10/7/20
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
The Who’s “___ O’Riley” (song with “teenage wasteland” in the lyrics)
Baba
5A
Hostess ___ Balls (domed snack cakes)
Sno
8A
Get hitched to
Wed
11A
“There’s ___ to digest here”: 2 wds.
A lot
12A
The “p” in “mph”
Per
13A
Way back when
Ago
14A
Small pastry stolen from the Queen of Hearts
Tart
15A
“Golden” or “blonde” drink
Ale
16A
___-away zone
Tow
17A
1986 #1 hit for 30-Across, which won the Grammy for Record of the Year: 2 wds.
Higher Love
20A
Listening organ
Ear
21A
Knights’ titles
Sirs
23A
Snake that’s said to have killed Cleopatra
Asp
26A
Note after “fa”
Sol
28A
First name of Dakota Fanning’s actress sister
Elle
30A
Singer who was part of the bands Traffic and the Spencer Davis Group: 2 wds.
Steve Winwood
33A
Prince William’s wife
Kate
34A
“___ what I mean?”
See
35A
Black ___ (covert missions)
Ops
36A
Gambles
Bets
38A
Norwegian band that lost the 1986 Grammy for Best New Artist to Sade: Hyph.
Aha
40A
1988 #1 hit for 30-Across, which was nominated for the Grammy for Record of the Year: 3 wds.
Roll With It
45A
Word that can follow “dunce” or “salary”
Cap
47A
Top level of Minor League Baseball
AAA
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
48A
Traditional folk stories
Lore
49A
“Party in the ___” (Miley Cyrus hit)
USA
50A
Liquid spurted in defense by an octopus
Ink
51A
“Don’t Rock the Jukebox” singer Jackson
Alan
52A
Sportscaster ___ Patrick
Dan
53D
“Born as,” when referring to a woman’s name
Nee
54D
Mailed out
Sent
1D
Place to lounge and get clean
Bath
2D
Jai ___ (sport that’s popular in Florida)
A Lai
3D
Six-time French Open champion Bjorn
Borg
4D
___ drop of a hat: 2 wds.
At The
5D
Songbirds often heard in cities
Sparrows
6D
Intelligence analyst on “NCIS: Los Angeles”
Nell
7D
Cookies very similar to Hydrox
Oreos
8D
ABBA song with the lyric “I feel like I win when I lose”
Waterloo
9D
Check your ___ at the door (be a team player)
Ego
10D
Major financial “average,” for short
Dow
18D
At ___ (not nervous)
Ease
19D
Browser menu with such options as “Zoom In” and “Reload Page”
View
22D
Swill that’s fed to pigs
Slop
23D
Query
Ask
24D
Shot in the dark
Stab
25D
Disney character who refused to grow up: 2 wds.
Peter Pan
27D
Have insomnia: 2 wds.
Lie Awake
29D
Sheeran and Asner, for two
Eds
31D
Refuse to sign, as a Congressional bill
Veto
32D
Brand of grape soda
Nehi
37D
Assassinated
Slain
39D
Geographical reference book
Atlas
41D
“Justice League” actress Diane
Lane
42D
What a golfer aims for
Hole
43D
Country ruled by an ayatollah and a president
Iran
44D
___ dress (loose outfit without a waistline)
Tent
45D
Something chewed by a cow
Cud
46D
Butterfield who starred in “Hugo”
As A