3/26/25
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
___ squad (cheerleading group)
PEP
4A
Tool with teeth for cutting wood
SAW
7A
Body part with a hammer and anvil
EAR
10A
Devoured
ATE
11A
Neckwear that’s a common Father’s Day gift
TIE
12A
Group that’s half the size of a quartet
DUO
13A
“Taxi” actor who played tabloid journalist Sid Hudgens in the 1997 film “L.A. Confidential”: 2 wds.
DANNY DEVITO
16A
Don’t give approval to
NIX
17A
Word that can go before “bomb” or “smasher”
ATOM
18A
Month between March and May
APRIL
21A
Floor covering in a yoga class
MAT
23A
Hint for a crossword answer
CLUE
24A
Polite term of address for a man
SIR
25A
Small part in a machine
COG
28A
“Gladiator” actor who played police officer Bud White in “L.A. Confidential”: 2 wds.
RUSSELL CROWE
31A
Professional trained in CPR: Abbr.
EMT
32A
Higher power worshipped in church
GOD
33A
“Can I get an ___ up in here?” (RuPaul catchphrase)
AMEN
34A
“I’m blown away!”
WOW
35A
Manage to avoid
EVADE
36A
Clog or sandal, for example
SHOE
39A
Snake that constricts its prey
BOA
40A
“Batman” actress who played call girl Lynn Bracken in “L.A. Confidential”: 2 wds.
KIM BASINGER
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
45A
“___ never seen anything like it!”
IVE
46A
Homophone of “none”
NUN
47A
Large bird that can live up to 20 years
EMU
48A
Animal’s hideout
DEN
49A
Band that had a #1 hit with “Owner of a Lonely Heart”
YES
50A
“Hot diggity ___!”
DOG
1D
What a rocket rests on before launch
PAD
2D
When a plane is expected at the gate: Abbr.
ETA
3D
Coins with Abraham Lincoln on them
PENNIES
4D
“Mr. Roboto” band
STYX
5D
Band-___ (brand of bandages)
AID
6D
Teensy
WEE
7D
Alter, as a manuscript
EDIT
8D
Prefix with “correct” or “biography”
AUTO
9D
Hotel booking
ROOM
14D
Nada
NIL
15D
Metal tub in a chocolate factory
VAT
18D
Measurement used by a rancher
ACRE
19D
___ pudding (dessert associated with Christmas)
PLUM
20D
Problem the Tin Man had
RUST
21D
Like salsa that won’t burn your tongue
MILD
22D
Rainbow’s shape
ARC
24D
Not rapid at all
SLOW
25D
Food ___ (tiredness after a feast)
COMA
26D
Was in debt
OWED
27D
Part of a chromosome
GENE
29D
Inflated sense of self
EGO
30D
Wreaked havoc on
RAVAGED
34D
Spider’s creation
WEB
35D
Extremely long period of time
EON
36D
Slide out of control
SKID
37D
Where nectar gets turned into honey
HIVE
38D
Superstitious person’s sign of things to come
OMEN
39D
Airport security trays for laptops and small articles
BINS
41D
“Could there be ___ doubt?”
ANY
42D
Press charges against
SUE
43D
Squeaky-voiced comedian Philips
EMO
44D
Floor covering that can be rolled up
RUG