12/31/17 Answer Daily Celebrity Crossword

12/31/17
Sunday Funday

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1A
Simple game involving tossing a ball back and forth
Catch

6A
A month ____ (around 30 days in the past)
Ago

9A
Dog’s foot
Paw

12A
Company that made the early video game Pong
Atari

13A
Streaming music service known for recommending songs
Pandora

15A
Special Forces member’s green hat
Beret

16A
“Father Figures” star whose real-life mother was often on set during filming: 2 wds.
Ed Helms

17A
“You need to clean up your ____!”
Act

19A
Trees with acorns
Oaks

20A
Carrie Fisher’s costar in “Star Wars” and “The Last Jedi” who said “I learned so much from her”: 2 wds.
Mark Hamill

25A
____ Luyendyk, Jr. (auto racer who stars on the upcoming season of “The Bachelor”)
Arie

26A
“What ___ of a fool do you think I am?”
Kind

27A
___ vase (small container for a single flower)
Bud

30A
Let borrow
Lend

31A
“A Nightmare on ____ Street” (1984 horror film)
Elm

32A
Word that can mean “information” or “dummy”
Dope

33A
Internet connection slowness
Lag

34A
Soft drink such as Pepsi
Cola

35A
Metal that is sometimes “cast” or “wrought”
Iron

36A
Portrayer of Charles Dickens in “The Man Who Invented Christmas” who’s a big fan of Dickens novels in real life: 2 wds.
Dan Stevens

38A
“Breaking Bad” actor Aaron ___
Paul

40A
Flightless bird of Australia
Emu

41A
Actor Hugh who married the star of the first TV show he appeared on
Jackman

44A
Notification sent to one’s phone
Alert

48A
Shakespeare play featuring lago
Othello

49A
House made from ice or snow
Igloo

50A
“___ will be done…” (phrase in the Lord’s Prayer)
Thy

51A
Tree that sounds like one of the vowels
Yew

52A
Person who isn’t right-handed
Lefty

1D
“Cash ___” (game show rebooted in December 2017)
Cab

2D
Had breakfast
Ate

3D
Dangerous substance in cigarettes
Tar

4D
Made a sound like old floorboards
Creaked

5D
2005 film starring Will Smith as a dating consultant
Hitch

6D
Primate without a tail
Ape

7D
“Murder on the Orient Express” actor Josh
Gad

8D
Stuck waiting during a phone call: 2 wds.
On Hold

9D
US president whose name comes after Pierce alphabetically
Polk

10D
Body parts you hug with
Arms

11D
“That ___ a close one!”
Was

14D
Bargain
Deal

18D
Accept, as a challenge: 2 wds.
Take On

20D
Place where you might find a directory of store locations
Mall

21D
Geometric measure
Area

22D
Item that’s offered by someone popping the question
Ring

23D
Textile factories
Mills

24D
Jail cell’s occupant
Inmate

27D
Someone who keeps droning on and on
Bore

28D
Hit ___ a solution
Upon

29D
Burrows where foxes and wolves raise their young
Dens

32D
Reveal, as a secret
Divulge

34D
Without showing anxiety
Calmly

36D
___ of Cambridge (title for Prince William)
Duke

37D
Messages received online
Email

38D
Hiking trail
Path

39D
Sore, like one’s back after heavy lifting
Achy

41D
Quickly write (down)
Jot

42D
Ginger ___
Ale

43D
Up to ____ (thus far)
Now

45D
Helper in Santa’s workshop
Elf

46D
Turn to compost
Rot

47D
Child’s plaything
Toy