5/31/23
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Exchanges rings with
Weds
5A
Soon-to-be high school graduates: Abbr.
Srs
8A
Snippet of a video
Clip
12A
Mount Everest’s continent
Asia
13A
Haul off as a wrecked car
Tow
14A
Push aggressively
Shove
15A
At the back of the pack
Last
16A
___ little teapot …: 2 wds.
Im A
17A
Used lubricant on
Oiled
18A
Red-haired sitcom pioneer who won Emmys in 1953 and 1956 for acting opposite her husband Desi Arnaz: 2 wds.
Lucille Ball
21A
Settle into a booth
Sit
22A
Lacking strength
Feeble
26A
Minor quarrel
Tiff
28A
Food Network chef Garten
In A
30A
Official regulation
Law
31A
Laura Petrie portrayer who won Emmys in 1964 and 1966 for The Dick Van Dyke Show: 3 wds.
Marty Lermoore
35A
___ mode (energy-saving car setting)
Eco
36A
Like antiques
Old
37A
Flows back from the shore
Ebbs
38A
Shrek character voiced by Eddie Murphy
Donkey
41A
Agency with an Office of the Taxpayer Advocate: Abbr.
Irs
42A
Comedy partner of Sid Caesar who won a 1952 Emmy for Your Show of Shows: 2 wds.
Imo Genecoca
48A
Vietnam’s capital
Hanoi
51A
Why ___ you like this?
Are
52A
Fairy tale’s second word often
Upon
53A
Continue to be alive
Exist
54A
Slowly enjoy a macchiato say
Sip
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
55A
Completely engrossed
Rapt
56A
Like watery tea
Weak
57A
Furry family adoptee
Pet
58A
What ___ have you got?
Else
1D
Surface painted by a muralist
Wall
2D
Hairy biblical twin
Esau
3D
Flat round item
Disc
4D
Fulfill as expectations
Satisfy
5D
Circus clown’s height-enhancing prop
Stilt
6D
European city where the film La Dolce Vita takes place
Rome
7D
Mop as a ship’s deck
Swab
8D
Long narrow South American country
Chile
9D
OMG so funny! in a text
Lol
10D
Suffix with impress or excess
Ive
11D
___ XING (crosswalk sign)
Ped
14D
Bottom part of a slipper
Sole
19D
Raise like a dumbbell
Lift
20D
At a distance
Afar
23D
Gooey lump
Blob
24D
Metallica drummer ___ Ulrich
Lars
25D
Female animal like Shirley in Shaun the Sheep
Ewe
26D
Food item that might be half-price on Tuesdays
Taco
27D
Nutrient found in liver
Iron
28D
State between Iowa and Indiana: Abbr.
Ill
29D
Homer’s neighbor on The Simpsons
Ned
31D
Pharmacy purchase for short
Med
32D
Toy used in a rock the baby trick: Hyph.
Yoyo
33D
It’s a ___ technicality
Mere
34D
Not very well-known
Obscure
39D
Merchandise stall in a mall
Kiosk
40D
Give off as light
Emit
41D
Utterly unskilled
Inept
43D
Sound of shock
Gasp
44D
Great Lake fed by the Detroit River
Erie
45D
Gemstone with shifting colors
Opal
46D
Members of the police force
Cops
47D
___ meridiem (what a.m. is short for)
Ante
48D
Cut down with a 49-Down
Hew
49D
Tool that’s sometimes thrown in a bar
Axe
50D
Actress Long of the Netflix movie Look Both Ways
Nia