11/29/17
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Network that competes with NBC, CBS, and Fox
ABC
4A
Apply gently, as eye cream
Dab
7A
Sow’s mate
Boar
11A
“Rah, rah, sis-boom-___!”
Bah
12A
Store that calls itself the place with “the helpful hardware folks”
Ace
13A
Australian marsupial that eats eucalyptus leaves
Koala
14A
Removal of pencil marks
Erasure
16A
Four-time Oscar nominee Hawke
Ethan
17A
He played Jim Anderson, the dad on “Father Knows Best”: 2 wds.
Robert Young
19A
Translucent gemstone
Opal
21A
“My Fair Lady” star Harrison
Rex
22A
Movie’s sound component
Audio
24A
Get ___ of (eliminate)
Rid
25A
Hirer of airport screeners: Abbr.
TSA
28A
He played Steve Douglas, the dad on “My Three Sons”: 2 wds.
Fred MacMurray
31A
12th-grade students: Abbr.
Srs
32A
Greek letter that precedes, and rhymes with, theta
ETA
33A
Founding Father Thomas who wrote “Common Sense”
Paine
34A
Progressive Insurance pitchwoman
Flo
35A
Zigs and ___
Zags
36A
He played himself as the dad on his show with wife Harriet: 2 wds.
Ozzie Nelson
42A
____ with (took care of)
Dealt
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
43A
President Carter’s home state
Georgia
46A
“Homeland” actress Claire
Danes
47A
Cotton ____ (Eli Whitney’s invention)
Gin
48A
Napkin’s place, often
Lap
49A
Winter vehicle that travels on runners
Sled
50A
Put into words
Say
51A
911 call responder: Abbr.
EMT
1D
President depicted on the penny, for short
Abe
2D
Tavern
Bar
3D
Game in which only the guessers can speak
Charades
4D
Crudely apply, as paint
Daub
5D
Rancher’s unit of land
Acre
6D
A&W root ____ (soft drink)
Beer
7D
Wrinkle-removing injection
Botox
8D
Island on which most Hawaiians live
Oahu
9D
Actor Rickman
Alan
10D
Sounded, as a bell
Rang
13D
Excited: 2 wds.
Keyed Up
15D
Like a cylinder or cube, in geometry
Solid
18D
Remove a little bit from
Trim
19D
Big doofuses
Oafs
20D
Comfortable cat’s sound
Purr
23D
Breakfast dishes that often have cheese fillings
Omelets
24D
Elvis Presley’s main record label
RCA
25D
Three-sided shape
Triangle
26D
Was in a chorus
Sang
27D
Yeses in a roll-call vote
Ayes
29D
“It hit me like ____ of bricks”: 2 wds.
A Ton
30D
Tool for shaving
Razor
34D
Submitted, like tax returns
Filed
36D
Probabilities of success
Odds
37D
Great enthusiasm
Zeal
38D
“Titanic” actor Billy
Zane
39D
Things a bird lays in a nest
Eggs
40D
“Star Wars” princess
Leia
41D
Japanese electronics giant
Sony
44D
“What kind of fool do you think ____?”: 2 wds.
Iam
45D
Likely (to)
Apt