5/30/23
TV Tuesday
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1A
Escape ___ (detachable spacecraft unit)
Pod
4A
___ down (write hurriedly)
Jot
7A
Droop like an old sofa
Sag
10A
Competitor of Hertz and Enterprise
Avis
12A
What the O in IOU stands for
Owe
13A
Condition treated by Oxy products
Acne
14A
Long feature of a flamingo or swan
Neck
15A
Mama chicken
Hen
16A
Having terrible manners
Rude
17A
Medical drama set in Seattle with a 2011 same-sex wedding between Callie and Arizona: 2 wds.
Grey Sanatomy
20A
Brooch
Pin
21A
___ de plume (author’s alias)
Nom
22A
With 35-Across sitcom set in California with a 2014 same-sex wedding between Cameron and Mitchell
Modern
25A
Warm and comfy
Toasty
29A
That’s ___-brainer!: 2 wds.
A No
30A
Korean maker of the Carnival minivan
Kia
31A
Postgame summaries
Recaps
35A
See 22-Across
Family
38A
The Raven poet
Poe
39A
Before in poetic language
Ere
40A
Sitcom set in Canada with a 2020 same-sex wedding between David and Patrick: 2 wds.
Schitts Creek
46A
Voice-activated iPhone helper
Siri
47A
___ the season to be jolly …
Tis
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
48A
Inactive
Idle
49A
Picked out of book of mug shots for short
Ided
50A
The Brady Bunch actress Plumb
Eve
51A
Piece in a mosaic
Tile
52A
The Emperor’s ___ Groove (2000 Disney movie)
New
53A
Curtain holder
Rod
54A
Water faucet
Tap
1D
Feeling of hunger
Pang
2D
More than
Over
3D
Yahtzee equipment
Dice
4D
___ Sebastian Bach
Johann
5D
Children of Men actor Clive
Owen
6D
Apartment renter
Tenant
7D
Growth in a dirty fish tank
Scum
8D
Actor Serkis who played Caesar in War for the Planet of the Apes
Andy
9D
___ whiz!
Gee
11D
Microsoft’s video-chat app
Skype
13D
Enticing scent
Aroma
18D
Title for a knight
Sir
19D
As well
Too
22D
Slightly scratch or scuff
Mar
23D
___ of These Nights (1975 Eagles hit)
One
24D
Nickname for Old West gunfighter Holliday
Doc
26D
Compete in a slalom race
Ski
27D
Don’t open ___ Xmas
Tile
28D
Joyful cry
Yay
32D
Pest that lays eggs in rosebushes
Aphid
33D
Taro paste eaten at luaus
Poi
34D
Volleyball player who positions the ball for a spike
Setter
35D
___ up (admitted to wrongdoing)
Fessed
36D
Rainbow’s shape
Arc
37D
___ badge (patch on a Boy Scout’s sash)
Merit
40D
It accompanies the main course
Side
41D
Off-camera staff on a television set
Crew
42D
Brand of DVR
Tivo
43D
Make changes to an article
Edit
44D
Yellowjackets actress Purnell
Ella
45D
Retain
Keep
46D
Unholy act
Sin