9/16/18
People Sunday
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1A
“___ Wolf” (2009 Shakira hit)
She
4A
Blue birds with crests
Jays
8A
“Gotcha!”
Aha
11A
Stick similar to a paddle
Oar
12A
Pirate’s greeting
Ahoy
13A
Flip your ___ (lose control)
Lid
14A
“Smokey and the Bandit” star who died 9/6/18: 2 wds.
Burt Reynolds
17A
What a winter fort may be built out of
Snow
18A
Make fun of
Mock
19A
Concealed snake pit perhaps
Trap
21A
Long detailed story
Saga
25A
Like your voice when you have a cold
Nasal
29A
Person who fills in for the regular teacher for short
Sub
30A
1997 movie for which 14-Across got an Oscar nomination: 2 wds.
Boogie Nights
34A
Stop drop ___ roll
And
35A
Not right now
Later
36A
Give a new design scheme to
Redo
38A
Statistics
Data
41A
“Not so fast horse!”
Whoa
45A
Sulky expression
Pout
47A
1990-1994 sitcom for which 14-Across won an Emmy: 2 wds.
Evening Shade
51A
Line of seats in a ballpark
Row
52A
___ up one’s game (improve)
Step
53A
___ Mix-a-Lot (“Baby Got Back” rapper)
Sir
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Feeling after witnessing an amazing feat
Awe
55A
Drink such as 7-Up
Soda
56A
Male cat or turkey
Tom
1A
Has a good cry
Sobs
2A
Visit regularly like a ghost
Haunt
3D
Trial and ___ (experimentation)
Error
4D
Container for pickles
Jar
5D
Interrupter’s throat-clearing sound
Ahem
6D
Toy that goes up and down on a string: Hyph.
Yoyo
7D
Lip-___ (mouth the words to a song)
Sync
8D
“That’s what they ___ say”
All
9D
Stayed out of sight
Hid
10D
Sunday newspaper inserts
Ads
15D
String-plucking sound
Twang
16D
Authorizes
OKs
20D
Bucket
Pail
22D
Stuff a smoker flicks off
Ash
23D
Stomach informally
Gut
24D
Stomach muscles
Abs
26D
Deep-___ diving
Sea
27D
Insect with a stinging “fire” variety
Ant
28D
Committed perjury
Lied
30D
Restaurant seating area for those 21 and up
Bar
31D
Smallest number on a die
One
32D
Like an unmatched sock
Odd
33D
___ paper (sheet with a grid printed on it)
Graph
37D
“Go Your ___ Way” (1977 Fleetwood Mac hit)
Own
39D
Crispy bread at breakfast
Toast
40D
Sound portion of a YouTube video
Audio
42D
Python’s warning sound
Hiss
43D
Latch ___ (grab hold of)
Onto
44D
Improved over time like fine wine
Aged
46D
Four years for a US president
Term
47D
Bush ___ (2001-2009)
Era
48D
“I do” at a wedding
Vow
49D
Her mate is a ram
Ewe
50D
Place to revitalize
Spa