11/17/21
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Rock band’s booking
Gig
4A
Piece of grass
Blade
9A
Seedy fruit of the Mediterranean
Fig
12A
“___ not making myself clear?”: 2 wds.
Am I
13A
Superhero who later became Nightwing
Robin
14A
Kanga’s kid, in A.A. Milne stories
Roo
15A
“The Buddy Holly Story” actor who played FBI agent Angelo Pappas in 1991’s “Point Break”: 2 wds.
Gary Busey
17A
Finish
End
18A
Wheel-to-wheel shaft
Axle
19A
Not wild, like a house pet
Tame
21A
Trades
Swaps
25A
Birds that deliver mail to Hogwarts
Owls
28A
Relative of reggae
Ska
31A
“The White Lotus” channel
HBO
32A
Slow-moving animal with a shell
Snail
33A
“Ghost” actor who played surfer and bank robber Bodhi in “Point Break”: 2 wds.
Patrick Swayze
36A
Raise the hem of, perhaps
Alter
37A
Clean-air watchdog group: Abbr.
EPA
38A
Feeling miserable
Sad
39A
“___ Lights” (Demi Lovato song)
Neon
40A
Portrait holder
Frame
42A
“The ___ Housewives of Atlanta”
Real
44A
Credit card that features a hologram of a dove
Visa
48A
“The Kitchen God’s Wife” novelist Amy
Tan
50A
“A League of Their Own” actress who played surfing instructor Tyler Ann Endicott in “Point Break”: 2 wds.
Lori Petty
54A
Stone ___ (“The Flintstones” time period)
Age
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
55A
Word that can follow “barbecue” or “tomato”
Sauce
56A
Take to court
Sue
57A
High spirits
Joy
58A
Web-footed mammal in a river
Otter
59A
Commercials
Ads
1D
“Love for Sale” collaborator Lady ___
Gaga
2D
Large-screen movie format
IMAX
3D
“Gossip ___” (2021 reboot of a Blake Lively teen drama)
Girl
4D
“I need a short break,” in a chat room
Brb
5D
Actor Ferrigno who once played the Hulk
Lou
6D
Stomach muscles
Abs
7D
Cuts down on calories
Diets
8D
Irish vocalist featured on Mario Winans’s 2004 hit, “I Don’t Wanna Know”
Enya
9D
High-speed roads without tolls
Freeways
10D
___ blaster (Emperor Zurg’s weapon in the “Toy Story” movies)
Ion
11D
Recipient of prayers
God
16D
Possible response in the game Twenty Questions
Yes
20D
“___ Lisa” (painting in the Louvre)
Mona
22D
Blender’s sound
Whir
23D
First three letters
ABC
24D
Card game involving raising and folding
Poker
26D
Oscar-winning actress Minnelli
Liza
27D
Vehicle in the Iditarod race
Sled
28D
Distance from tip to tip
Span
29D
Crinkly-leafed ingredient in smoothies
Kale
30D
F. Lee Bailey, for one
Attorney
32D
Did the breaststroke, say
Swam
34D
“Ransom” actress Russo
Rene
35D
Pampering place
Spa
40D
Hover in the air
Float
41D
She was exiled from Eden
Eve
43D
“What’s more …”
Also
45D
“___ pleasure doing business with you”: 2 wds.
it’s a
46D
Simple earring
Stud
47D
Opposite of nays, in a formal vote
Ayes
48D
___ Mahal
Taj
49D
In days gone by
Ago
51D
Wheel track in a dirt road
Rut
52D
Break the ___ (start a conversation)
Ice
53D
For each
Per