5/3/23
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Performs in a sitcom say
Acts
5A
Grant permission for
Allow
10A
Rick ___ Morty (Adult Swim show)
And
13A
Go to the mall or the grocery store
Shop
14A
Capital of Egypt
Cairo
15A
Shout that may cause a jump scare
Boo
16A
Oscar-winning actor who costarred in the 1974 disaster film The Towering Inferno: 2 wds.
Paul Newman
18A
Here Comes the ___ (Beatles song)
Sun
19A
Small music group
Trio
20A
Scale note between fa and la
Sol
21A
Monthly housing payment
Rent
22A
___ truck (roadside assistance vehicle)
Tow
24A
Digital image from an MRI
Scan
26A
Beat the ___ out of (pummel)
Tar
29A
Student loan for example
Debt
32A
Frequently
Often
35A
Oscar-winning actress who costarred in the 1972 disaster film The Poseidon Adventure: 2 wds.
Shelley Winters
38A
Journalist/presenter Couric
Katie
39A
Many millennia
Eons
40A
From a bygone ___ (no longer current)
Era
41A
Remainder
Rest
43A
Kook
Nut
45A
Opposite of evil
Good
47A
___ de Janeiro Brazil
Rio
50A
It may consist of several courses
Meal
53A
Fresh ___ the Boat (former ABC sitcom)
Off
54A
Oscar-winning actor who costarred in the 1979 disaster film The China Syndrome: 2 wds.
Jack Lemmon
57A
___ making myself clear?: 2 wds.
Am I
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
58A
Dramatic work like The Marriage of Figaro
Opera
59D
Salt-N-___ (Shoop group)
Pepa
60D
___ it never be said that …
Let
61D
Paper written for an English class
Essay
62D
Loved ___ (family and friends)
Ones
1D
Venomous snake of Africa
Asp
2D
Have an easy conversation
Chat
3D
Museum visit led by a guide
Tour
4D
Wide gap between standing pins in bowling
Split
5D
Top card in bridge when the hand is no-trump
Ace
6D
Statutes passed by a legislature
Laws
7D
Stretch transport
Limo
8D
Exams taken verbally
Orals
9D
Triumphed
Won
10D
___ ballot (early voting option)
Absentee
11D
Word that can be pluralized
Noun
12D
___ believe everything you hear
Dont
17D
They’re stirred into broth to make ramen
Noodles
21D
Inflatable rescue boat
Raft
23D
Tiny in Scotland
Wee
25D
Devour
Consume
26D
For shame noise
Tsk
27D
I figured it out!
Aha
28D
Upgrade with new parts
Retrofit
30D
Farewell!
Bye
31D
Low card in bridge when the hand is no-trump
Two
33D
Miscalculate
Err
34D
American government intelligence group: Abbr.
Nsa
36D
Did not tell the truth
Lied
37D
Overnight lodging house
Inn
42D
Mouse-catching items
Traps
44D
Speed of a piece of music
Tempo
45D
___ weight (number that’s a dieter’s objective often)
Goal
46D
How clumsy ___!: 2 wds.
Of Me
48D
Wraps with a cold pack as a sprain
Ices
49D
Pod vegetable in gumbo
Okra
51D
Can I get an ___ up in here? (quote from RuPaul)
Amen
52D
Leisurely gait
Lope
54D
One of the Jonas Brothers
Joe
55D
___ hands on (touch)
Lay
56D
Rapper who won his first Grammy in 2021
Nas