5/5/26
TV Tuesday
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1A
Not very many
FEW
4A
Zombie’s sound
MOAN
8A
Three ___ kind (poker hand): 2 wds.
OFA
11A
Unreturned volleyball serve
ACE
12A
Questlove’s hairstyle, often
AFRO
13A
Bone protecting a lung
RIB
14A
HBO drama (2014-2017) with Carrie Coon…: 2 wds.
THELEFTOVERS
17A
Sugary beverage from a vending machine
SODA
18A
Beer container at a frat party
KEG
19A
Huge party
BASH
23A
Made docile, as a wild horse
TAMED
27A
Molecule with an electric charge
ION
30A
Moving at a snail’s pace
SLOW
32A
Household ___ (well-known person)
NAME
33A
HBO drama series whose 2025 season features Carrie Coon…: 3 wds.
THEWHITELOTUS
36A
Mention as a source
CITE
37A
Country between Ecuador and Bolivia
PERU
38A
“I expected better!” sound
TSK
39A
Vacuum cleaner tubes
HOSES
41A
Toy brick brand with Pokémon sets
LEGO
43A
Dennings who plays Darcy Lewis in the MCU
KAT
45A
Machine for weaving
LOOM
49A
HBO drama (2022-present) starring Carrie Coon…: 3 wds.
THEGILDEDAGE
54A
Compost receptacle
BIN
55A
Banana’s exterior
PEEL
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
56A
Move to and ___
FRO
57A
Find some sums
ADD
58A
Place to wash dishes
SINK
59A
Do some mending, say
SEW
1D
Saturated ___ (food component)
FATS
2D
Amazon’s smart speaker
ECHO
3D
Unwanted plant in a flower bed
WEED
4D
Mystery author Rita ___ Brown
MAE
5D
Powered down
OFF
6D
Oil paintings, for example
ART
7D
Cozy corner
NOOK
8D
Herb used in Italian recipes
OREGANO
9D
Douglas ___ (state tree of Oregon)
FIR
10D
Core muscles
ABS
15D
Dr. Frankenstein’s workplace
LAB
16D
Doctor who might prescribe heartworm medicine…
VET
20D
Residue from burned incense
ASH
21D
Small piece of paper
SLIP
22D
Red building in Monopoly
HOTEL
24D
“The Resident” actor Czuchry
MATT
25D
Birds that can be up to six feet tall
EMUS
26D
Piece of classroom furniture
DESK
27D
Poison ivy symptom
ITCH
28D
Cincinnati’s state
OHIO
29D
Badminton court dividers
NETS
31D
Pink Floyd’s “Wish You ___ Here”
WERE
34D
Nine-to-five worker’s period of relaxation
WEEKEND
35D
Drag with effort
LUG
40D
Droop
SAG
42D
No longer young
OLD
44D
Bonuses for rideshare drivers
TIPS
46D
Clumsy people
OAFS
47D
Nasty beast in a fairy tale
OGRE
48D
Hungry kitty’s sound
MEOW
49D
Not yet known, on a schedule: Abbr.
TBA
50D
Used camouflage
HID
51D
Hawaiian souvenir worn around the neck
LEI
52D
Badger’s shelter
DEN
53D
Large deer found in western Canada
ELK