9/8/26
TV Tuesday
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1A
Video streaming delay
LAG
4A
Labyrinths
MAZES
9A
Rested in an easy chair
SAT
12A
Muddy pen for pigs
STY
13A
Call off, as a rocket launch
ABORT
14A
Let the tears flow
CRY
15A
“The Substance” actress who plays Cami Miller on the Paramount+ series “Landman”: 2 wds.
DEMI MOORE
17A
One unit in a workout routine
REP
18A
Flashy rock genre
GLAM
19A
Bring a smile to
AMUSE
21A
Long, taxing journey
TREK
23A
With 38-Across, “Bad Santa” actor who plays Tommy Norris on “Landman”: 2 wds.
BILLY BOB
26A
By way of
VIA
27A
Hatchling’s home
NEST
28A
Arrange into categories
SORT
30A
Group that might organize a read-a-thon: Abbr.
PTA
31A
Letters that begin a Web address
HTTP
35A
“Hold ___ horses!” (“Wait a minute!”)
YOUR
37A
Chest bone
RIB
38A
See 23-Across
THORNTON
42A
Spelling competitions
BEES
43A
Post-injury program
REHAB
44A
Enormous brute in a fantasy novel
OGRE
46A
Highest credit rating
AAA
47A
“Heroes” actress who plays Angela Norris on “Landman”: 2 wds.
ALI LARTER
52A
Device that lets you save episodes to watch later: Abbr.
DVR
53A
Region with Los Angeles and San Diego, for short
SOCAL
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Praiseful poem
ODE
55A
Place for a contact lens
EYE
56A
Supreme Court justice Kagan
ELENA
57A
Wordplay in many dad jokes
PUN
1D
Drug also called “acid”: Abbr.
LSD
2D
Had a little snack
ATE
3D
Workout clothes, water bottle, etc.: 2 wds.
GYM GEAR
4D
Bear whose bed was too soft
MAMA
5D
Powerful “Oppenheimer” weapon, for short: Hyph.
ABOMB
6D
Tourist attraction with animal enclosures
ZOO
7D
Slip up
ERR
8D
Takes unlawfully
STEALS
9D
Scour thoroughly
SCRUB
10D
“Ooh, you ___ busted!”: 2 wds.
ARE SO
11D
Laid-back kind of personality: 2 wds.
TYPE B
16D
Category
ILK
20D
Tale involving Egyptian gods, for example
MYTH
21D
Couch potatoes watch them
TVS
22D
Las Vegas hotel named for a Brazilian city
RIO
24D
“Skip ___” (option before a Netflix episode)
INTRO
25D
“Orange Is the New Black” actress DeLaria
LEA
29D
Supermodel Banks
TYRA
30D
___ off (postpone)
PUT
32D
Cradle’s place, in “Rock-a-bye Baby”
TREETOP
33D
Reason for overtime in basketball
TIE
34D
“Nova” network
PBS
36D
At first, second, or third: 2 wds.
ON BASE
38D
Make an exchange
TRADE
41D
“The Odyssey” director Christopher
NOLAN
42D
“I’m sh-sh-shivering!”
BRR
45D
Posh fundraiser
GALA
48D
Chuckle in a text message
LOL
49D
Surface of a hockey rink
ICE
50D
End of Brown University’s URL
EDU
51D
___ Faire (medieval-themed festival)
REN