10/19/22
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Quick punch from Mike Tyson
Jab
4A
___ & Hammer (brand of baking soda)
Arm
7A
Survey done by Gallup
Poll
11A
Soul singer Winehouse
Amy
12A
Super Mario character with a mushroom-like head
Toad
14A
Athletic shoe brand with a name meant to suggest flying
Avia
15A
Decay
Rot
16A
Unit of currency in Portugal
Euro
17A
Prefix for detached or conductor
Semi
18A
Rene Russo’s costar in the 1996 romantic comedy Tin Cup: 2 wds.
Kevin Costner
21A
Stamp out
End
22A
By way of
Via
23A
What Oxy products treat
Acne
26A
___ Air (region of Los Angeles)
Bel
27A
Agency that hires many auditors: Abbr.
IRS
30A
Rene Russo’s costar in the 1999 romantic thriller The Thomas Crown Affair: 2 wds.
Pierce Brosnan
34A
Handle roughly as a dog or cat might
Paw
35A
Cover letter’s accompaniment: Abbr.
Enc
36A
Scheming human in Othello or scheming bird in Aladdin
Iago
37A
Insect that can carry many times its own weight
Ant
38A
Ailing
Ill
40A
Rene Russo’s costar in the 1995 gangster comedy Get Shorty: 2 wds.
John Travolta
46A
Retired Yankees third baseman’s nickname: Hyph.
Arod
47A
United ___ Emirates
Arab
48A
What any of the O’s in XOXOXO represent
Hug
50A
Dole (out)
Mete
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
51A
Tree with cones and needles
Pine
52A
State between Washington and California: Abbr.
Ore
53A
The ___ Baby (2017 animated movie)
Boss
54A
State prosecutors: Abbr.
Das
55A
___ into (hit head-on)
Ram
1D
Container for spaghetti sauce
Jar
2D
Run ___ (go nuts)
Amok
3D
Small unit of memory for a computer
Byte
4D
Didn’t go out for supper: 2 wds.
Ate In
5D
Circular in shape
Round
6D
Three-time NBA All-Star Gasol
Marc
7D
Penne fusilli or linguine
Pasta
8D
Easy-Bake ___ (kid’s toy)
Oven
9D
Margarita garnish
Lime
10D
Lion’s den
Lair
13D
Mulligan in golf: Hyph.
Doover
19D
Suddenly go off course
Veer
20D
Grain storage place on a farm
Silo
23D
___ Store (icon on an iPhone screen)
App
24D
Government group nicknamed the Company: Abbr.
Cia
25D
As good as ___
New
26D
English network that aired Peaky Blinders
BBC
27D
Needle ___ haystack: 2 wds.
In A
28D
Cloth that’s seen better days
Rag
29D
___-Caps (movie theater candy)
Sno
31D
Rapper 50 ___
Cent
32D
Improperly induce to commit a crime
Entrap
33D
Bottom of a window frame
Sill
37D
Range featuring Aconcagua the highest mountain in the Americas
Andes
38D
Trump who had a cameo in The First Wives Club
Ivana
39D
Ear parts from which earrings dangle
Lobes
40D
Side of a doorway
Jamb
41D
Cookie that released a Mocha Caramel Latte flavor in April
Oreo
42D
Have the ___ for (be physically attracted to)
Hots
43D
Like a climate with almost no rain
Arid
44D
___: Love and Thunder (2022 movie)
Thor
45D
Unearthly emanation that rhymes with flora
Aura
49D
Emerald or sapphire for example
Gem