10/15/25
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Unit equal to 12 inches
FOOT
5A
Cher’s catchphrase in the movie “Clueless”: 2 wds.
ASIF
9A
___ an attitude (behave rudely)
COP
12A
Residue from a cigarette
AHES
14A
Comic Jay who hosted “The Tonight Show”
LENO
15A
“Why ___ you being so difficult?”
ARE
16A
Tilt-A-___ (amusement park ride)
WHIRL
17A
Frightened feeling
FEAR
18A
Mafia member who spills the beans
RAT
19A
British supermodel who was the first Black model on the cover of Vogue France: 2 wds.
NAOMICAMPBELL
22A
Texas school whose sports teams are the Mustangs: Abbr.
SMU
23A
Cover with blacktop
PAVE
24A
“Rah, rah, ___-boom-bah!”
SIS
27A
Lamb’s bleat
BAA
30A
Precious people
DEARS
37A
Small piece of garlic
CLOVE
38A
Father on “Rugrats”
STU
39A
Electric ___ (dangerous fish)
EEL
40A
Round, green items in fried rice
PEAS
42A
French actress Seydoux
LEA
45A
American supermodel with a beauty mark who appeared on more than 1,000 magazine covers: 2 wds.
CINDYCRAWFORD
51A
What a kitten grows up to be
CAT
52A
Cookie with a Spooky Colored Creme variety for Halloween
OREO
53A
Borden’s cow mascot
ELSIE
54A
Path of a story’s development
ARC
55A
Last ___ and testament
WILL
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
56A
“Queen of ___” (nickname for singer Celia Cruz)
SALSA
57A
“Didn’t love it, didn’t hate it”
MEH
58A
Department-store event
SALE
59A
Open-___ (like sandals)
TOED
1D
Young deer
FAWN
2D
Job-safety agency: Abbr.
OSHA
3D
State known as “the Birthplace of Aviation”
OHIO
4D
Conditions of a contract
TERMS
5D
___ Romeo (Italian auto make)
ALFA
6D
“That doesn’t ___ right to me”
SEEM
7D
Like some mobile game purhcases: Hyph.
IN APP
8D
Gave an order prohibiting
FORBADE
9D
Alternative to purchasing, for a vehicle: 2 weds.
CARLEASE
10D
Unwritten
ORAL
11D
Animal that’s part of the family
PET
13D
Svelte
SLIM
20D
Largest Caribbean country in area
CUBA
21D
At any time
EVER
24D
Triple ___ (orange-flavored liqueur in cocktails)
SEC
25D
Not feeling well
ILL
26D
Softball variation that allows for easier hitting: Hyph.
SLOPITCH
28D
Room-cooling devices: Abbr.
ACS
29D
Fit for the occasion
APT
31D
Raw ingredient for caviar
ROE
32D
Show that made Eddie Murphy a star: Abbr.
SNL
34D
All tied up, as a score
EVEN
35D
Grassy areas for grazing
MEADOWS
36D
___ Hoop (plastic toy)
HULA
41D
Where Damascus is
SYRIA
43D
Wool-covered females
EWES
44D
G-sharp equivalent: Hyph.
A-FLAT
45D
The “C” in “TLC”
CARE
46D
Box within a spreadsheet
CELL
47D
___ model (someone to look up to)
ROLE
48D
Norway’s capital
OSLO
49D
___ to the occasion (make extra effort when needed)
RISE
50D
Deceased
DEAD
51D
Former Panthers quarterback Newton
CAM
46D
Large
BIG
47D
Hit with a phaser
ZAP