5/29/24
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Ten-cent coins
Dimes
6A
Place to get a body wrap
Spa
9A
Not happy
Sad
12A
The Phantom of the ___ (longtime Broadway musical)
Opera
13A
Money left for a server
Tip
14A
Make an attempt
Try
15A
The Two Popes actor who played the British spy Jack in 1986’s Jumpin Jack Flash: 2 wds.
Jonathan Pryce
18A
Has far too much: Abbr.
Ods
19A
Organ for hearing
Ear
20A
Too permissive
Lax
21A
TV franchise featuring DNA labs
CSI
22A
1/86,00 of a day: Abbr.
Sec
23A
Measurement for a dose of cough syrup, perhaps: Abbr.
Tsp
26A
Song for a single person
Solo
29A
Tic-___-toe (simple game)
Tac
31A
Bizarre and spooky
Eerie
33A
Sister Act actress who played bank employee Terry Doolittle in Jumpin Jack Flash: 2 wds.
Whoopi Goldberg
36A
Each one in a rectangle is 90
Angle
37A
One ___ time: 2 wds.
At A
38A
The Secret Life of ___ (2008 Dakota Fanning movie)
Bees
39A
Ghostly cry
Boo
40A
The Price Is Right network
CBS
42A
Sure, go ahead
Yes
44A
Item used by members of a crew team
Oar
45A
Singer Michele who made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2023
Lea
46A
World Wide ___
Web
49A
Laverne & Shirley actress who directed Jumpin Jack Flash: 2 wds.
Penny Marshall
53A
Baby baby singer Grant
Amy
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
First __ kit
Aid
55A
Top rank in the Boy Scouts
Eagle
56A
Black-and-white attire for prom night, for short
Tux
57A
Opposing vote
Nay
58A
High-spirited horse
Steed
1D
School for martial arts
Dojo
2D
Old music player with Nano and Touch varieties
iPod
3D
The M of YMCA
Mens
4D
Particular stretch of history
Era
5D
Stuffs to the gills
Sates
6D
Person who has top billing
Star
7D
___ the tail on the donkey
Pin
8D
The Big ___ (New York City’s nickname)
Apple
9D
Band with the 1977 song Come Sail Away
Styx
10D
Curved segment of a circle
Arc
11D
Fabric coloring
Dye
16D
Its capital is Port-au-Prince
Haiti
17D
Competed in a marathon
Raced
21D
Like autumn weather, often
Cool
22D
Person from Aberdeen or Dundee, for example
Scot
23D
Genealogy chart
Tree
24D
Foal’s father
Sire
25D
Pieces in the game Battleship
Pegs
26D
Cotton ___ (stick like a Q-tip)
Swab
27D
____, I’ve said too much (REM lyric in Losing My Religion): 2 wds.
Ohno
28D
Company’s insignia
Logo
30D
Jumpin Jack Flash, it’s ____: 2 wds.
A Gas
32D
___ and flows (varies like the tide)
Ebbs
34D
Nut in Thanksgiving pies
Pecan
35D
Ozone ___
Layer
41D
Luke with the 2020 hit song One Margartia
Bryan
43D
Relaxes, as pressure
Eases
44D
Shiny black gemstone
Onyx
45D
Three Times a ___ (1978 Commodores song)
Lady
46D
Carry on, as war
Wage
47D
Fashion magazine that debuted in 1945
Elle
48D
Ran, as colors in the wash
Bled
49D
Single serving of butter
Pat
50D
Big bird from the Outback
Emu
51D
Mamma ___ (ABBA song)
Mia
52D
Sombrero, for one
Hat