10/24/23
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Container that might hold five peas
Pod
4A
Move gently from side to side
Sway
8A
Roughly seize
Grab
12A
I’m onto your scheme
Oho
13A
Ripped up
Tore
14A
Cunning plan
Ruse
15A
___ de la Plata (South American river)
Rio
16A
Cause agitation in
Roil
17A
Poker player’s forced bet
Ante
18A
Kong: Skull Island star who plays the title character on Loki: 2 wds.
Tom Hiddleston
21A
Delivery company that once asked What Can Brown do for you?
Ups
22A
Brand that sells Ceramic Oil Treatment for cars
Stp
23A
Fossil fuel that comes in lumps
Coal
26A
___ and cheese (orange food)
Mac
27A
Opposite of con in a debate
Pro
30A
The Morning Show actress who plays Ravonna on Loki: 2 wds. Hyph.
Gugu Mbatharaw
34A
What am ___ believe?: 2 wds.
I To
35A
Cheerios ____ Crunch (breakfast cereal)
Oat
36A
Word that can precede cast or follow stereo
Type
37A
Pet that purrs
Cat
38A
Group that might organize a school bake sale: Abbr.
Pta
40A
Tacoma FD actor who plays Casey on Loki: 2 wds.
Eugene Cordero
47A
Of unknown authorship: Abbr.
Anon
48A
Create
Make
49A
It’s about 78% nitrogen
Air
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
50A
Factoid for a sportscaster, for short
Stat
51A
Two-dimensional measurement
Area
52A
Record label of Sza and HER
RCA
53A
Very young children
Tots
54A
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets ___ (Stieg Larsson novel)
Nest
55A
Group that plays in rinks: Abbr.
NHL
1D
Sweet dessert wine
Port
2D
Where Canton and Youngstown are
Ohio
3D
Mount ___ (Frodo’s destination in The Lord of the Rings)
Doom
4D
Long, narrow piece of material
Strip
5D
White House Down actor James
Woods
6D
As dry as a desert
Arid
7D
Harangues loudly: 2 wds.
Yells At
8D
Fully understand
Grasp
9D
Smallest pup in a litter
Runt
10D
Now, ____ the matter at hand …: 2 wds.
Asto
11D
Has-____ (former celebrity)
Been
19D
The Other Black Girl streaming service
Hulu
20D
Draw with acid
Etch
23D
Technology used to create monster in movies: Abbr.
CGI
24D
Roll ___ the red carpet
Out
25D
Back in the past
Ago
26D
Floor ____ (item inside a car)
Mat
27D
Be too nosy
Pry
28D
Gunna’s genre
Rap
29D
Verb that sounds like a vowel
Owe
31D
Sound heard in a haunted house
Moan
32D
Game Night star Jason
Bateman
33D
Just ___ (not much at all): 2 wds.
A Tad
37D
Pennies
Cents
38D
Jabs with a finger
Pokes
39D
Reward for a good dog
Treat
40D
Direction from Tennessee to North Carolina
East
41D
Do ___ others …
Unto
42D
Farm animal, or an abbreviation meaning best ever
Goat
43D
Primary ___ physician
Care
44D
Get through hard work
Earn
45D
Like Scrooge McDuck, financially
Rich
46D
Spoken aloud
Oral