9/20/23
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Marge and Homer Simpson’s son
Bart
5A
Warm embrace
Hug
8A
Guy who’s a lowlife
Cad
11A
Nevada’s eastern neighbor
Utah
12A
Have ___ at (try): 2 wds.
A Go
13A
Source of vanity
Ego
14A
Squid _____ (Netflix series)
Game
15A
Needing medical attention, perhaps
Ill
16A
Mountain ___ (soda brand)
Dew
17A
She played Stratford Inn co-owner Joanna Loudon on the 1980s sitcom Newhart: 2 wds.
Mary Frann
20A
Drive forward
Impel
23A
Creative pursuits
Arts
24A
___ goo gai pan (Chinese entree)
Moo
25A
____ 2600 (original you could play Pac-Man on)
Atari
29A
He played television producer Michael Harris on Newhart: 2 wds.
Peter Scolari
34A
___ up (energized)
Amped
35A
Failure of a firecracker
Dud
36A
Blend together
Stir
39A
Becomes more relaxed
Eases
41A
He played handyman George Utley on Newhart: 2 wds.
Tomposton
45A
Gasteyer of American Auto
Ana
46A
Play-____ (brand of modeling clay)
Doh
47A
Nasty wound
Gash
51A
Container that can be rented from a liquor store
Keg
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
52A
Shout from fans at a soccer stadium
Ole
53A
Rural storage tower
Silo
54A
Suffix for Japan
Ese
55A
Salmon eggs
Roe
56A
Moderate pace
Trot
1D
Caterpillar or centipede, for example
Bug
2D
___ standstill (not moving): 2 wds.
At A
3D
Los Angeles NFL player
Ram
4D
Recurring melody in a film score
Theme
5D
Barbershop sweepings
Hair
6D
Like a fairy-tale duckling
Ugly
7D
Sport with birdies and bogeys
Golf
8D
Tree that’s associated with Lebanon
Cedar
9D
Insurance claim handler
Agent
10D
Hand-me- ____ (used clothes)
Downs
18D
Fire drill’s sound
Alarm
19D
Light ___ (public transit option)
Rail
20D
Bratty kid
Imp
21D
Kool ____ Dee (1980s rapper)
Moe
22D
Cauldron
Pot
26D
Amount of baking soda in a recipe: Abbr.
Tsp
27D
Score 100% on
Ace
28D
Western event that includes clowns
Rodeo
30D
Lawman Wyatt
Earp
31D
Promotions that Wikipedia doesn’t include
Ads
32D
Zendaya’s role on Euphoria
Rue
33D
They might show your name, photo, and birth date: Abbr.
Ids
36D
Peg that helps hold a tent in place
Stake
37D
___ and I (Dance Monkey singer)
Tones
38D
Photoshop file
Image
40D
Generalized feeling of dread
Angst
42D
Bad stench
Odor
43D
Han’s last name, in Star Wars
Solo
44D
Megan ____ Stallion
Thee
48D
It’s inhaled and exhaled
Air
49D
___-pitched softball
Slo
50D
Very popular at the moment
Hot