10/7/25
TV Tuesday
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1A
Actress Gasteyer or Ortiz
ANA
4A
Graffiti signatures
TAGS
8A
Tall, stately trees
ELMS
12A
Fish often used in fish sticks
COD
13A
Hot drink that’s popular in wintertime
COCOA
14A
Schnitzel meat
VEAL
15A
Hydroelectric construction
DAM
16A
“Training Day” actor who stars on FX’s “The Lowdown”: 2 wds.
ETHANHAWKE
18A
Place where soot collects
CHIMNEY
20A
Threw in as a bonus
ADDED
21A
Boring routines that people get stuck in
RUTS
22A
“Some people ___ all the luck!”
HAVE
24A
Wooden part of a bed frame
SLAT
26A
Cylindrical farm building
SILO
27A
Well-suited
APT
30A
“Twin Peaks” actor who costars on “The Lowdown”: 2 wds.
KYLEMACLACHLAN
34A
“Let’s do it!”
YES
35A
Milky-white gem
OPAL
36A
Opposite of west
EAST
37A
“Unholy” by Sam Smith and Kim Petras, for example
DUET
38A
Person who crosses a picket line
SCAB
40A
Comical sound of a bug hitting a windshield
SPLAT
43A
Repeat again and again
ITERATE
46A
“Greenleaf” actor who costars on “The Lowdown”: 2 wds.
KEITHDAVID
49A
___ wheels (certain tire rims)
MAG
50A
“When can ___ you again?” (question after a date): 2 wds.
ISEE
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
51A
Alternative airport to Midway, in Chicago
O’HARE
52A
Letters before an alternate name
AKA
53A
Get rid of
TOSS
54A
Sunbathes
TANS
55A
“The Simpsons” character who says “okily dokily”
NED
1D
Band whose “Back in Black” is the second-best-selling album of all time
ACDC
2D
Man who collected animals, two by two
NOAH
3D
Head honchos in navies
ADMIRALS
4D
Reusable shopping bags
TOTES
5D
Sore, as after a hard workout
ACHY
6D
“A little kindness can ___ long way”: 2 wds.
GOA
7D
___ Antonio, Texas
SAN
8D
Give the slip to
EVADE
9D
Not at all family-friendly
LEWD
10D
Produce
MAKE
11D
Motorless vehicle for wintertime
SLED
13D
Penny
CENT
17D
Total chaos
HAVOC
19D
Turn off the audio of
MUTE
22D
Bunker ___ (1775 battle site)
HILL
23D
Chicken ___ king: 2 wds.
ALA
24D
It’s over your head
SKY
25D
Caustic chemical
LYE
26D
“Git!”
SCAT
27D
Person from Huntsville or Mobile
ALABAMAN
28D
Faux ___ (gaffe)
PAS
29D
Minecraft block that can explode
TNT
31D
Part of a face or a river
MOUTH
32D
Orangutan, for one
APE
33D
Pick up on while eavesdropping
HEAR
37D
Results of some Match.com matches
DATES
38D
Mixes, as a soup
STIRS
39D
Formally relinquish
CEDE
40D
Short humorous sketch
SKIT
41D
Currency in Mexico
PESO
42D
Statements that aren’t true
LIES
43D
1980s tennis champion Lendl
IVAN
44D
“___ it or leave it!”
TAKE
45D
“Good heavens!”
EGAD
47D
Part of a lowercase “j”
DOT
48D
___ moment (flash of inspiration)
AHA