3/24/21
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Word before “Baby” and “Wayne” in rappers’ names
Lil
4A
Follow the rules
Obey
8A
Santa ___ (city in Orange County)
Ana
11A
Uber prediction: Abbr.
ETA
12A
“Touched by an Angel” actress Downey
Roma
13A
“___ wants to know?”
Who
14A
“The Craft” actress who played high school senior Sidney Prescott in 1996’s “Scream”: 2 wds.
Neve Campbell
17A
___ Mouth (“All Star” band)
Smash
18A
Warning on flea market merchandise: 2 wds.
As Is
19A
Vehicle that’s hailed on a street corner
Cab
21A
Large bronze instruments struck with mallets
Gongs
25A
January’s number, in a date
One
28A
McEntire in the Country Music Hall of Fame
Reba
31A
Vegetarian’s no-no
Meat
32A
“Never Been Kissed” actor who played Sheriff Dewey Riley in “Scream”: 2 wds.
David Arquette
35A
Heroic in scale
Epic
36A
Part of speech that “movie” is
Noun
37A
Put in sutures
Sew
38A
Oregon’s capital
Salem
40A
Do a math problem with a plus sign
Add
42A
What an ATM dispenses
Cash
45A
Free-___ chicken
Range
49A
“Ace Ventura: Pet Detective” actress who played reporter Gale Weathers in “Scream”: 2 wds.
Courteney Cox
52A
Sphere-shaped object
Orb
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
53A
Crime novelist Johansen with the 2020 book “Chaos”
Iris
54A
Tavern drink
Ale
55A
___ kwon do (martial art using lots of kicks)
Tae
56A
Parts of an exercise routine
Reps
57A
Interruptions in many app games
Ads
1D
Telephoto ___ (camera attachment)
Lens
2D
List entry
Item
3D
Heavy-duty hand soap brand
Lava
4D
Type of farm with apple or cherry trees
Orchard
5D
Feathery scarf that shares its name with a snake
Boa
6D
Actress Corrin who plays Princess Diana on “The Crown”
Emma
7D
Small dogs’ barks
Yaps
8D
“Totally cool!”
Awesome
9D
Sports group whose newest team is the Seattle Kraken: Abbr.
NHL
10D
ISP popular in the 1990s
AOL
15D
Bail-out key on a PC
Esc
16D
Enormous
Big
20D
Chocolate-covered coffee ___
Bean
22D
Devices for catching tuna
Nets
23D
Entrance through a fence
Gate
24D
Beef-and-potatoes dish
Stew
25D
Poems of devotion
Odes
26D
___ Auto Parts (chain of car equipment stores)
Napa
27D
Nefarious
Evil
29D
Guy pal, in slang
Bro
30D
Shade of blue that resembles sea water
Aqua
33D
Drink cooler made in a freezer tray: 2 wds.
Ice Cube
34D
Remove all your clothes
Undress
39D
Spoil the perfection of
Mar
41D
One of two in a typical weekend
Day
43D
“___ to dissolve” (instruction on a Kool-Aid packet)
Stir
44D
Where we are right now
Here
46D
College Football Playoff group: Abbr.
NCAA
47D
Valuable metal stored in Fort Knox
Gold
48D
Former sweethearts
Exes
49D
Barracks bed
Cot
50D
“Did they have a boy ___ girl?”: 2 wds.
Ora
51D
Sneaky sip of alcohol from a flask
Nip