9/5/18
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Brainchild
Idea
5A
Captain created by Herman Melville
Ahab
9A
Mammal that hangs in a cave
Bat
12A
___ and void (not valid)
Null
13A
Epic tale
Saga
14A
One in Italian
Uno
15A
The Odd Couple playwright who had five of his Broadway comedies directed by Mike Nichols: 2 wds.
Neil Simon
17A
Channel that’s often on airport TVs
CNN
18A
Clumsy people
Oafs
19A
Humorous remarks
Jokes
21A
Like gum or caramel
Chewy
24A
The Many Adventures of Winnie the ___ (Disney movie)
Pooh
25A
Commodity controlled by OPEC
Oil
26A
Scram!
Shoo
29A
Anti-leather group: Abbr.
Peta
32A
Car rental rival of Hertz
Avis
34A
ISP owned by Verizon
AOL
35A
Precipitation in a blizzard
Snow
36A
Drip from a water pipe
Leak
37A
Singer who announced an upcoming album of ABBA covers
Cher
39A
Road with a number: Abbr.
RTE
40A
Punt
Kick
42A
Spinning toys on strings: Hyph.
Yoyos
44A
Burst of lightning
Flash
46A
Sound of suffering
Moan
48A
Lemon played by Tina Fey on 30 Rock
Liz
49A
Mike Nichols’s improv comedy partner in the 1950s: 2 wds.
Elaine May
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Onetime Oscar nominee Thurman
Uma
55A
Rachel’s boyfriend on Glee
Finn
56A
Office assistant
Aide
57A
Criminalize
Ban
58D
Try to find
Seek
59D
Girl in Glasgow
Lass
1D
Ramada ___ (hotel chain)
Inn
2D
Expected to arrive
Due
3D
Quarterback Manning
Eli
4D
Give the go-ahead
Allow
5D
Dream on!: 2 wds.
AS If
6D
Actors who aren’t subtle at all
Hams
7D
In years past
Ago
8D
Stringed instrument used in bluegrass
Banjo
9D
Frequent early-years SNL host who cowrote the screenplay of Mike Nichols’s film The Graduate: 2 wds.
Buck Henry
10D
Breathing Lessons novelist Tyler
Anne
11D
2 000-pound measures
Tons
16D
Utters
Says
20D
I’m such a klutz!
Oops
21D
Fuel for old furnaces
Coal
22D
Where a queen bee and her drones live
Hive
23D
On the Waterfront director who was a role model and mentor for Mike Nichols: 2 wds.
Elia Kazan
24D
Word that can go after totem or fishing
Pole
27D
Break into as a computer system
Hack
28D
___ and aah
Ooh
30D
Canine visitor to Oz
Toto
31D
Inspires reverence
Awes
33D
Competes in a slalom race
Skis
38D
Gosling of La La Land
Ryan
41D
Cooking show contestants
Chefs
43D
Last name of father-and-daughter actor Ryan and actress Tatum
Oneal
44D
Get wrong as an actor’s lines
Flub
45D
Peru’s capital
Lima
46D
Hair around a lion’s face
Mane
47D
Sound from a pigpen
Oink
50D
Position of a golf ball
Lie
51D
Retired soccer star Hamm
Mia
52D
Commercial interruptions
Ads
53D
Permission granted
Yes