11/26/25
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Plastic shoe with holes
CROC
5A
“Jenny From the Block” singer, to fans: 2 wds.
JLO
8A
“And ___ we go!”
AWAY
12A
Subtle vibe
AURA
13A
Tree that symbolizes strength
OAK
14A
Garment for a Supreme Court justice
ROBE
15A
“Mrs. Doubtfire” actor who played professor Donald Kessler in 1996’s “Mars Attacks!”: 2 wds.
PIERCEBROSNAN
18A
Holiday song
NOEL
19A
“My lips ___ sealed”
ARE
20A
No longer on the market
SOLD
23A
Slimy creature in a shell
SNAIL
27A
Letters before a pseudonym
AKA
30A
“Hold your horses!”
WAIT
32A
“The West Wing” actor Alan
ALDA
33A
“Chinatown” actor who played president James Dale and casino owner Art Land in “Mars Attacks!”: 2 wds.
JACKNICHOLSON
36A
Prefix with “freeze” or “social”
ANTI
37A
“The ___ Housewives of Salt Lake City”
REAL
38A
The Grand ___ Opry (Nashville landmark)
OLE
39A
Takes it easy
RESTS
41A
Hearty gulp
SWIG
43A
“___ the season to be jolly…”
TIS
45A
Rejection from the Oval Office
VETO
48A
“American Beauty” actress who played Art’s wife Barbara in “Mars Attacks!”: 2 wds.
ANNETTEBENING
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54A
Cowardly animal in “The Wizard of Oz”
LION
55A
“I ___ Rock” (Simon & Garfunkel song): 2 wds.
AMA
56A
Early Peruvian
INCA
57A
Pieces of body art, for short
TATS
58A
Swampy area
BOG
59A
Body parts examined by optometrists
EYES
1D
Stadium souvenir worn on the head
CAP
2D
Demolish
RUIN
3D
Cookie brand with a Dunk Club
OREO
4D
“Who ___ what anyone else thinks?”
CARES
5D
Quarterback Flacco or Burrow
JOE
6D
Place where vaccines are developed
LAB
7D
Vegetable that can be slimy
OKRA
8D
Weapons storehouse
ARSENAL
9D
Was victorious
WON
10D
Attorneys’ professional group: Abbr.
ABA
11D
Strong yearning
YEN
16D
Circus entertainer with a painted face
CLOWN
17D
Where appendectomies are performed: Abbr.
ORS
21D
Wild animal’s den
LAIR
22D
Chops into cubes
DICES
24D
“Another thing…”
ALSO
25D
Adored celebrity
IDOL
26D
Interstate division
LANE
27D
Cracked open, as a door
AJAR
28D
Erica ___ (longtime Susan Lucci role)
KANE
29D
Circus routines
ACTS
31D
Take out of the freezer
THAW
34D
Baby animals that hiss and purr
KITTENS
35D
Martini garnish
OLIVE
40D
Occupy a throne
SIT
42D
Spirit that grants wishes
GENIE
44D
Poke with a toothpick
STAB
46D
Miniature
TINY
47D
A single time
ONCE
48D
Key near the Z on a PC keyboard
ALT
49D
“Candyman” director DaCosta
NIA
50D
“Believe it or ___!”
NOT
51D
Music genre with introspective lyrics
EMO
52D
Airline passenger’s carry-on
BAG
53D
___ guzzler (vehicle with bad fuel economy)
GAS