5/15/24
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Federal group that enforces the Clean Air Act: Abbr.
Epa
4A
Disallow
Ban
7A
Gross and off-putting
Icky
11A
Furniture for sleeping
Bed
12A
Prefix suggesting Earth-friendliness
Eco
13A
Spruce or sycamore, for example
Tree
14A
Nickname for a dude
Bro
15A
American soldiers: Abbr.
Gis
16A
Ooze slowly
Seep
17A
1980 Diana Ross hit about feeling turned around in circles: 2 wds.
Upside Down
20A
Element #50
Tin
21A
Travel fast on foot
Run
22A
Leave off a list
Omit
24A
Maximum’s opposite: Abbr.
Min
25A
___ trip (immodest display)
Ego
28A
1976 Diana Ross hit about how good it feels to fall for someone: 2 wds.
Love Hangover
31A
Female antelope
Doe
32A
www.wikipedia.____
Org
33A
___ Go Crazy (Prince hit)
Lets
34A
Plastic game piece in Mastermind
Peg
35A
The Vampire Diaries actor Somerhalder
Ian
36A
1984 Diana Ross hit that was a tribute to the late Marvin Gaye: 2 wds.
Missing You
40A
Baby talk for father
Dada
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
41A
Zero score in a soccer game
Nil
42A
Competitor of UPS and FedEx
DHL
44A
____ all work out somehow
Itll
45A
Pitching ____-hitter: 2 wds.
A No
46A
Smallest possible musical group
Duo
47A
…or so it would ____
Seem
48A
The Lion of astrology
Leo
49A
See 23-Down
Shu
1D
Flow backward
Ebb
2D
South American country that borders Lake Titicaca
Peru
3D
Like parents who aren’t related to their children by blood
Adoptive
4D
Start
Begin
5D
What turns litmus paper red
Acid
6D
Jewelry worn in a septum piercing: 2 wds.
Nose Ring
7D
___ me (I’m paying): 2 wds.
Its On
8D
Team that rows a boat
Crew
9D
Peachy ____ (A-Ok)
Keen
10D
Informal word of agreement
Yep
18D
Location on the World Wide Web
Site
19D
____ beetle (certain insect)
Dung
22D
Ancient
Old
23D
With 49-Across, Chinese dish often eaten in a pancake
Moo
24D
Written on the edge of a piece of paper
Marginal
25D
Fifty-fifty chance: 2 wds.
Even Odds
26D
Obtain
Get
27D
Where surgeries occur: Abbr.
Ors
29D
Tools for turning soil in a garden
Hoes
30D
Brand of moisturizers and body washes
Olay
34D
Poem in the Bible
Psalm
35D
House made of ice blocks
Igloo
36D
End of a chess game, often
Mate
37D
Eric of Monty Python and Spamalot fame
Idle
38D
Three times three
Nine
39D
Nah : Hyph.
Uhuh
40D
Criticize, in slang
Dis
43D
Rock singer Reed
Lou