9/1/19
People Sunday
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1A
Place for a bird to perch
Roost
6A
“Keep this under your ___” (“It’s a secret”)
Hat
9A
Shake back and forth, like a dog’s tail
Wag
12A
Poker variety that shares its name with a city in Nebraska
Omaha
13A
Lend a sympathetic ___
Ear
14A
Extremely positive review
Rave
15A
Former “Great British Bake Off” host whose first and last names rhyme: 2 wds.
Mary Berry
17A
Part of a molecule
Atom
18A
Hospital locations where triage occurs: Abbr.
Ers
19A
In the ___ (aware of what’s happening)
Loop
20A
“America’s Got Talent” host Terry
Crews
21A
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Roethlisberger
Ben
22A
___ 1 Imports
Pier
23A
“Who’s buried in Grant’s ___?”
Tomb
26A
Continent that will host the 2020 and 2022 Olympics
Asia
28A
Lingerie item that has band and cup sizes
Bra
31A
7’1″ NBA Hall of Famer and commentator whose first and last names rhyme: 2 wds.
Shaquille Oneal
35A
Early Internet service provider
AOL
36A
___ put (remain where you are)
Stay
37A
Sharp part of a razor
Edge
38A
Signals for actors
Cues
40A
Week in, week ___
Out
42A
Clickable pictures on a desktop
Icons
44A
“Step to the ___” (bus driver’s command)
Rear
46A
Opposite of live
Die
49A
“Do as you’re ___!”
Told
50A
“King Kong” and “School of Rock” actor whose first and last names rhyme: 2 wds.
Jack Black
52A
Tickle Me ___ (“Sesame Street” toy)
Elmo
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
53A
Lack of modesty
Ego
54A
‘Til Tuesday lead singer Mann
Aimee
55A
“___ & Ruby” (animated show on Nickelodeon)
Max
56D
Frankfurter holder
Bun
57D
Places where birds lay their eggs
Nests
1D
“When in ___ …”
Rome
2D
Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan ___
Omar
3D
Lifeboat implements
Oars
4D
Two bricks ___ of a load
Shy
5D
Centerpiece of a dining room set
Table
6D
Knight in shining armor
Hero
7D
Group that bestows Movies for Grownups Awards: Abbr.
AARP
8D
Give it a whirl
Try
9D
Mattress whose contents might go “slosh” in the night
Water Bed
10D
Proclaim publicly
Avow
11D
What the Infinity Stones are, in “Avengers: Endgame”
Gems
14D
Not often encountered
Rare
16D
Billion-year span of time
Eon
20D
Italian “Bye-bye!”
Ciao
21D
Cuisine with rubs and smoked meat, for short
BBQ
22D
Key lime or lemon meringue, for example
Pie
23D
PreCheck organization: Abbr.
TSA
24D
“Now I’m onto you!”
Oho
25D
Civil rights leader played by Denzel Washington in a 1992 biopic: 2 wds.
Malcolm X
26D
___ carte: 2 wds.
A la
27D
Conniving
Sly
29D
Cloth for dusting
Rag
30D
Homophone for “ail”
Ale
32D
Avails oneself of
Uses
33D
“___ Raining Men” (classic disco song)
Its
34D
Cast a wide ___ (search broadly)
Net
39D
Reverse, as a mistake
Undo
40D
Popular wood for cabinetry and flooring
Oak
41D
___ legend (story that’s widely believed but not true)
Urban
42D
Celebrity couple, in tabloid jargon
Item
43D
Pepsi, for one
Cola
44D
Maker of Mama’s Special Garden Sauce
Ragu
45D
Fiscal subject: Abbr.
Econ
46D
What beavers build
Dams
47D
Contemporary of Dr. Dre: Hyph.
Ice T
48D
___ out a win (barely triumphs)
Ekes
50D
2016 Republican presidential hopeful Bush
Jeb
51D
Perjure yourself in court
Lie