5/13/25
TV Tuesday
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1A
Penny
CENT
5A
Stir-___ (prepared in a wok, maybe)
FRIED
10A
“Matlock” network
CBS
13A
Double-reed woodwind
OBOE
14A
Narrow shelf
LEDGE
15A
Actress Graynor of “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story”
ARI
16A
“Glass Onion” actress who plays basketball team president Isla Gordon: 2 wds.
KATEHUDSON
18A
___ Air (part of Los Angeles)
BEL
19A
Organ covered with a lid
EYE
20A
Response to a question: Abbr.
ANS
21A
Displeased expression
SCOWL
23A
Nickname for the Volkswagen Beetle
BUG
24A
Oktoberfest beverage
BEER
26A
Condor’s claw
TALON
29A
Road guide
MAP
30A
High hairstyle
UPDO
34A
“The Mick” actor who plays Isla’s brother Ness Olson: 2 wds.
SCOTTMACARTHUR
37A
Didn’t discard
KEPT
38A
Substance in a printing press
INK
39A
Corrosive compounds
ACIDS
40A
Skin-care brand whose name sounds like 55-Across
OLAY
42A
Evidence of a fire
ASH
43A
“Coming soon” teaser video
PROMO
46A
Model builder’s purchase
KIT
47A
“Bad Boys: Ride or ___” (2024 movie)
DIE
50A
Wrestler Morgan or actress Tyler
LIV
51A
Actress on “The Suite Life on Deck” and “Running Point”: 2 wds.
BRENDASONG
55A
World Cup cheer
OLE
56A
Creepy, like “Twilight Zone” episodes
EERIE
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
57A
As easy as falling off ___: 2 wds.
ALOG
58A
Number that’s the base of the decimal system
TEN
59A
Little tiffs
SPATS
60A
Groups of Webelos Scouts
DENS
1D
Pepsi’s main competitor
COKE
2D
Online marketplace that once sold a chicken nugget for $99,997
EBAY
3D
Musical symbol that might be an A
NOTE
4D
Buttonless shirt
TEE
5D
Threw forcefully
FLUNG
6D
Wines such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir
REDS
7D
Proofs of age: Abbr.
IDS
8D
Superstar’s attitude problem, sometimes
EGO
9D
Like thick fog
DENSE
10D
___ San Lucas, Mexico
CABO
11D
Make coffee, for example
BREW
12D
Part of a window where you’d find a flowerpot
SILL
17D
Frequent hangout
HAUNT
22D
Wooden support for Tiny Tim in “A Christmas Carol”
CRUTCH
23D
Top’s opposite
BOTTOM
24D
___ and forth
BACK
25D
Government group involved in ecological issues: Abbr.
EPA
26D
Sound that suggests disapproval
TSK
27D
Score 100% on
ACE
28D
Cut off, as tree branches
LOP
29D
“___ hands make light work”
MANY
31D
___ Beta Kappa (group for students)
PHI
32D
Firework that doesn’t work
DUD
33D
Areas for surgeons: Abbr.
ORS
35D
“MaXXXine” actress Goth
MIA
36D
Dreadlocked Jamaican, often
RASTA
41D
Ear parts that may get pierced
LOBES
42D
Workplace assistants
AIDES
43D
Movie’s storyline
PLOT
44D
Make furious
RILE
45D
Appliance for roasting
OVEN
46D
Work with yarn
KNIT
47D
Former presidential candidate Bob
DOLE
48D
Get ___ a good thing: 2 wds.
INON
49D
“Green ___ and Ham” (Dr. Seuss book)
EGGS
52D
Single part of a set of exercises
REP
53D
Notable time period
ERA
54D
“It’s a ___ sight to see”
RARE