5/6/26
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
President Lincoln, informally
ABE
4A
Item swung by Aaron Judge
BAT
7A
Part of speech such as “push” or “pull”
VERB
11A
Month preceding June
MAY
12A
Smart TV brand
RCA
13A
What a Diaper Genie seals in
ODOR
14A
Spanish “Bravo!”
OLE
15A
Bill dispenser outside a bank: Abbr.
ATM
16A
“Young Frankenstein” lab assistant
IGOR
17A
“Coal Miner’s Daughter” actress who played Carrie White in 1976’s “Carrie”: 2 wds.
SISSY SPACEK
20A
“___ a small world”
IT’S
21A
Madison or Park in Manhattan: Abbr.
AVE
22A
Gymnast Korbut of the 1972 Olympics
OLGA
24A
Government agency concerned with cybercrime: Abbr.
FBI
25A
___-conditioned (cooled)
AIR
28A
“Saturday Night Fever” actor who played Billy Nolan in “Carrie”: 2 wds.
JOHN TRAVOLTA
31A
“___ Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”
SGT.
32A
“Yippee!”
YAY
33A
Tiny building block of matter
ATOM
34A
Cardiologist’s test: Abbr.
EKG
35A
Pronoun for a girl
SHE
36A
“The Hustler” actress who played Carrie’s mother Margaret in “Carrie”: 2 wds.
PIPER LAURIE
41A
___ torch (“Survivor” prop)
TIKI
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
42A
Be in poor health
AIL
43A
The Elizabethan ___ (1558-1603, in England)
ERA
44A
International oil cartel: Abbr.
OPEC
45A
Nickname that sounds like an insect
NAT
46A
Fuel for an automobile
GAS
47A
Products from Celestial Seasonings or Lipton
TEAS
48A
Have a go at
TRY
49A
Lowest roll on a single die
ONE
1D
Bible book between Joel and Obadiah
AMOS
2D
Indonesian resort island
BALI
3D
Ability to see, which can be improved with glasses
EYESIGHT
4D
Makes sounds like a donkey
BRAYS
5D
Circus routines
ACTS
6D
Home of the NFL’s Buccaneers: 2 wds.
TAMPA BAY
7D
“Use your inside ___” (“Quiet down”)
VOICE
8D
Slight advantage
EDGE
9D
Tower-shaped chess piece
ROOK
10D
“I need another blanket!”
BRR
18D
Baseball Hall of Famer Musial
STAN
19D
Tel ___, Israel
AVIV
22D
Breakfast drinks that might be fresh-squeezed: Abbr.
OJS
23D
Captain’s journal
LOG
24D
Sweet-smelling
FRAGRANT
25D
Superhero’s secret identity: 2 wds.
ALTER EGO
26D
“Who am ___ argue?”: 2 wds.
ITO
27D
Smash into headfirst
RAM
29D
Youngster
TYKE
30D
Honolulu’s island
OAHU
34D
Historical films with large casts
EPICS
35D
Like potato chips and ocean water
SALTY
36D
Corncob ___ (accessory for Frosty the Snowman)
PIPE
37D
Big-box retailer whose logo is blue and yellow, like Sweden’s flag
IKEA
38D
Deceitful person
LIAR
39D
Country once ruled by a shah
IRAN
40D
Lack of difficulty
EASE
41D
Tater ___ (fried potato snack)
TOT