9/29/21
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Mouthful of gum
Wad
4A
“The Price Is Right” network
CBS
7A
Football throw
Pass
11A
___ cream sandwich
Ice
12A
“Could you explain what you just said?”
Huh
13A
Teen’s skin woe
Acne
14A
With 18-Across, Blondie #1 hit with the lyric “I’m gonna be your number one”: 2 wds.
The Tide
16A
Firmly stretched, as a tightrope
Taut
17A
___ and haws (can’t decide)
Hems
18A
See 14-Across: 2 wds.
Is High
20A
Japanese verse form with 17 syllables
Haiku
23A
American government facility that produces coins: 2 wds., abbr.
US Mint
26A
Go ___ (stop following orders)
Rogue
31A
Blondie #1 hit with the lyric “Love is so confusing, there’s no peace of mind”: 3 wds.
Heart of Glass
33A
Quality that goes with “hope” and “charity”
Faith
34A
Pigeons’ roosting spots on skyscrapers
Ledges
35A
Delete
Erase
37A
Blondie #1 hit with the lyric “Anytime, anyplace, anywhere, any way”: 2 wds.
Call Me
41A
Not in bare feet
Shod
45A
Its capital is Columbus
Ohio
46A
Blondie #1 hit with the lyric “Wall to wall people hypnotized”
Rapture
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
49A
“___ look a gift horse in the mouth”
Don’t
50A
Actress Thurman
Uma
51A
Color similar to beige
Tan
52A
They wink and blink
Eyes
53A
Opposite of “yea”
Nay
54A
On the ___ (not overtly)
Sly
1A
Fight fire ___ fire
With
2A
Feeling of soreness
Ache
3A
Believe to be
Deem
4A
“Shang-___ and the Legend of the Ten Rings”
Chi
5D
Tiny blossom
Bud
6D
Arab tribal leader
Sheik
7D
Off the beaten ___
Path
8D
Tropical berry in smoothies
Acai
9D
Wrapped tightly in a blanket
Snug
10D
Comic actor Green
Seth
15D
Top with short sleeves: Hyph.
T Shirt
19D
Sudden bursts, as of electricity
Surges
21D
Patriotic song
Anthem
22D
“How was ___ know?”: 2 wds.
I To
23D
1989 “Weird Al” Yankovic movie whose title is a type of dial on 1960s TVs
Uhf
24D
Caribbean or Mediterranean, for example
Sea
25D
“Boo’d Up” singer Ella
Mai
27D
“That’s the ___ trick in the book!”
Oldest
28D
Cheesy joke
Gag
29D
Put into operation
Use
30D
Suffix for “heir” or “host”
Ess
32D
Walt Disney World’s state: Abbr.
Fla
36D
Many a MeTV program
Rerun
37D
Computer programmer’s creation
Code
38D
Greeting on Talk Like a Pirate Day
Ahoy
39D
Retail product collection
Line
40D
A whole ton (of)
Lots
42D
Rustic shelters
Huts
43D
Spoken aloud
Oral
44D
Claim to be false
Deny
47D
Q&A session on Reddit: Abbr.
AMA
48D
Fork over some money
Pay