2/24/18 Answer Daily Celebrity Crossword

2/24/18
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1A
“Bye-bye”: Hyph.
Tata

5A
Part of the body that a baseball pitcher warms up
Arm

8A
Airhead
Ditz

12A
Teen ___ (young celebrity)
Idol

13A
Light, inexpensive shirt
Tee

14A
Long, thin musical instrument
Oboe

15A
MSNBC host of “Hardball”: 2 wds.
Chris Matthews

18A
“Santa Clarita ____” (Netflix series)
Diet

19A
Major-leaguer
Pro

20A
Powerful explosive: Abbr.
TNT

21A
“Give me an example”: 2 wds.
Name One

24A
“This ___ job for Superman!”: 2 wds.
Is A

27A
Crimson
Red

28A
Chilling in a cooler: 2 wds.
On Ice

23A
With 34-Across, MSNBC host of a nightly news and opinion show
Rachel

34A
See 32-Across
Maddow

35A
Massage, like bread dough
Knead

36A
NBA player from Dallas, for short
Mav

37A
“The “O” in “IOU”
Owe

38A
Soft drink holder made from aluminum: 2 wds.
Soda Can

41A
Sound of contentment
Aah

44A
“___ and Peace” (Tolstoy novel)
War

45A
State that’s north of Missouri
Iowa

48A
MSNBC host of “The 11th House”: 2 wds.
Brian Williams

52A
Not at all handsome
Ugly

53A
Yea’s opposite
Nay

54A
Separate with a strainer
Sift

55A
Roomy handbag
Tote

56A
“He said, ___ said”
She

57A
Trees that New Haven, Connecticut is known for
Elms

1D
___ Tac (brand of breath mints)
Tic

2D
What Ritalin treats: Abbr.
ADHD

3D
Pianist/singer ___ Amos
Tori

4D
Creature from outer space
Alien

5D
Banking convenience: Abbr.
ATM

6D
Brought in the crops
Reaped

7D
___-Goldwyn-Mayer (movie studio)
Metro

8D
Play-___ (brand of clay used by kids)
Doh

9D
“Yeah, sure!”: 2 wds.
I Bet

10D
“Santa Claus is Coming to ___”
Town

11D
Passion for life
Zest

16D
Intimidate with a steely look: 2 wds.
Stared Down

17D
In vain: 3 wds.
To No Avail

22D
Brooks who directed “Young Frankenstein”
Mel

23D
Defensive ___ (football position)
End

24D
Rub the wrong way
Irk

25D
___ Diego Chargers
San

26D
___ of spades (playing card that can symbolize death)
Ace

29D
Phrase in a swearing-in ceremony: 2 wds.
I Do

30D
Milked animal
Cow

31D
Partner of a ram
Ewe

33D
“Every dog ___ its day”
Has

34D
Fleetwood ___ (“Dreams” band)
Mac

36D
Grammy winner Carey
Mariah

39D
Daybreaks
Dawns

40D
Background ___ (unwanted sounds on a recording)
Noise

41D
Touch at an edge
Abut

42D
Oscar-winning Ben Affleck film
Argo

43D
Handle of a sword
Hilt

46D
Cry loudly
Wail

47D
Versatile kind of car radio
AMFM

49D
Sailor’s “yes”
Aye

50D
Caustic stuff used in some soaps
Lye

51D
People who have been canonized: Abbr.
STs