8/6/16 Answer Daily Celebrity Crossword

8/6/16
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1C
Undergarments with push-up and minimizer options
Bras

5C
Former “Grey’s Anatomy actor ____ Dane
Eric

9C
“BrainDead” network
CBS

12C
“Let us know if you’re ___ to attend”
Able

13C
Number that’s neither positive nor negative
Zero

14C
Honey Nut Cheerios grain
Oat

15C
Navajo mystery author Tony, whose daughter Anne also writes Navajo mysteries
Hillerman

17C
Work day that is sometimes “casual”: Abbr.
Fri

18C
2009 Jay Z song about Auto-Tune
Doa

19C
Put off, as a decision
Defer

21C
Chef’s protective garment
Apron

24C
3-D model of the Earth
Globe

26C
Falling apart at the ___
Seams

27C
“Dune” author Frank, whose son Brian also writes Dune novels
Herbert

30C
Actor McKellen
Ian

31C
Large swine
Hog

32C
___-wee Herman (Pual Reubens character)
Pee

33C
Racing-based mystery author Dick, whose son Felix also writes racing-based mysteries
Francis

36C
Karate blows
Chops

38C
Bird’s perch
Roost

39C
Cars
Autos

40C
Come to ___ (being a fistfight)
Blows

42C
Assistant at the North Pole
Elf

43C
Mary ___ Retton (1984 Olympic gymnast)
Lou

44C
“Dragonriders of Pern” author Anne, whose son Todd also writes Pern novels
McCaffrey

50C
Container for ashes
Urn

51C
“I made a mistake!”
Oops

52C
Suffix for “cigar” or “disk”
Ette

53C
Little ___ Riding Hood
Red

54C
Nimble
Spry

55D
“Breaking Bad” actor Norris
Dean

1D
Word often said before “humbug”
Bah

2D
Baseball hitter’s accomplishment: Abbr.
RBI

3D
“___ About That Bass” (2014 hit)
All

4D
Rarely
Seldom

5D
“Budapest” singer George ___
Ezra

6D
Georgia-based band that disbanded in 2011
Rem

7D
“This American Life” host Glass
IRA

8D
“Three Days of the ___” (1975 Robert Redford film)
Condor

9D
Brewing device in a diner
Coffee Pot

10D
Like Old Mother Hubbard’s cupboard
Bare

11D
Mix, like paint
Stir

16D
Immense time periods
Eons

20D
Flow back
Ebb

21D
Disbelieving exclamation popularized by the movie “Clueless”: 2 wds.
As If

22D
Bartlett ___ (fruit with yellow-green skin)
Pear

23D
Went quickly from place to place: 2 wds.
Ran Around

24D
Casper is a friendly one
Ghost

25D
Cost an arm and a ___
Leg

28D
Something seized by a bank, for short
Repo

29D
Thriller author Gerritsen
Tess

31D
___ and hers
His

34D
“Apocalypse ___” (1979 movie)
Now

35D
2014 miniseries presented by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Cosmos

36D
Young cow
Calf

37D
Breathed heavily, like the Big Bad Wolf
Huffed

40D
Hazy image
Blur

41D
Handed-down folk knowledge
Lore

42D
Effortless
Easy

45D
Squad car driver
Cop

46D
Lifesaving technique: Abbr.
CPR

47D
Throughway: Abbr.
RTE

48D
When a train’s expected to reach its destination: Abbr.
ETA

49D
Money in Japan
Yen