9/26/18
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Curved roof on most capitol buildings
Dome
5A
Don’t flunk
Pass
9A
Actor Kilmer
Val
12A
Alternative to MasterCard for short
Amex
13A
Competitor of Pedigree and Iams
Alpo
14A
Female animal that often has a white coat
Ewe
15A
Tall pole on a ship
Mast
16A
Cry loudly or play a mean sax
Wail
17A
___-Mex food
Tex
18A
Oscar-nominated actress who starred in Casino: 2 wds.
Sharon Stone
21A
Letters on a rush job at an office
ASAP
22A
Largest mattress brand in the US
Serta
25A
Only Great Lake that borders Pennsylvania
Erie
29A
What Rapunzel let down
Hair
30A
1992 erotic thriller starring 18-Across and Michael Douglas: 2 wds.
Basic Instinct
35A
Come ___ (discover)
Upon
36A
Largest of the Three Bears in the Goldilocks fairy tale
Papa
37A
Rides waves on a flat board
Surfs
39A
Soccer ___ (certain suburban women)
Moms
43A
1990 sci-fi action movie starring 18-Across and Arnold Schwarzenegger: 2 wds.
Total Recall
48A
Drama series whose theme song was Who Are You
CSI
50A
Spanish word for water
Agua
51A
Fencing sword
Epee
52A
Actress Dowd of The Handmaid’s Tale
Ann
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
53A
Tootsie costar Garr
Teri
54A
Bitter beers
Ales
55A
Canine
Dog
56A
Biblical garden with forbidden fruit
Eden
57A
Volleyball court dividers
Nets
1A
Hydroelectric constructions
Dams
2A
Nebraska’s biggest city
Omaha
3D
Flat-topped mountains
Mesas
4D
Actor in a crowd scene
Extra
5D
Chess piece that each side starts with eight of
Pawn
6D
Old-timey Oh dear!
Alas
7D
One way to get rid of a watermelon seed
Spit
8D
Songs sung by one person
Solos
9D
Former military member
Veteran
10D
In ___ of (very impressed by)
Awe
11D
Supervillain Luthor
Lex
19D
Oil cartel: Abbr.
OPEC
20D
Soda brand with grape and orange flavors
Nehi
23D
Facial twitch
Tic
24D
Picasso’s field
Art
26D
Bad thing to hear when you bend over
Rip
27D
Rome wasn’t built ___ day: 2 wds.
In A
28D
Dubious mind-reading ability: Abbr.
ESP
30D
Passenger vehicle with a long aisle
Bus
31D
Indian character voiced by Hank Azaria on The Simpsons
Apu
32D
Task at the laundromat or the post office
Sorting
33D
Helpful facts for short
Info
34D
Change from wild to mild
Tame
38D
Michigan Alaska or Georgia
State
40D
The Atlantic ___
Ocean
41D
Toronto ___ Leafs (hockey team)
Maple
42D
Precipitation that isn’t quite as hard as hail
Sleet
44D
Ripened like cheese
Aged
45D
Colorful attraction on a fishing line
Lure
46D
Precipitation that’s much softer than hail
Rain
47D
More or ___ (approximately)
Less
48D
Dishonorable fellow
Cad
49D
Hostess ___ Balls (pink or white treats)
Sno