9/16/20
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Layered hairstyle, or plush carpet
Shag
5A
Type of shelter that participants on “Naked and Afraid” might build
Hut
8A
Participate in drama class, say
Act
11A
The front of a newspaper, for example
Page
12A
Beer made by Lagunitas: Abbr.
Ipa
13A
Sallie ___ (college loan agency)
Mae
14A
Boyz II Men 1997 hit with the line “You taught me everything”: 4 wds.
A Song for Mama
17A
Reason for indoor recess
Rain
18A
Small bills to tip a street performer
Ones
19A
Double-___ sword
Edged
22A
Shape of a cricket field
Oval
23A
Pitching ___ (old-fashioned term for flirting)
Woo
24A
Double agent
Mole
26A
Boyz II Men 1992 hit with the line “Still I can’t let go”: 4 wds.
End of the Road
32A
___ up (accelerates, like an engine)
Revs
33A
Take the blue ribbon
Win
34A
Plastic item seen in cornrows
Bead
36A
Adorable bear that’s a symbol of China
Panda
38A
Dump at the altar
Jilt
39A
Middle Eastern country with 43 Olympic wrestling medals
Iran
41A
Boyz II Men 1994 hit with the line “I’m begging you, begging you come back to me”: 3 wds.
On Bended Knee
46A
Sense of self-importance
Ego
47A
Pie ___ mode (pastry topped with ice cream): 2 wds.
A La
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
48A
“Whose cruel idea was it for the word ‘___’ to have an S in it?” (Steven Wright joke)
Lisp
49A
“Ouch!”
Yow
50A
Piece of furniture to sleep on
Bed
51A
Wonder Woman’s friend ___ Candy
Etta
1A
Place to go for a full-body scrub
Spa
2A
“This ___ got to stop!”
Has
3A
Back in time
Ago
4A
Comedy or romance, for example
Genre
5D
Old record player: Hyph.
Hifi
6D
“Never give ___ your dreams”: 2 wds.
Upon
7D
Black roofing material
Tar
8D
Company that makes microwaves and refrigerators
Amana
9D
Animal you could ride in a desert
Camel
10D
Brewed beverages that can be black, green, or white
Teas
15D
Actor Josh who stars on HBO’s “Avenue 5”
Gad
16D
___ and shaker (influential person)
Mover
19D
Lamb’s mother
Ewe
20D
Mob honcho
Don
21D
Thor or Zeus, for example
God
22D
Grand ___ Opry (Nashville attraction)
Ole
24D
Channel whose first video was “Video Killed the Radio Star”
MTV
25D
Post Honey ___ (breakfast cereal)
Ohs
27D
Deliver a formal speech
Orate
28D
Nourished
Fed
29D
Have title to
Own
30D
Helping hand
Aid
31D
Paternity test evidence: Abbr.
DNA
34D
Weekly game at some churches
Bingo
35D
Joint in the upper body
Elbow
36D
Tablet of paper
Pad
37D
Joint in the lower body
Ankle
38D
Kangaroo baby
Joey
39D
Just sitting around
Idle
40D
Peruse
Read
42D
Apprehend, as a thief
Nab
43D
Minor quibble
Nit
44D
Suffix for superlative words
Est
45D
Federal watchdog for emissions: Abbr.
EPA
26A End of the Road*
Answer of 26a is
End of the road
9/16 puzzle 26A is End of the Road – not world
26A is End of the Road not world.
26 Cross – END OF THE ROAD
Not WORLD
26A answer is End of the Road not end of the world
Thank you everyone for the catch. We have updated the answer.