11/15/17
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Automobile
Car
4A
Lumber-cutting tool
Saw
7A
Spiny plants in the desert
Cacti
12A
Color
Hue
13A
Unilever brand of body spray
Axe
14A
Love, to Pepe Le Pew
Amour
15A
“____ to Billie Joe” (hit song of 1967)
Ode
16A
Government group in many Tom Clancy novels: Abbr.
CIA
17A
Roo’s mom in the “Winnie-the-Pooh” series
Kanga
18A
Hit single from 31-Across with the lyric “we’ll ride them someday”: 2 wds.
Wild Horses
21A
“_____ the Walrus” (Beatles song): 2 wds.
I Am
22A
Underdogs’ wins
Upsets
26A
Venomous snakes along the Nile
Asps
29A
Group that publishes American Hunter magazine: Abbr.
NRA
30A
Going through, on an itinerary
Via
31A
1971 Rolling Stones album that has a working zipper on its cover: 2 wds.
Sticky Fingers
35A
Ugly as ____
Sin
36A
Company that’s discontinuing its AIM service
AOL
37A
Takes advantage of
Uses
38A
What the “T” stands for in “NATO”
Treaty
40A
Boating paddle
Oar
42A
#1 hit single from 31-Across with controversial lyrics: 2 wds.
Brown Sugar
47A
Excuse that might exonerate a suspect
Alibi
50A
“___ Eye is on the Sparrow” (extensively covered gospel song)
His
51A
Be worry about
Rue
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
52A
Compare
Liken
53A
Kiss guitarist Frehley
Ace
54A
Body part missing from the killer in “The Fugitive”
Arm
55A
“Gotta run!”: 2 wds.
See Ya
56A
Made the acquaintance of
Met
57A
Kentucky Derby month
May
1D
____ Yun-fat (Hong Kong actor)
Chow
2D
Mercedes-Benz competitor
Audi
3D
Film spool
Reel
4D
Comic actor ___ Baron Cohen
Sacha
5D
Fundamental truth
Axiom
6D
“If the shoe fits, ___ it”
Wear
7D
Receptacle used to make devil’s food, red velvet, and marble creations: 2 wds.
Cake Pan
8D
Accumulate
Amass
9D
Ex-____ (former prisoner)
Con
10D
Yank
Tug
11D
Tax-deferred savings plan: Abbr.
IRA
19D
Compact ____ player
Disc
20D
Daughter of Tom Cruise
Suri
23D
December 24 and December 31, for example
Eves
24D
Product made by Pirelli of BFGoodrich
Tire
25D
Speak disrespectfully to
Sass
26D
Helper: Abbr.
Asst
27D
Mix with a spoon
Stir
28D
Tree with longleaf and loblolly varieties
Pine
29D
Group that awards the Vince Lombardi Trophy: Abbr.
NFL
32D
2005 hurricane that devastated New Orleans
Katrina
33D
Spinning toy on a string: Hyph.
Yoyo
34D
Spiritual leader often portrayed perching on a mountaintop
Guru
39D
“Downton _____” (former British drama)
Abbey
40D
“Miracle ___” (term for a 1980 Olympic hockey victory by the USA): 2 wds.
On Ice
41D
Liability’s opposite on a balance sheet
Asset
43D
1980s music duo whose name included an exclamation point
Wham
44D
Small unit of weight in the metric system
Gram
45D
Luminous, New Age-y glow
Aura
46D
Rodent hero of “Ratatouille”
Remy
47D
Franken and Sharpton, for two
Als
48D
Position of a golf ball
Lie
49D
Mike and ____ (candy brand)
Ike