11/25/20
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
“Honestly, I’m not too impressed”
Meh
4A
Nuclear test ___ treaty
Ban
7A
Favor one leg when walking
Limp
11A
All ___ day’s work: 2 wds.
In A
12A
Actress Noblezada of the 2020 movie “Yellow Rose” and the Broadway musical “Hadestown”
Eva
13A
___ wave (large surge of water)
Tidal
14A
“Here’s something of interest”: Abbr.
FYI
15A
Overall objective
Aim
16A
Hard, black wood
Ebony
17A
1992 drama directed by Ron Howard, starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman as Irish immigrants: 3 wds.
Far And Away
20A
News anchor Norah O’Donnell’s network
CBS
21A
Main ingredient in marinara sauce
Tomato
24A
Natural gel in some hand creams
Aloe
26A
Drive-___ window
Thru
27A
Dreary, dead-end routine
Rut
29A
1988 fantasy directed by Ron Howard, starring Warwick Davis as a farmer and conjurer
Willow
31A
1984 rom-com directed by Ron Howard, starring Tom Hanks as a guy who meets a mermaid
Splash
33A
Zodiac sign with a lion symbol
Leo
34A
What someone is called by
Name
36A
Buy-in for a cardplayer
Ante
37A
Needing immediate attention
Urgent
39A
Pack animal
Ass
40A
1982 comedy directed by Ron Howard, starring Michael Keaton as a morgue worker: 2 wds.
Night Shift
44A
Countrified
Rural
47A
Professor ___ (tree-named character who gave Pikachu to Ash, in Pokémon)
Oak
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
48A
Body part studied by an audiologist
Ear
49A
Move on hands and knees
Crawl
50A
Spirited cry for a matador
Ole
51A
Actress Long of the 2016 comedy “Keanu”
Nia
52A
Donations to the poor
Alms
53A
Water droplets on the lawn in the morning
Dew
54A
Put before a judge and jury
Try
1A
Irk
Miff
2D
Irish singer whose stage name comes from the pronunciation of her first name, Eithne
Enya
3D
Blonde or brunette, for example: 2 wds.
Hair Color
4D
Boston baked ___
Beans
5D
Quite eager
Avid
6D
Quarterback Joe who led the Jets from 1965 to 1976
Namath
7D
Egypt’s western neighbor
Libya
8D
Climactic words in a wedding ceremony: 2 wds.
I Do
9D
“___ of Steel” (2013 superhero movie)
Man
10D
Paper towel’s thickness
Ply
13D
Start working together rather than individually: 2 wds.
Team Up
18D
First person to die in the Bible
Abel
19D
Of poorer quality
Worse
22D
Person who doesn’t have a permanent home or job
Transient
23D
Topple from power
Oust
24D
Tool that’s a homophone of “all”
Awl
25D
In ___ of (as a substitute for)
Lieu
26D
Sound of a plucked string
Twang
28D
“Get ___ picture?”
The
30D
Actor Ed of “Modern Family”
Oneill
32D
Strike with a whip
Lash
35D
Volcano that can be seen from Portland, Oregon: 2 wds., abbr.
Mt Hood
38D
Chews on, as a dog would
Gnaws
39D
Not quite straight, like a sloppy necktie
Askew
41D
“A ___ of Two Cities” (Dickens novel)
Tale
42D
Impartial
Fair
43D
Item in a cafeteria stack
Tray
44D
Consumer electronics trademark
RCA
45D
What you navigate to in a browser: Abbr.
URL
46D
Pro football player from Los Angeles
Ram