9/8/16 Answer Daily Celebrity Crossword

9/8/16
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1C
Cable channel, or affection from a nurse
TLC

4C
Con artist’s scheme
Scam

8C
Had student debts, perhaps
Owed

12C
“Wait, what?”
Huh

13C
Bear in Jellystone Park
Yogi

14C
___ lamp (novelty lighting that Baby Boomers may be nostalgic for)
Lava

15C
“The results ___ in”
Are

16C
Feels remorse over
Rues

17C
Line-___ veto
Item

18C
Rihanna hit that won the 2013 Best Music Video Grammy: 3 wds.
We Found Love

21C
___ in (choose to participate)
Opt

22C
Puts forth, as effort
Exerts

25C
Pharrell Williams hit that won the 2015 Best Music Video Grammy
Happy

28C
“____ the Force be with you”
May

29C
Make up an excuse
Lie

30C
Removes a squeak from
Oils

31C
With 35-Across, Taylor Swift hit that won the 2016 Best Music Video Grammy
Bad

32C
Sheltered bay
Cove

33C
Holding hands on the sidewalk, for example: Abbr.
PDA

34C
Sandwich that some people add avocado to, for short
BLT

35C
See 31-Across
Blood

36C
Winnie-the-Pooh’s sad friend
Eeyore

38C
Undergarment with hooks
Bra

39C
Black Eyed Peas hit that won the 2010 Best Music Video Grammy: 3 wds.
Boom Boom Pow

44C
LGBT advocate Bono, who’s Cher’s son
Chaz

46C
“Othello” villain
Iago

47C
Female animal on a farm
Ewe

48C
Sufficiently skilled
Able

49C
Improverished part of a city
Slum

50C
____ Aviv, Israel
Tel

51C
Courageous
Bold

52C
Angry sound from a cat or a cobra
Hiss

53C
Bound ___ determined
And

1D
Defrost
Thaw

2D
Angler’s colorful enticement to a fish
Lure

3D
“Cutthroat Kitchen” contestant
Chef

4D
Resembling what you pour onto pancakes
Syrupy

5D
Say “1, 2, 3, …”
Count

6D
Got on in years
Aged

7D
Deceive
Mislead

8D
___ Oyl (Popeye’s Girlfriend)
Olive

9D
Battle in which Napoleon suffered a major defeat
Water Loo

10D
Christmas ___ (December 24)
Eve

11D
Hydropower structure
Dam

19D
“How clumsy of me!”
Oops

20D
Acne medication brand
Oxy

23D
DVR brand that debuted in 1999
Tivo

24D
Small thing that’s planted in a garden
Seed

25D
“Keep ___ alive!” (“Don’t give up!”)
Hope

26D
Senatorial staffer
Aide

27D
What an umpire shouts to begin a game: 2 wds.
Playball

28D
Car floor covering
Mat

31D
Small flaw that might be airbrushed out of a photo
Blemish

32D
Mollusk often used in chowder
Clam

34D
Male friend, in slang
Bro

35D
Witches ride them
Brooms

37D
Moved like molasses
Oozed

38D
Phony, like a $3 bill
Bogus

40D
Indonesian island in “Eat Pray Love”
Bali

41D
Fur-protesting organization: Abbr.
PETA

42D
Actor Wilson who voiced Lightning McQueen in “Cars”
Owen

43D
Securely join, as metal
Weld

44D
Vehicle you might hail from a street corner
Cab

45D
“Game of Thrones” broadcaster
HBO