9/25/19
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Cost to ride a bus or train
Fare
5A
Jay-Z’s music
Rap
8A
Major League Baseball player in Illinois
Cub
11A
Employs
Uses
12A
Manning of the Giants
Eli
13A
Lawyers’ group: Abbr.
ABA
14A
Portrayer of Charles Van Doren in the game-show scandal film Quiz Show: 2 wds.
Ralph Fiennes
17A
Body part with a lid
Eye
18A
Broadcasts
Airs
19A
Nothing in Mexico
Nada
22A
Janet Jackson song where she claims that her middle name is Privacy and her last name is Control
Nasty
26A
Most desirable group of invitees: Hyph.
A List
28A
Pair of people
Duo
29A
Physics for example: Abbr.
Sci
32A
Director of Quiz Show: 2 wds.
Robert Redford
35A
Permission granted
Yes
36A
Feeling of rage
Ire
37A
Aquaman actor Willem
Dafoe
38A
General Hospital and Days of Our Lives for two
Soaps
40A
Spigots a bartender pours beer from
Taps
41A
In addition
Also
44A
Shoemaker’s helper in a classic fairy tale
Elf
46A
Portrayer of Herb Stempel in Quiz Show: 2 wds.
John Turturro
52A
Tony Shalhoub’s character on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Abe
53A
Israeli assault rifle
Uzi
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Appetizer entrée dessert
Meal
55A
Fishing pole
Rod
56A
Donald Trump’s group: Abbr.
Gop
57A
The Who guitarist Townshend
Pete
1A
Cat’s coat
Fur
2A
Quick ___ wink: 2 wds.
As A
3D
Press ___ (public relations handout)
Release
4D
Cable TV sports award
ESPY
5D
Football or hockey official for short
Ref
6D
Boxer nicknamed the Louisville Lip
Ali
7D
Coconut custard or Boston cream for example
Pie
8D
___ get an ‘amen’?: 2 wds.
Can I
9D
Company that has over 3 million drivers
Uber
10D
All About That ___ (2014 hit song)
Bass
15D
Barnyard egg layer
Hen
16D
Thumbs-down vote during a roll call
Nay
19D
___ a soul (nobody)
Nary
20D
___ vera (soother in hand creams)
Aloe
21D
I called it that’s mine!
Dibs
23D
Person selling space in magazines for short: 2 wds.
Ad Rep
24D
So ___ me!
Sue
25D
Mary ___ Lincoln (1860s First Lady)
Todd
27D
Threesome
Trio
29D
Large piece of living room furniture
Sofa
30D
Any foodstuff grown by a farmer
Crop
31D
The ___ of March (2011 George Clooney movie)
Ides
33D
Sound that comes before la la
Tra
34D
Diet-friendly like skim milk: Hyph.
Fat Free
38D
Bart Simpson to Homer
Son
39D
Go down like the sun
Set
41D
Not quite fully shut
Ajar
42D
Former WNBA star Rebecca
Lobo
43D
Cast off like a snake’s skin
Shed
45D
Chunk of coal
Lump
47D
Pull forcefully
Tug
48D
Orange Is the New Black actress ___ Aduba
Uzo
49D
Actor Torn who died in July
Rip
50D
Mouselike animal
Rat
51D
Bravo señor!
Ole