3/9/25
People Sunday
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1A
Crescent’s shape
ARC
4A
Magnificent in scale
EPIC
8A
Fill-in worker
TEMP
12A
“Whoop-de-____!”
DOO
13A
Nasty habit
VICE
14A
Train’s track
RAIL
15A
“Sanford and ___” (Redd Foxx sitcom)
SON
16A
At all
EVER
17A
“Seven Nation ___” (2003 song by the White Stripes)
ARMY
18A
Actress who played Keeley Jones on “Ted Lasso”: 2 wds.
JUNO TEMPLE
21A
Break open, as water pipes
BURST
22A
Yankovic and Franken, for two
ALS
23A
FX anthology crime drama series whose fifth season starred 18 Across as Dot Lyon
FARGO
24A
Sort
ILK
25A
Singer ___ Lipa
DUA
28A
“Float like a butterfly, sting like ___.” (2 wds.)
A BEE
29A
Fuel sold at a station
GAS
30A
Little clump, as of feathers
TUFT
31A
“Neighborino” of the Simpsons
NED
32A
“The Boys of Summer” singer Henley
DON
33A
Marvel film franchise with 18 Across as Dr. Paine in 2024’s “The Last Dance” sequel
VENOM
34A
Prefix for “tech” or “logical”
BIO
35A
Searches for
SEEKS
36A
Disney film franchise with 18 Across as the fairy Thistlewit in 2019’s “Mistress of Evil” sequel
MALEFICENT
39A
Where a player is trying to get their tokens to in the board game Sorry!
HOME
40A
Stench
ODOR
41A
European mountain where you might hear yodeling
ALP
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
44A
“Planet of the ___” (movie franchise)
APES
45A
Golfer’s shout that means “Watch out for my golf ball!”
FORE
46A
“Bill ___ the Science Guy”
NYE
47A
Piece of glass in binoculars
LENS
48A
Left the scene very quickly
FLED
49A
Pro Football Hall of Famer Stabler
KEN
1D
Ms. magazine doesn’t contain them
ADS
2D
Australian animal that can be eight feet tall, for short
ROO
3D
Raised a spirit through sorcery
CONJURED
4D
“Nevertheless …”: 2 wds.
EVEN SO
5D
Turn abruptly on an axis
PIVOT
6D
Rapper/actor on “Law & Order: SVU”: Hyph.
ICE-T
7D
Raisin Bran and Kix, for two
CEREALS
8D
Snares
TRAPS
9D
Lord Grantham’s rank on “Downton Abbey”
EARL
10D
Silent performer like Marcel Marceau
MIME
11D
Layer of a tissue
PLY
19D
Strongly encourage
URGE
20D
“I’ve been to the mountaintop” speechmaker’s initials
MLK
21D
Paul Bunyan’s blue ox
BABE
23D
Swiftie or Beatlemaniac, for example
FAN
24D
“Lost” actor Somerhalder
IAN
25D
Charity carnival attraction where a volunteer gets soaking wet: 2 wds.
DUNK TANK
26D
Mysterious lights in the sky: Abbr.
UFOS
27D
Banking convenience: Abbr.
ATM
29D
Neglect your job and do nothing: 2 wds.
GOOF OFF
30D
Adolescent
TEEN
32D
“___ With a Smile” (song by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars)
DIE
33D
Swerved to the side
VEERED
34D
“God ___ America”
BLESS
35D
Get a goal, in soccer
SCORE
36D
Pout
MOPE
37D
Last word of the Nicene Creed
AMEN
38D
“American ___” (Ryan Seacrest show)
IDOL
39D
Rogue computer in “2001: A Space Odyssey”
HAL
42D
Strong chemical used in soapmaking
LYE
43D
Gel ___ (writing tool)
PEN