3/13/24
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Bonfire residue
Ash
4A
___ Jamaica ooh I wanna take ya … (Kokomo lyric)
Aruba
9A
Whitish birthstone
Opal
13A
Animal noise heard by a dairymaid
Moo
14A
Button on a stopwatch or router
Reset
15A
Poker ___ (stoic expression)
Face
16A
Amigo
Pal
17A
Band with the 1963 hit I Want to Hold Your Hand: 2 wds.
The Beatles
19A
Eject forcibly
Spew
21A
Diamonds ___ Forever (James Bond movie)
Are
22A
Actions
Deeds
23A
Kander and ___ (musical-theater pair responsible for Cabaret and Chicago)
Ebb
25A
Container for coffee grounds
Can
26A
So long in Marseille
Adieu
29A
Additionally
Plus
31A
Seasonal malady
Flu
34A
Band with the 1999 hit I Want It That Way: 2 wds.
Backstreet Boys
37A
Argentine Marxist revolutionary Guevara
Che
38A
Black grime in a fireplace flue
Soot
39A
Flies off the handle
Rages
40A
Pig’s home
Sty
41A
Rug beside a bathtub
Mat
42A
Sound that may elicit a Bless you!
Achoo
45A
Actor Vigoda
Abe
47A
Skateboarder Tony whose nickname is Birdman
Hawk
51A
Band with the 1979 hit I Want You to Want Me: 2 wds.
Cheap Trick
54A
___ detector (polygraph)
Lie
55A
Beverage that’s left out for Santa
Milk
56A
From that time
Since
57A
The Dutch House author Patchett
Ann
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
58A
Concludes
Ends
59A
Wiccan or Druid for example
Pagan
60A
___ Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (album from 17-Across)
Sgt
1D
Pieces of equipment carried by a band’s roadies
Amps
2D
Cleansing bar
Soap
3D
Center of a doughnut
Hole
4D
___ Institute of Chicago (museum)
Art
5D
Amy Winehouse hit
Rehab
6D
___-friendly (like easy-to-operate technology)
User
7D
Rexha with the 2022 hit I’m Good (Blue)
Bebe
8D
I can’t believe I ___ the whole thing! (I’m stuffed!)
Ate
9D
On very many occasions
Often
10D
Like underbaked cookies color-wise
Pale
11D
Got a perfect grade on
Aced
12D
Word sometimes mistakenly used instead of fewer
Less
18D
2019 movie starring Brad Pitt as a space traveler: 2 wds.
Adastra
20D
Period of 168 hours
Week
24D
Spot to wait for public transit: 2 wds.
Bus Stop
25D
Wooden stick by a pool table
Cue
26D
Not Dead Yet network
ABC
27D
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-___ (Disney song)
Dah
28D
Drink cooler
Ice
29D
Quid ___ quo (fair exchange)
Pro
30D
Permit
Let
31D
Hazy weather
Fog
32D
Caustic compound
Lye
33D
___ Enterprise (Star Trek ship): Abbr.
USS
35D
Plaything
Toy
36D
Take a ___ (wash up)
Bath
40D
Sits in the sink for a while
Soaks
41D
Destination for Muslims making a pilgrimage
Mecca
42D
Apex
Acme
43D
Frequent target of an uppercut punch
Chin
44D
Cradled
Held
45D
Tune by Wagner or Verdi say
Aria
46D
Bada ___! (location on The Sopranos)
Bing
48D
That’s such a shame!
Alas
49D
Part of a bird or a butterfly
Wing
50D
___ State University (Ohio school)
Kent
52D
1/6 of a fluid ounce: Abbr.
Tsp
53D
The Masked Singer panelist Jeong
Ken