11/24/20
TV Tuesday
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1A
Red Muppet
Elmo
5A
Waterproof sheet that’s rolled out on a baseball infield when it rains
Tarp
9A
Fleetwood ___ (band whose 1977 song “Dreams” went viral on TikTok in 2020)
Mac
12A
Not fatty, like a steak
Lean
13A
Actor Dorsey who plays Hollywood on “Queen Sugar”
Omar
14A
“Sweet but Psycho” singer ___ Max
Ava
15A
“New Girl” actor who plays cartoonist Keef Knight, newly attuned to racial injustice, on the Hulu comedy “Woke”: 2 wds.
Lamorne Morris
18A
Historical age
Era
19A
Novelist Rand who wrote “The Fountainhead”
Ayn
20A
Slang term for a star’s entourage
Posse
21A
Huge
Big
23A
“___ do you like that!”
How
24A
Person who’s your social equal
Peer
26A
Methods
Ways
28A
Rival of DHL and FedEx
UPS
31A
“Workaholics” actor who plays one of Keef’s roommates on “Woke”: 2 wds.
Blake Anderson
34A
Knight’s title
Sir
35A
Climbing plant in the jungle
Vine
36A
Whisper’s opposite
Yell
37A
Single, double, or triple, in baseball
Hit
38A
Baseball Hall of Famer Williams
Ted
39A
Company that rents vans and trucks: Hyph.
Uhaul
42A
“Wow, I never thought about that!”
Gee
44A
Chicago baseball player
Cub
47A
30-Down actress who plays a journalist on “Woke”: 2 wds.
Sasheer Zamata
50A
“Quiet!”
Shh
51A
Twelve months
Year
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
52A
Islamic republic that borders Afghanistan
Iran
53A
Actor Liotta
Ray
54A
Idris of “Thor: Ragnarok”
Elba
55A
Tennis great Arthur
Ashe
1A
___ Woods (Reese Witherspoon’s role in “Legally Blonde”)
Elle
2A
Shakespearean king with three daughters
Lear
3D
Middle member of a “Goldilocks” trio: 2 wds.
Mama Bear
4D
“Be My Yoko ___” (Barenaked Ladies song)
Ono
5D
Frosted Flakes mascot, ___ the Tiger
Tony
6D
“That’s the end of this prayer”
Amen
7D
Plow into
Ram
8D
Get down on one knee and pop the question
Propose
9D
The Red Planet
Mars
10D
Auto rental competitor of Hertz and Enterprise
Avis
11D
Job for a private investigator
Case
16D
Old, dirty cloth
Rag
17D
Word sung three times before “your boat”
Row
22D
Tick off
Irk
23D
Jekyll’s wild side
Hyde
24D
Network that airs many educational shows
PBS
25D
Peyton’s brother, who is also a quarterback
Eli
26D
“Hold on just a sec”
Wait
27D
___ Arbor (University of Michigan’s city)
Ann
28D
Vehicles that have had previous owners: 2 wds.
Used Cars
29D
Person a lobbyist tries to influence, for short
Pol
30D
Longtime NBC sketch comedy series: Abbr.
SNL
32D
Stare that invokes a curse: 2 wds.
Evil Eye
33D
High-fiber type of bread
Rye
37D
“What was that you said?”
Huh
38D
The Coffee Bean & ___ Leaf (coffee shop chain)
Tea
39D
Armenia and Estonia were once part of it: Abbr.
USSR
40D
“Very funny!”: Hyph.
Haha
41D
Grayish in color
Ashy
42D
Take by force
Grab
43D
Vampire Weekend lead singer Koenig
Ezra
45D
Provo’s state
Utah
46D
Foe of Batman who wears a face mask
Bane
48D
Long, slithery sea creature
Eel
49D
Retired soccer star Hamm
Mia