The Flight Attendant”: 2 wds.
Zosia Mamet
42A
See-through material used in sports jerseys
Mesh
43A
Brief period of slumber
Nap
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
44A
Word that can go before “view” or “end”
Rear
47A
Arthur ___ Courage Award (one of the ESPY honors)
Ashe
48A
Deadly Egyptian cobra
Asp
49A
Mexican food item in a shell
Taco
50A
“Twinkle, Twinkle, Little ___”
Star
51A
Overhead expanse
Sky
52A
Was a pioneer
Led
1D
Have a credit card payment due
Owe
2D
Covered in moisture
Wet
3D
Deficiency
Lack
4D
Garbed like a judge
Robed
5D
Procter & Gamble beauty brand
Olay
6D
Places to get suntans and build sandcastles
Beaches
7D
Spider or scorpion’s poison
Venom
8D
“Return of the Jedi” actor Guinness
Alec
9D
Maybe a 6 out of 10, quality-wise: Hyph.
Soso
10D
Explosive block in Minecraft: Abbr.
TNT
12D
Business casual pants, sometimes
Khakis
19D
Tell a fib
Lie
20D
“___ Thurman” (2015 Fall Out Boy song)
Uma
23D
What jack-o’-lanterns do after several days
Rot
24D
Belonging to you and me
Our
25D
Pen for a pig to wallow in
Sty
26D
Flower that hasn’t yet opened
Bud
27D
“Low ___” (claim of some cigarettes)
Tar
28D
“If ___ told you once …”
Ive
29D
Candy in a flip-top dispenser
Pez
31D
___ Foster (flaming dessert with fruit)
Bananas
32D
Ecosystem that gets very little precipitation
Desert
34D
Medical scan interpreted by a radiologist: Abbr.
Mri
35D
Nonstick cooking spray brand
Pam
36D
Singer whose first #1 hit was “Nice & Slow”
Usher
37D
Merry
Happy
38D
___ for life (enthusiastic attitude)
Zest
39D
Federal agency concerned with workplace dangers: Abbr.
Osha
40D
Face covering on October 31
Mask
41D
Green-blue shade
Teal
42D
Mothers
Mas
45D
Card that can be high or low in poker
Ace
46D
Fishing pole
Rod