5/22/18
TV Tuesday
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1A
Fabric with holes like a mosquito net
Mesh
5A
Actor who isn’t at all subtle
Ham
8A
Colorants used on hair
Dyes
12A
Type of song written by Puccini or Verdi
Aria
13A
Female animal whose meat is called mutton
Ewe
14A
State the Des Moines River runs through
Iowa
15A
Made short snapping noises like a fire
Crackled
17A
Chinese finger ___ (type of practical joke)
Trap
18A
Star of the zombie-based TV series Fear the Walking Dead: 2 wds.
Kim Dickens
20A
Crank up to the highest volume like a radio
Blast
23A
Secretive group that George H.W. Bush ran in the late 1970s: Abbr.
CIA
24A
Today ___ man (statement during a bar mitzvah): 3 wds.
I Am A
25A
Whatever floats your ___
Boat
27A
Young bear
Cub
30A
Star of the zombie-based TV series Santa Clarita Diet: 2 wds.
Drew Barrymore
33A
Instrument in a jazz combo for short
Sax
34A
___ Upon a Time (ABC drama)
Once
35A
Competitive advantage
Edge
36A
Fish that’s often caught in New England
Cod
37A
Get some shut-eye
Sleep
38A
Star of the zombie-based TV series iZombie: 2 wds.
Rose McIver
43A
First person to die according to the Bible
Abel
44A
1997 Jon Voight film about a giant snake
Anaconda
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
48A
___ It Still (Portugal. The Man song)
Feel
49A
Telethon hosts: Abbr.
MCs
50A
You ___ a mouthful!
Said
51A
Keyboard user’s mistake
Typo
52A
Sajak of Wheel of Fortune
Pat
53A
Objects hunted at Easter
Eggs
1D
Easy ___ (Kraft pasta product)
Mac
2D
Drop the ball
Err
3D
Singer featured on David Guetta’s Titanium and Flo Rida’s Wild Ones
Sia
4D
___ Ridge (2016 war movie)
Hacksaw
5D
Captain’s place on a ship
Helm
6D
Blown away
Awed
7D
Health insurance program that has Part A and Part B
Medicare
8D
Longtime Chicago Bears coach Mike
Ditka
9D
Days of ___ (olden times)
Yore
10D
Actor McGregor who stars in the upcoming movie Christopher Robin
Ewan
11D
Drains as one’s energy
Saps
16D
First aid ___
Kit
19D
Larger version of a town
City
20D
Says one no trump for example in bridge
Bids
21D
Video game heroine Croft
Lara
22D
Visa and MasterCard alternative for short
Amex
25D
Summer program for high-school musicians: 2 wds.
Band Camp
26D
Member of Sauron’s army in The Lord of the Rings
Orc
27D
Zip ___ (five-digit number in a mailing address)
Code
28D
I ___ you to reconsider
Urge
29D
Smoke alarm’s sound
Beep
31D
Word that can follow sonic or baby
Boom
32D
___ Place (1990s prime-time soap)
Melrose
36D
Larger relative of a violin
Cello
37D
Hey wait a ___!
Sec
38D
Watercraft built by a castaway maybe
Raft
39D
Do as you’re told
Obey
40D
Trickle slowly
Seep
41D
Ancient citizen of Peru
Inca
42D
Far-reaching
Vast
45D
Scold over and over
Nag
46D
___ your own grave (do something that hurts you)
Dig
47D
Annoying Internet pop-ups
Ads