1/20/18 Answer Daily Celebrity Crossword

1/20/18
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1A
Andy’s son on “The Andy Griffith Show”
Opie

5A
Fish’s appendage
Fin

8A
Soviet agency in “Bridge of Spies”: Abbr.
KGB

11A
Rachel Maddow’s channel
MSNBC

13A
____-Magnon man
Cro

14A
Flatow who hosts public radio’s “Science Friday”
Ira

15A
Like posh communities with restricted access
Gated

16A
Writer who created Narnia: 3 wds.
CS Lewis

18A
Muffs it
Errs

20A
Excursions
Trips

21A
Writer who created Middle-earth: 4 wds.
JRR Tolkien

25A
Cable channel that airs three “Law & Order” series in syndication
Ion

26A
Tavern frequented by Barney Gumble and Homer Simpson
Moes

27A
Frosts, as a cinnamon roll
Ices

31A
Pleased
Glad

33A
Actor Wheaton of “Stand by Me”
Wil

34A
Take ___ day as it comes
Each

35A
Bottom of a sneaker
Sole

36A
Noteworthy segments of a time line
Eras

38A
Pro-gun lobby: Abbr.
NRA

39A
Writer who created Oz: 3 wds.
L Frank Baum

42A
Nebraska city where Marlon Brando was born
Omaha

45A
___-in-the-wool (unchanging in one’s opinions)
Dyed

46A
Writer who created the Hundred Acre Wood: 3 wds.
AA Milne

49A
Works loose with a crowbar
Pries

52A
“___ Possible” (2002-2007 animated series)
Kim

53A
Started, as a fire
Lit

54A
Wipe clean, as a chalkboard
Erase

55A
Hostess ____ Balls (sugary treats)
Sno

56D
Cul-de-____ (dead end)
Sac

57D
“There’s ___ sheriff in town”: 2 wds.
A New

1D
“I’m shocked,” in a text
OMG

2D
TV ad for a good cause: Abbr.
PSA

3D
What the “I” in 6-Down stands for
Internal

4D
Movie critic Roger who died in 2013
Ebert

5D
Media watchdog agency: Abbr.
FCC

6D
US agency that conducts audits: Abbr.
IRS

7D
Nick who plays Richard Graves on the Epix sitcom “Graves”
Nolte

8D
Fuzzy brown fruit that’s green inside
Kiwi

9D
Hold tightly
Grip

10D
Deep male singing voice
Bass

12D
Data-containing item inserted into a computer: Hyph.
CD Rom

17D
Bert’s roommate on “Sesame Street”
Ernie

19D
More like a turtle or snail
Slower

21D
Irish dances
Jigs

22D
Hershey’s caramel candy
Rolo

23D
Two-time Oscar nominee Knightley
Keira

24D
Madagascar or Maui, for example
Island

28D
From the country north of the US
Canadian

29D
Light brown color
Ecru

30D
Bogus
Sham

32D
Indian city that’s among the world’s biggest
Delhi

37D
Video-chat service
Skype

40D
Drops to the ground
Falls

41D
Legendary Yankees catcher Yogi
Berra

42D
Certain hardwood trees
Oaks

43D
Primary
Main

44D
Bullets and bombs, for short
Ammo

47D
Actress Long who joined the “NCIS: Los Angeles” cast in 2017
Nia

48D
And many more: Abbr.
ETC

50D
Compass point opposite WNW: Abbr.
Ese

51D
Do a tailor’s job
Sew