5/11/22
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Auction offers
Bids
5A
India’s ___ Mahal
Taj
8A
Manjula’s husband on The Simpsons
Apu
11A
Acronym for a show-biz award Grand Slam
Ego T
12A
That’s ___ expected: 2 wds.
To Be
13A
Shirt protector that may accompany a lobster dinner at a restaurant
Bib
14A
1946 Alfred Hitchcock film with an infamous title
Notorious
16A
Nectar-collecting insect
Bee
17A
___ of self-discipline (slacker’s problem perhaps)
Lack
18A
Ringo of the Beatles
Starr
20A
George who played Lieutenant Sulu
Takei
23A
Work with needle and thread
Sew
24A
___ thing leads to another
One
25A
Swampy ground
Mire
28A
Aladdin parrot
Iago
32A
Female star of 14-Across: 2 wds.
Ingrid Bergman
35A
I’m at a ___ for words
Loss
36A
Insurance company whose ads involve an emu for short
Limu
37A
Poison ___ (Batman foe)
Ivy
38A
Compete
Vie
40A
Alphabetical list at the back of a book
Index
42A
Caught some Z’s
Slept
45A
LGBTQ activist Chaz
Bono
47A
Salmon at a Jewish deli
Lox
48A
Male star of 14-Across: 2 wds.
Cary Grant
53A
Knock the socks off
Awe
54A
Solid precipitation
Hail
55A
1980s band named for a continent
Asia
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
56A
The Royal Tenenbaums director Anderson
Wes
57A
Starchy vegetable that’s a major export of Nigeria
Yam
58A
___! Who goes there?
Halt
1D
Kingsley or Affleck
Ben
2D
This is as far as ___: 2 wds.
I Go
3D
Laser pointer’s projection
Dot
4D
Committed a theft
Stole
5D
I ___ a Pill in Ibiza (Mike Posner song)
Took
6D
___ Dhabi United Arab Emirates
Abu
7D
Actor Plemons of The Power of the Dog
Jesse
8D
Band whose album Gold: Greatest Hits has sold over 30 million copies
Abba
9D
Where a ship docks
Pier
10D
Lyft competitor
Uber
12D
___ Tac (brand of mints with a limited-edition Coca-Cola flavor)
Tic
15D
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness director Sam
Raimi
19D
Tiny branch
Twig
20D
Drudgery
Toil
21D
___ Domini (what A.D. means)
Anno
22D
Beer barrels
Kegs
23D
Come across as
Seem
26D
Stay still with the engine running
Idle
27D
Slugger’s driving home stat: Abbr.
Rbi
29D
In the center of
Amid
30D
Was generous
Gave
31D
Black mineral used for cameos
Onyx
33D
Please reply invitation letters
RSVP
34D
Regretting
Ruing
39D
___ and Scratchy (cartoon duo seen on The Simpsons)
Itchy
41D
Pop singer Jones who’s the daughter of musician Ravi Shankar
Norah
42D
Cole ___ (KFC side dish)
Slaw
43D
Mental Samurai host Rob
Lowe
44D
People who are no longer together
Exes
45D
Edge of a hat
Brim
46D
Popeye’s girlfriend Olive
Oyl
49D
Very thin battery
AAA
50D
Gentle ___ lamb: 2 wds.
As A
51D
A score of zero goals at the World Cup
Nil
52D
Skin modification done with needles for short
Tat