11/29/20
People Sunday
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1A
Sail support that can be prefixed with “fore” or “mizzen”
Mast
5A
“Golly!”
Gosh
9A
Detective Spade of “The Maltese Falcon”
Sam
12A
Drop ___ (display one’s buttocks)
Trou
13A
Singer James played by Beyoncé in “Cadillac Records”
Etta
14A
“___ you kidding me?”
Are
15A
Fictional metal mined in Wakanda in “Black Panther”
Vibranium
17A
“___ Misérables”
Les
18A
Snacks that may need to be shelled
Nuts
19A
Tilts a bit
Leans
21A
Shroud of ___ (Christian relic named for an Italian city)
Turin
24A
Period of greatest success
Hey Day
25A
Fictional material Superman was attacked with in “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice”
Kryptonite
28A
Bill featuring George Washington
One
29A
Author Brown who created Robert Langdon
Dan
30A
___ premium (above the normal price): 2 wds.
At A
33A
Fictional mineral that’s very difficult to acquire in “Avatar”
Unobtanium
37A
Affirmative response to a male officer: 2 wds.
Yessir
40A
Number of winks “caught” for a nap
Forty
41A
Host of an awards show
Emcee
42A
“Good Trouble” actor Roger ___, or a Simpson family member
Bart
44A
Cow’s utterance
Moo
45A
Fictional substance that Han Solo was trapped in, in “The Empire Strikes Back”
Carbonite
50A
Enter a phone number incorrectly, for example
Err
51A
Emergency removal of people (as from a war zone), for short
Evac
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
52A
“The Unicorn” actor ___ Miller
Omar
53A
Bill of PBS science shows
NYE
54A
Loses firmness, like an old sofa cushion
Sags
55A
Shakes of a puppy’s tail
Wags
1A
“I want my ___!” (former slogan for a cable channel)
MTV
2A
“Entourage” agent Gold
Ari
3A
Sound of sadness
Sob
4A
Root vegetable with white flesh
Turnip
5D
Polite fellow
Gent
6D
___ Spunkmeyer (cookie brand)
Otis
7D
Ed Helms’s character in the “Hangover” movies
Stu
8D
Shakespeare’s longest play
Hamlet
9D
Green side dish, often
Salad
10D
Pro basketball game setting
Arena
11D
Like many teenagers’ rooms
Messy
16D
Mother’s sister
Aunt
20D
Organ containing an iris and a lens
Eye
21D
Boxing match stoppage: Abbr.
TKO
22D
Self-serve coffee vessel at a banquet
Urn
23D
Dark-colored bread
Rye
24D
Subtle reminder of a computer password, for example
Hint
26D
Stench
Odor
27D
Apprehend, as a burglar
Nab
30D
It’s pumped into bike tires
Air
31D
“King ___” (1978 Steve Martin novelty song)
Tut
32D
“Making It” host Poehler
Amy
33D
Employ
Use
34D
Daughters of one’s sister
Nieces
35D
Hairstyle worn by Dr. J during his basketball career
Afro
36D
“It’ll have to wait until later”: 2 wds.
Not Now
37D
Middle Eastern country that’s west of Oman
Yemen
38D
Georgia university where Jimmy Carter taught
Emory
39D
“Four ___ and seven years ago …” (start of the Gettysburg Address)
Score
42D
Boast
Brag
43D
Kindergarten basics
ABCs
46D
Classic film star Gardner portrayed by Kate Beckinsale in “The Aviator”
Ava
47D
“___ firm believer in …”: 2 wds.
Im A
48D
Word that can go after “price” or “laser”
Tag
49D
Hospital areas with triage nurses: Abbr.
Ers