10/8/23
People Sunday
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1A
Gibson who played Mad Max
Mel
4A
Restaurant where you might request extra crispy
KFC
7A
La Brea ___ Pits (California attraction)
Tar
10A
Neglects to include
Omits
13A
Battery size for some laser pens
AAA
14A
Shout during a bullfight
Ole
15A
Imitate mockingly
Mimic
16A
Electronic device that might be attached to a lapel for short
Mic
17A
And the like: Abbr.
ETC
18A
Father of the Bride actor who won the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2005: 2 wds.
Steve Martin
21A
What John Lennon changed his middle name to in 1969
Ono
22A
How could ___ no?: 2 wds.
I Say
24A
Rosa Parks’s birth state: Abbr.
Ala
27A
Suffix for parallel or ideal
Ism
29A
Strip That Down singer Payne
Liam
31A
A Star Is Born actor who won the Mark Twain Prize in 2019: 2 wds.
Dave Chappelle
35A
Chop ___ (Chinese-American food)
Suey
36A
Homophone of purr
Per
37A
Either of two politicians from a state: Abbr.
Sen
38A
Used a pencil to create a stick figure say
Drew
40A
It’s ___ close to call
Too
42A
Grown Ups actor who won the Mark Twain Prize in 2023: 2 wds.
Adam Sandler
48A
Metal barrel with a tap
Keg
50A
Pulled up a seat
Sat
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
51A
The princess in The Princess and the Frog
Tiana
52A
What a driver might scrape off a windshield in winter
Ice
53A
Lead-in for nuptial or historic
Pre
54A
Go out ___ (win at the end): 2 wds.
On Top
55A
Rejections
Nos
56A
Do some darning
Sew
57A
Lion suffix
Ess
1D
Women who might carry diaper bags
Moms
2D
Give off
Emit
3D
Flavor of green Skittles
Lime
4D
___ Sutra
Kama
5D
Annual county festival
Fair
6D
Prickly plants that are resistant to droughts
Cacti
7D
Body parts that are often painted
Toenails
8D
Less-public account on X (formerly Twitter)
Alt
9D
Word that can go before room or center
Rec
11D
DVR brand that has a peanut-shaped remote
Tivo
12D
Featuring lovely views
Scenic
19D
___ pit (active area at a concert)
Mosh
20D
Ibiza or Capri for example
Isle
23D
School whose mascot is the bulldog Handsome Dan
Yale
24D
Interruptions in many free apps
Ads
25D
Shower with praise
Laud
26D
Numbers in the middle of the expected ranges
Averages
28D
Page for a treasure hunter
Map
30D
Of Mice and ___ (Steinbeck work)
Men
32D
Observed carefully
Eyed
33D
Group that has a rabbit in its logo: Abbr.
Peta
34D
Right this second!
Pronto
39D
Insects that might build mud nests
Wasps
41D
Norse god played by Anthony Hopkins
Odin
43D
Female zebra
Mare
44D
Slow-cooker meal that’s heartier than soup
Stew
45D
A day ___ and a dollar short
Late
46D
Miranda’s Victim actress Mireille
Enos
47D
Hip-hop performances
Raps
48D
All of your family members
Kin
49D
___-conscious (concerned about the planet)
Eco