5/12/26
TV Tuesday
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1A
Newborn child
BABY
5A
Movie that sells very few tickets
FLOP
9A
___ capita income
PER
12A
Geographical region
AREA
13A
Top-rated: Hyph.
A-ONE
14A
___ XIV (the current pope)
LEO
15A
Person who deliberately misleads others
LIAR
16A
Decomposes
ROTS
17A
___ Navy (clothing store chain)
OLD
18A
“Oh. What. Fun.” actress who plays Lexi Howard on “Euphoria”: 2 wds.
MAUDE APATOW
21A
Tool used for cutting
SAW
22A
Like two peas in a ___
POD
23A
Sound before “la la la”
TRA
26A
Plopped down on a chair
SAT
28A
“___ Rock” (Simon & Garfunkel song): 3 wds.
I AM A
32A
“The Housemaid” actress who plays Cassie Howard on “Euphoria”: 2 wds.
SYDNEY SWEENEY
36A
Mexican money
PESO
37A
Slender battery size
AAA
38A
Jump ___ shark
THE
39A
Trail behind
LAG
42A
Angry dog’s growl
GRR
44A
“Frankenstein” actor who plays Nate Jacobs on “Euphoria”: 2 wds.
JACOB ELORDI
49A
“The French Dispatch” actress Seydoux
LEA
51A
Laugh very loudly
ROAR
52A
Common time to break for lunch
NOON
53A
“Ballerina” actor McShane
IAN
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Homophone of “I’ll”
ISLE
55A
“Like that’s gonna happen!”: 2 wds.
AS IF
56A
“Credit where credit is ___ …”
DUE
57A
Document that shows ownership
DEED
58A
International alliance whose most recent addition is Sweden: Abbr.
NATO
1D
Lip ___ (Blistex product)
BALM
2D
Opera singer’s number
ARIA
3D
Male suitor
BEAU
4D
Football distance units
YARDS
5D
Not near: 2 wds.
FARAWAY
6D
Part of a tied shoelace
LOOP
7D
Like beer that’s not bottled or canned: 2 wds.
ON TAP
8D
Sauce that includes garlic and pine nuts
PESTO
9D
Machine for breaking up soil
PLOW
10D
Fish that’s sometimes “jellied”
EEL
11D
Curtain holder
ROD
19D
Make simpler
EASE
20D
Garfield’s frenemy
ODIE
23D
Measure for vanilla extract, perhaps: Abbr.
TSP
24D
Type of whiskey or bread
RYE
25D
Some of them premiere during the Super Bowl
ADS
27D
Airport inspection agency: Abbr.
TSA
29D
Insect in the name of a Marvel superhero
ANT
30D
“That’s not so impressive”
MEH
31D
“All in favor, say ___”
AYE
33D
Bourbon Street’s city, for short
NOLA
34D
Made a bet
WAGERED
35D
___ Sweatshirt (rapper)
EARL
40D
Irritatingly strong-smelling
ACRID
41D
Grey ___ (brand of vodka)
GOOSE
43D
“Lady Bird” actress Saoirse
RONAN
44D
“Pride and Prejudice” author Austen
JANE
45D
Bundle of hay
BALE
46D
Civil rights legend Parks
ROSA
47D
___-yourselfer (handy person): Hyph.
DO IT
48D
Specific facts, for short
INFO
49D
Top of a shoebox
LID
50D
Water, in France
EAU