3/11/25
TV Tuesday
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1A
As well
ALSO
5A
Q-tips, for example
SWABS
10A
Muscles worked in crunches
ABS
13A
Fearless and daring
BOLD
14A
Capital of Vietnam
HANOI
15A
Checking account charge
FEE
16A
Netflix series starring 34-Across as Penelope (This depends on 34-Across, but the likely answer is MARCORENA for “Marcorena”)
BRIDGERTON
18A
Hit a ___ nerve
RAW
19A
Figure out a total
ADD
20A
Boyz II ___ (“On Bended Knee” group)
MEN
21A
___ the books (falsifies records)
COOKS
23A
Lard, butter, or margarine
FAT
24A
Drink often served on “Cheers”
BEER
26A
Maker of the 2600 video game console
ATARI
29A
Homophone of “some”
SUM
30A
Attended
CAME
34A
Actress who was born in Galway, Ireland (Possible answer: MAREE DOYLE, though verification may be needed)
NICOLA COUGHLAN
37A
City where Iowa State University is
AMES
38A
The “G” in “LGBTQ”
GAY
39A
Lubricated
OILED
40A
Horse gait that’s faster than a walk
TROT
42A
Concealed
HID
43A
“___ luck!” (“It won’t be easy!”)
LOTS A
46A
Word that can precede “voyage” or “appétit”
BON
47A
___-Wan Kenobi
OBI
50A
___ moment (epiphany)
AHA
51A
British sitcom set in Northern Ireland that starred 34-Across as Clare Devlin
DERRY GIRLS
55A
Tiny taste of a drink
SIP
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
56A
To no ___ (unsuccessfully)
AVAIL
57A
Manhandle
MAUL
58A
Tip of a shoe
TOE
59A
Connected group of mountains
RANGE
60A
Statement in a courtroom
PLEA
1D
1970s band that consisted of two married couples
ABBA
2D
Husband of a noble lady
LORD
3D
Tried to avoid being tagged by a baseman
SLID
4D
Out of the ordinary
ODD
5D
Piece of bed linen
SHEET
6D
Give a heads-up to
WARN
7D
The most common insect on Earth
ANT
8D
Ghost’s cry
BOO
9D
Starting from
SINCE
10D
Natural Black hairstyle
AFRO
11D
Bird’s bill
BEAK
12D
Makes a seam in a garment
SEWS
17D
App whose icon is a multicolored “M” on a white background
GMAIL
22D
Flower that’s the source of vanilla
ORCHID
23D
Covers with icing
FROSTS
24D
Floating marker in a harbor
BUOY
25D
Big bird that can’t fly
EMU
26D
Comedian Gasteyer who was on Broadway in 2024’s Once Upon a Mattress
ANA
27D
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice director Burton
TIM
28D
Successful warplane pilot
ACE
29D
Sing like Ella Fitzgerald, sometimes
SCAT
31D
Detergent with a Free Clear line
ALL
32D
Rubyfruit Jungle author Rita ___ Brown
MAE
33D
Finish line
END
35D
Long, long ___ (in the distant past)
AGO
36D
Leaving the premises
GOING
41D
“Doppler” device in weather forecasts
RADAR
42D
According to ___ (as the rules say)
HOYLE
43D
The ___ Showgirl (Pamela Anderson movie)
LAST
44D
Its capital is Columbus
OHIO
45D
Audiocassette
TAPE
46D
Where a mutinous sailor would be locked up
BRIG
47D
Mouth-related
ORAL
48D
Color of a sapphire
BLUE
49D
Actress Fisher who voices a reporter in Dog Man
ISLA
52D
Classic Hollywood actress ___ Marie Saint
EVA
53D
Campaigned for office
RAN
54D
Naughty youngster
IMP