NPR's "Wait Wait ... Don't ___ Me!" Crossword Clue

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(verb)
1. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
2. give evidence
(noun)
1. a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son’s head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)

Hint 2: Clue Definition

WAIT (noun)
1. the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
2. time during which some action is awaited
WAIT (verb)
1. look forward to the probable occurrence of
2. wait before acting

More Daily Pop Crossword (12/29/2025) Answers

Across

1. Desktop computer with an AppleCare option

5. "Baby back" barbecue morsel

8. Farm pen in "Babe"

11. "Whip It" rock group

12. Right-angled pipe joint

13. ___ & Perrins sauce

14. Thurston Howell III type

15. By way of, in GPS directions

16. Classic TV's "___ in the Family"

17. With 29-Across, Netflix sitcom about a woman who is rescued from a doomsday cult

20. Actress Eve who played the principal in "Grease"

21. Artificial water channel

25. "Cradle of Love" singer Billy

29. See 17-Across (2 wds.)

32. "Make it snappy," in memos

33. Followed the advice of

34. 1950s Ford flop

37. 17-Across/29-Across star who plays a "Kohl's mom" in TV commercials (2 wds.)

43. "The Secret Life of Bees" novelist ___ Monk Kidd

44. Illuminated

45. Feels remorse over

47. Athlete who is paid to play

48. "Fun with Dick and Jane" actress Leoni

49. Cookie with a limited edition Carrot Cake flavor

50. "Owner of a Lonely Heart" rock band

51. "Army of Darkness" hero ___ Williams

52. Bird extinct since the late 17th century

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Down

1. Checkpoint requirements (Abbr.)

2. Choices that may "drop down"

3. The Bard of ___ (Shakespeare)

4. Baseball legend Ty

5. Really looks up to

6. Homer's epic about the Trojan War

7. God's Country country singer Shelton

8. Generous hunk of pie

10. Rory Gilmore's alma mater

18. Like "Fifty Shades of Grey"

19. "Yu-Gi-Oh!" cartoons genre

21. Jamaican music genre

22. Sue Grafton's "___ for Lawless" (2 wds.)

23. Thurman who played June in "Henry & June"

24. Architect of the Louvre Pyramid and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2 wds.)

26. I Know What You ___ Last Summer

27. Keats's "___ to a Nightingale"

28. U.K. business abbr.

30. Cheetos mascot Chester, e.g.

31. Singer Levon of The Band

35. Tanya Tucker's "___ Dawn"

36. "Falling ___" (post-apocalyptic TV drama starring Noah Wyle)

37. Cable TV sports award

38. Fishhook attachment

39. Most August babies, astrologically

40. Egg on

41. Currency that replaced the French franc

42. Singer Lou of the Velvet Underground

46. Actress Phillipa of "Hamilton"

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