3/29/23
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Hiker’s route
Path
5A
Mentally sound
Sane
9A
Gun-___ (particularly cautious)
Shy
12A
Pennsylvania city that shares a name with a Great Lake
Erie
13A
Golf instructors
Pros
14A
Louvre Pyramid architect I.M. ___
Pei
15A
Spinning item used in fishing
Reel
16A
Grains in a horse’s feedbag
Oats
17A
Homophone of earn
Urn
18A
The Godfather actor who played 1st Lieutenant Fletcher Christian in 1962’s Mutiny on the Bounty: 2 wds.
Marlon Brando
21A
Gives permission for
Oks
22A
Place for a contact lens
Eye
23A
For weeks ___ time (not stopping for quite a while): 2 wds.
At A
26A
Crying singer Orbison
Roy
28A
Senator’s assistant
Aide
32A
Camelot actor who played Seaman John Mills in Mutiny on the Bounty: 2 wds.
Richard Harris
36A
Fly ___ a rage
Into
37A
Horror franchise whose 10th installment is being released this year
Saw
38A
Uber or Tinder for example
App
39A
Searching high and ___
Low
42A
Every Little Thing ___ Does Is Magic (1981 Police hit)
She
44A
The Third Man actor who played Captain William Bligh in Mutiny on the Bounty: 2 wds.
Trevor Howard
50A
Rude shout from an unhappy audience member
Boo
51A
Send forth as light
Emit
52A
Slim woodwind instrument
Oboe
53A
Numero ___
Uno
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
California wine valley
Napa
55A
___-eating tree (nemesis of Charlie Brown)
Kite
56A
A little stupid
Dim
57A
Unforeseen complication
Snag
58A
Single movement on a treadmill for example
Step
1D
Curly hairstyle that lasts for months
Perm
2D
Square footage
Area
3D
Layer of a wedding cake
Tier
4D
Telephone greeting
Hello
5D
And now for a word from our ___
Sponsor
6D
Jordan native typically
Arab
7D
University of ___ Dame
Notre
8D
Student’s writing assignment
Essay
9D
Tater
Spud
10D
Villain’s opponent
Hero
11D
Yang’s opposite in China
Yin
19D
Pod vegetable that’s popular in Louisiana
Okra
20D
___ far wherever you are (lyric from My Heart Will Go On)
Near
23D
The Beat With ___ Melber (cable news show)
Ari
24D
Metal that’s the traditional 10th anniversary gift
Tin
25D
Caught in the ___
Act
27D
Golf course distances: Abbr.
Yds
29D
Rosemary’s Baby novelist Levin
Ira
30D
Guacamole for example
Dip
31D
Supernatural ability faked by mentalists: Abbr.
Esp
33D
Bagel’s middle
Hole
34D
#MeToo or #LoveIsLove for example
Hashtag
35D
Horton Hears ___ (2008 animated movie): 2 wds.
A Who
40D
Appliances for baking
Ovens
41D
God Is a ___ (2018 Ariana Grande hit)
Woman
43D
Furry creatures who live on Endor in Return of the Jedi
Ewoks
44D
Nobel Prize-winning novelist Morrison
Toni
45D
Word that can follow living or operating
Room
46D
TV host Kelly whose husband actor Mark Consuelos will be her new cohost
Ripa
47D
This won’t hurt ___!: 2 wds.
A Bit
48D
Over-and-over learning method that might involve flashcards
Rote
49D
Not shallow
Deep
50D
Blossom-to-be
Bud