9/9/25
TV Tuesday
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1A
“The Price is Right” host ____ Carey
Drew
5A
Bellinger of the Yankees
Cody
9A
Boxer’s exploratory punch
Jab
12A
Tool for clearing leaves from a yard
Rake
13A
Locale
Area
14A
Hot-___ balloon
Air
15A
Animated Disney+ miniseries featuring warriors from Black Panther’s homeland: 3 wds.
Eyesofwakanda
18A
Megan ___ Stallion
Thee
19A
Most superior
Best
20A
“Here ____ the Sun” (Beatles song)
Comes
23A
Casual gait
Lope
26A
“Shadow Force” actor ___ Sy
Omar
27A
Part of a wooden crate
Slat
28A
“When the chips ____ down …”
Are
31A
With 33-Across, Cnadian fashion model who costars on 15-Across
Winnie
33A
See 31-Across
Harlow
35A
Pig farm’s enclosure
Sty
36A
Big name in spaghetti sauce
Ragu
38A
Part of a roof where wasps might build a nest
Eave
39A
_____ -done (one way to request a steak)
Well
40A
Mythical Greek women who inspired poets
Muses
41A
Couch
Sofa
44A
Flying vehicles with tractor beams, perhaps: Abbr.
UFOs
46A
“Black Lightning” actor who costars on 15-Across: 2 wds.
Cresswilliams
52A
Baseball team’s top pitcher
Ace
53A
Remove the dullness from, like a blade
Hone
54A
Group that ran the Apollo missions: Abbr.
NASA
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
55A
See 56-Across
Mat
56A
With 55-Across, item you might sit cross-legged on
Yoga
57A
“Back on the Chain ____” (1982 Pretenders song)
Gang
1D
“Dr.” who was a cofounder of Beats Electronics
Dre
2D
Science-fiction author Bradbury
Ray
3D
___ by (barely manage)
Eke
4D
Movie like “High Noon” or “True Grit”
Western
5D
Restaurant where you might order crepes
Cafe
6D
“Animal Farm” author George
Orwell
7D
Group that pursued Walt on “Breaking Bad”: Abbr.
DEA
8D
Shaggy-haired ox
Yak
9D
Actress Fonda
Jane
10D
Gives a hand
Aids
11D
Rotten little kid
Brat
16D
Sounds of surprise
Ohs
17D
Nickname of President Lincoln
Abe
20D
Dairy animals
Cows
21D
Fail to mention
Omit
22D
“Too ____ cooks spoil the broth”
Many
24D
Island where Diamond Head is
Oahu
25D
Education-related group with an online magazine called “Our Children”: Abbr.
PTA
27D
Marine animal that barks
Seal
28D
“Oh, that’s too bad!”
Alas
29D
Meander
Rove
30D
Female animals that can be the source of mutton
Ewes
32D
Anger
Ire
34D
Finding another purpose for
Reusing
37D
Sticking things together with a white adhesive
Gluing
39D
“Papa ____ a Rollin’ Stone” (Temptations hit)
Was
40D
“3:10 to Yuma” actress Gretchen
Mol
41D
Con game
Scam
42D
Large animal seen at SeaWorld
Orca
43D
Body parts that podiatrists treat
Feet
45D
Flightless insect that can bother a pet
Flea
47D
Hesitant to talk to new people
Shy
48D
Pursue romantically
Woo
49D
Type of battery in a penlight
AAA
50D
Microsoft’s web portal
MSN
51D
Slump down
Sag