5/16/18 Answer Crosswords With Friends

5/16/18
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1A
A bit risqué
Racy

5A
Exasperate
Vex

8A
___ insult to injury
Add

11A
What the E in GRE stands for
Exam

12A
I don’t ___ you anything!
Owe

13A
___ Speedwagon (Keep on Loving You band)
Reo

14A
Auto tune from Janis Joplin: 2 wds.
Mercedes Benz

17A
Boat first mentioned in Genesis 6:14
Ark

18A
Forced initial payment in poker
Ante

19A
Beer such as Smithwick’s
Ale

22A
Seven-time Wimbledon champion Pete
Sampras

25A
Lovely ___ (Beatles song)
Rita

27A
Love Is a Battlefield singer Benatar
Pat

28A
Auto tune from Wilson Pickett: 2 wds.
Mustang Sally

34A
Even score
Tie

35A
Flatliners actor Mirchoff
Beau

36A
Enough with the details!: 2 wds.
Spare Me

40A
Where a personal trainer might work
Gym

41A
On ___ (without a guaranteed sale)
Spec

42A
Christmas movie starring Will Ferrell
Elf

44A
Auto tune from Bruce Springsteen: 2 wds.
Pink Cadillac

50A
___ Wilson (lead singer of Heart)
Ann

51A
The only country that borders Canada: Abbr.
USA

52A
Midwestern state where Keokuk and Sioux City are
Iowa

53A
Ready Player One star Sheridan
Tye

54A
___ Tuesday (1980s band with the hit Voices Carry)
Til

55A
Ode on a Grecian Urn for one
Poem

1A
Band whose biggest hit was Losing My Religion
Rem

2A
Tool that can also mean fire from a job
Axe

3A
Automobile
Car

4A
Community exercise place for short
YMCA

5D
Liquor in a Black Russian or a Moscow Mule
Vodka

6D
Girl lamb
Ewe

7D
Strike symbols in bowling
Xes

8D
Little Caesars ___ (where the Pistons play)
Arena

9D
Fender blemishes
Dents

10D
Nod off
Doze

15D
Hospital sections where life-threatening injuries get treated: Abbr.
ERs

16D
Bill for drinks at the pub: 2 wds.
Bar Tab

19D
Give weapons to
Arm

20D
Lucy of Kung Fu Panda
Liu

21D
Creatures from outer space: Abbr.
ETs

23D
Gasoline consumption stat: Abbr.
MPG

24D
Faux ___ (social slip-up)
Pas

26D
Take the offensive
Attack

29D
Televise
Air

30D
Word that indicates a maiden name
Nee

31D
Lower limb
Leg

32D
Produce as an egg
Lay

33D
This tastes good!
Yum

36D
Like a cactus or a porcupine
Spiny

37D
Pasta similar to ziti
Penne

38D
Presidential ___ of Freedom
Medal

39D
Actor Wallach whose final feature film was Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Eli

41D
Minor dispute
Spat

43D
Turn over as a book page
Flip

45D
What pruning shears do
Cut

46D
___ live and breathe!: 2 wds.
As I

47D
Restroom in London
Loo

48D
Sense of wonderment
Awe

49D
One of Lily’s fathers on Modern Family for short
Cam