9/15/20
TV Tuesday
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1A
Bug bite symptom
Itch
5A
Post-op area in a hospital: Abbr.
ICU
8A
Michelle who wrote the memoir “Becoming”
Obama
13A
Fresno’s state, in slang
Cali
14A
“___ America” (2020 miniseries)
Mrs
15A
Dull talkers
Bores
16A
Super Mario ___ (Nintendo franchise)
Bros
17A
“The Masque of the Red Death” author
Poe
18A
“She’s ___ Have It” (1986 Spike Lee movie)
Gotta
19A
“The Americans” actor who plays the title role in HBO’s “Perry Mason”: 2 wds.
Matthew Rhys
22A
Extra virgin olive ___
Oil
23A
Woman who takes a vow of poverty
Nun
24A
Jury-___ (put together in makeshift fashion)
Rig
27A
Fairy tale, for example
Story
30A
Actor Mineo of “Rebel Without a Cause”
Sal
31A
___ fide (legit)
Bona
32A
“Orphan Black” actress who plays an evangelical preacher in “Perry Mason”: 2 wds.
Tatiana Maslany
35A
___ fail (big screwup)
Epic
36A
Urban thoroughfare: Abbr.
Ave
37A
Handbag
Purse
38A
“A Nightmare on Elm Street” filmmaker Craven
Wes
39A
Airport screeners’ group: Abbr.
TSA
40A
Hairstyles, for short
Dos
41A
“3rd Rock From the Sun” actor who plays Mason’s employer in “Perry Mason”: 2 wds.
John Lithgow
46A
Supreme Court justice Elena
Kagan
49A
“Ask ___ what your country can do for you …”
Not
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
50A
Dubuque’s state
Iowa
51A
Put up with
Abide
52A
___-Man (Marvel superhero played by Paul Rudd)
Ant
53A
Maker of Leg Mask Exfoliate & Smooth
Nair
54A
Piano adjuster
Tuner
55D
“___ Diddle Diddle” (nursery rhyme)
Hey
56D
“___ Campbell: I’ll Be Me” (2014 documentary)
Glen
1D
Long-range nuke: Abbr.
ICBM
2D
Figure skater Lipinski
Tara
3D
Thicken, like blood
Clot
4D
Important, as a past event
Historic
5D
Drive forward
Impel
6D
Black bird
Crow
7D
What you might enter into a computer before a password
User Name
8D
Pregnancy specialist, for short: Hyph.
OBGYN
9D
Negative shouts from fans
Boos
10D
Painting or sculpture, for example
Art
11D
Citi Field baseball player
Met
12D
Words in the middle of a simile: 2 wds.
As A
20D
“Howdy!”
Hiya
21D
Waikiki dance
Hula
24D
2013 Katy Perry hit
Roar
25D
Country ___ & Suites (hotel chain)
Inns
26D
Marvin who sang “Let’s Get It On”
Gaye
27D
Chili or goulash, for example
Stew
28D
Videocassette
Tape
29D
Redding of soul music
Otis
30D
“Today” anchor Guthrie
Savannah
31D
Turning red in the face
Blushing
33D
Humorous poet Ogden
Nash
34D
“X marks the ___”
Spot
39D
Printer supply
Toner
40D
“A little ___ ’bout Jack and Diane…” (1982 Mellencamp lyric)
Ditty
41D
Green stone that may be carved into a Buddha
Jade
42D
“The ___ Gunmen” (spin-off of “The X-Files”)
Lone
43D
Intended outcome
Goal
44D
Injury, to a toddler
Owie
45D
Give a heads-up
Warn
46D
Kit ___ (chocolate bar)
Kat
47D
Primate in “Aladdin”
Abu
48D
___ and tonic (cocktail usually garnished with lime)
Gin