10/28/25
TV Tuesday
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1A
Counterfeits
FAKES
6A
Midnight ___ (nighttime church service)
MASS
10A
Powder ___ (something prone to blowing up)
KEG
13A
Setting of an 1836 battle in Texas
ALAMO
14A
Feel some soreness
ACHE
15A
“What should ___ now?” (“Any advice?”): 2 wds.
IDO
16A
“CSI: Vegas” actor who plays Deputy Boone on “Sheriff Country”: 2 wds.
MATTLAURIA
18A
Emerge victorious
WIN
19A
Suffix with “Sudan” or “Senegal”
ESE
20A
Being from another world
ALIEN
21A
High-flying toy
KITE
22A
iPad ___ (Apple’s priciest tablet)
PRO
23A
“2 Fast 2 Furious” actress Mendes
EVA
25A
App with driver and passenger ratings
UBER
28A
Edge of a skirt
HEM
31A
Fragrance
AROMA
35A
“Gotham” actress who plays Sheriff Mickey Fox on “Sheriff Country”: 2 wds.
MORENABACCARIN
38A
Word that can follow “tomato” or “wallpaper”
PASTE
39A
Undergarment with a band measurement
BRA
40A
“Goodbye!”: Hyph.
TATA
41A
Attendee of pre-K classes
TOT
43A
“Black Beatles” duo ___ Sremmurd
RAE
45A
Enjoy a game
PLAY
48A
Doofus
IDIOT
51A
Fawn’s mother
DOE
54A
Edge of a tire or glass
RIM
55A
“Deadwood” actor who plays Mickey’s father Wes on “Sheriff Country”: 3 wds.
WEARLBROWN
57A
New Year’s ___ (last day of the year)
EVE
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
58A
___ insurance (driver’s coverage)
AUTO
59A
Broadcasted
AIRED
60A
Strong desire
YEN
61A
Stretch across
SPAN
62A
Amphibians in the frog family
TOADS
1D
Title of hit songs by David Bowie and Irene Cara
FAME
2D
“Oh, what a shame!”
ALAS
3D
“Glass Onion” actress Hudson
KATE
4D
First responder who performs CPR: Abbr.
EMT
5D
Related to the sun
SOLAR
6D
Hawaii’s second-largest island
MAUI
7D
Farmland measure
ACRE
8D
“Rise and ___!”
SHINE
9D
The Adriatic or the Aegean, for example
SEA
10D
Fuzzy fruit with green flesh
KIWI
11D
Revise, like a movie script
EDIT
12D
“Here today, ___ tomorrow”
GONE
17D
Word you might hear after arriving in Hawaii
ALOHA
21D
Martial art whose name literally means “empty hand”
KARATE
22D
Cost a ___ penny (be expensive)
PRETTY
24D
Shop-___ (industrial cleaning device)
VAC
25D
Official on a baseball diamond, for short
UMP
26D
Flamboyant neckwear
BOA
27D
Hospital areas for urgent cases: Abbr.
ERS
29D
Recede, as the tide
EBB
30D
Scratch or scuff
MAR
32D
“Are you a man ___ mouse?”: 2 wds.
ORA
33D
Prestigious school that’s near Harvard: Abbr.
MIT
34D
Santa ___, California
ANA
36D
Four-time role for Keanu Reeves
NEO
37D
“Jingle Bells” or “Silent Night,” say
CAROL
42D
Secure with ropes: 2 wds.
TIEUP
44D
Opportunity to hit, in baseball: 2 wds.
ATBAT
45D
Quarry
PREY
46D
Exist
LIVE
47D
Last word of a prayer
AMEN
49D
Figures to be analyzed
DATA
50D
Ingredient in many multivitamins
IRON
51D
TV explorer with a talking purple backpack
DORA
52D
Was behind on bills
OWED
53D
Finishes
ENDS
55D
“It ___ an accident!”
WAS
56D
Big city in Brazil, for short
RIO