11/22/23
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
One of the Big Three networks along with NBC and CBS
ABC
4A
Baseball great ___ Ripken Jr.
CAL
7A
Supporter of a team
Fan
10A
DeLaria who played Big Boo on Orange Is the New Black
Lea
11A
Convenience store proprietor on The Simpsons
Apu
12A
Like 24-karat gold
Pure
13A
Part of a chocolate bunny that might be bitten off first
Ear
14A
Photo file extension: Abbr.
JPG
15A
Let’s just leave ___ that: 2 wds.
It At
16A
Karma Chameleon band that won the Grammy for Best New Artist in 1984: 2 wds.
Culture Club
19A
Unfortunately it’s just ___-win situation: 2 wds.
A No
20A
Pieces of ___ (Netflix series starring Toni Collette)
Her
21A
Round item in many sports
Ball
24A
Do ___ say!: 2 wds.
As I
26A
Navarro who joined The View panel in 2022
Ana
29A
Fast Car singer who won the Grammy for Best New Artist in 1989: 2 wds.
Tracy Chapman
32A
What Kate Middleton might call Pippa
Sis
33A
I knew it!
Aha
34A
Far from a brain-buster
Easy
35A
Hot substance used in paving roads
Tar
37A
Country whose capital is Jerusalem: Abbr.
ISR
39A
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun singer who won the Grammy for Best New Artist in 1985: 2 wds.
Cyndi Lauper
44A
Sought damages in court
Sued
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
45A
Singer Lana ___ Rey
Del
46A
Body part that a cyclops only has one of
Eye
47A
Online auction site
Ebay
48A
Based ___ true story: 2 wds.
On A
49A
___ you kidding me?
Are
50A
Gen ___ (person born from 1965 to 1984)
Xer
51A
Had followers
Led
52A
Common color for lipstick
Red
1D
Smart ___ (know-it-all)
Alec
2D
Jeff Bridges’s brother who is also an actor
Beau
3D
Nassib who was the first openly gay player in an NFL game
Carl
4D
Cuisine that’s popular in New Orleans
Cajun
5D
Move toward
Approach
6D
Olympian’s sled
Luge
7D
Animated series set in the 31st century
Futurama
8D
Many an Omani or Yemeni
Arab
9D
Item for catching butterflies
Net
12D
Big stack as of laundry
Pile
17D
Powdery mineral
Talc
18D
Seed sometimes considered a superfood
Chia
21D
South Korean group that has had six #1 hits in the US
BTS
22D
All Things Considered host Shapiro
Ari
23D
2022 as of now: 2 wds.
Last Year
25D
Divergent star Woodley
Shailene
27D
Lil ___ X (rapper born Montero Lamar Hill)
Nas
28D
___ Given Sunday (Al Pacino movie)
Any
30D
Football field measure
Yard
31D
Country in the Andes Mountains
Peru
36D
Actor Serkis of Black Panther
Andy
38D
Food that’s often tossed in a large bowl
Salad
39D
Rubik’s ___ (three-dimensional puzzle)
Cube
40D
Widely adored celebrity
Idol
41D
Fruit sometimes made into brandy
Pear
42D
Jane ___ (19th-century novel)
Eyre
43D
Marsh plant such as a cattail
Reed
44D
___ Education (Netflix show that ended in September)
Sex