11/29/23
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Reads as a supermarket bar code
Scans
6A
Records that got more popular during music’s vinyl revival: Abbr.
Lps
9A
Makes a selection
Opts
13A
Prohibition agent Ness who was played by Kevin Costner in The Untouchables
Eliot
14A
Planet ___ (brand of grain-based milk)
Oat
15A
Norm’s wife on Cheers
Vera
16A
Tyler Perry’s signature character
Madea
17A
The Many Sides of Yoko ___ (1974 album)
Ono
18A
CNN’s ___ Burnett OutFront
Erin
19A
1984 hit from Huey Lewis and the News’s multiplatinum album Sports: 5 wds.
I Want a New Drug
22A
Meaning that’s listed in a dictionary: Abbr.
Def
23A
Chicken of the ___ (canned tuna brand)
Sea
24A
Tool used to punch holes
Awl
27A
Genre of the Paramore song Misery Business
Emo
30A
Left at the ___ (jilted)
Altar
34A
Huey Lewis and the News’s first #1 hit from 1985’s Back to the Future soundtrack: 4 wds.
The Power of Love
38A
Device for accessing the Internet
Modem
39A
Sports league featured in the movie Space Jam: Abbr.
NBA
40A
Actress Dawber or Grier
Pam
41A
Zero score to a soccer announcer
Nil
43A
Inserted coins into as a parking meter
Fed
46A
1986 Huey Lewis and the News hit parodied in a Sesame Street song about shapes: 4 wds.
Hip to Be Square
53A
What a child might call her father
Papa
54A
Cry loudly
Sob
55A
Remove your name from a social media photo
Untag
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
56A
And other people as well: 2 wds. abbr.
Etal
57A
When a plane is due in: Abbr.
Eta
58A
Covering for a cake
Icing
59A
Joins in matrimony
Weds
60A
Opposite of gregarious
Shy
61A
Former stock car driver Kyle
Petty
1D
18-wheeler truck
Semi
2D
Animal’s talon
Claw
3D
Elton John musical based on an opera set in Egypt
Aida
4D
There’s ___ in sight!: 2 wds.
No End
5D
New Jersey New Mexico New Hampshire or New York
State
6D
Bird with a crazy name
Loon
7D
Window glass
Pane
8D
Puts in a warehouse perhaps
Stows
9D
Taking everything into account
Overall
10D
South American country whose capital is Lima
Peru
11D
Math class that’s a precursor to calculus for short
Trig
12D
___ Diego Zoo
San
20D
Just two or three: 2 wds.
A Few
21D
Tone-___ (having little musical ability)
Deaf
24D
Place to access your cash: Abbr.
ATM
25D
Which person do you mean?
Who
26D
Was at the front of the pack
Led
28D
Robin Hood: ___ in Tights (Mel Brooks movie)
Men
29D
Spherical object
Orb
31D
Highest point
Top
32D
DuVernay who created the TV series Queen Sugar
Ava
33D
Band that was fronted by Michael Stipe
Rem
35D
Friends who write letters to each other: 2 wds.
Pen Pals
36D
Leave off a list
Omit
37D
Blockheads
Oafs
42D
Gets checkmated for example
Loses
44D
Provide with gear
Equip
45D
Foolish person
Dunce
46D
10 Things I ___ About You (Heath Ledger movie)
Hate
47D
Tablet made by Apple
iPad
48D
Not just one or the other
Both
49D
Online marketplace with many used items
Ebay
50D
Keep ___ (be persistent): 2 wds.
At It
51D
Angry tirade
Rant
52D
Tasting like custards and quiches
Eggy
53D
Pepe Le (Looney Tunes skunk)
Pew