8/9/18 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/9/18
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1A
Performs in a play
Acts

5A
Long long ___ (way back when)
Ago

8A
___ peeve
Pet

11A
Lowest-ranking chess piece
Pawn

12A
Actor ___ Diamond Phillips (star of 1987’s La Bamba)
Lou

13A
Insecure star Issa ___
Rae

14A
Group of three
Trio

15A
Tire pressure letters
Psi

16A
This ___ stickup!: 2 wds.
Is A

17A
Don’t Know Why singer who won the Best New Artist and Record of the Year Grammys in 2003: 2 wds.
Norah Jones

20A
Upper torso muscle to a bodybuilder
Pec

21A
Picnic pest
Ant

22A
The letter Q is worth 10 of them in Scrabble: Abbr.
Pts

25A
Cone-bearing tree
Fir

27A
Band’s road trip
Tour

30A
Rehab singer who won the Best New Artist and Record of the Year Grammys in 2008: 2 wds.
Amy Winehouse

33A
What a watch tells you
Time

34A
Cheer for a flamenco dancer
Ole

35A
Just a ___ (slightly)
Tad

36A
Yoga class accessory
Mat

38A
It can fix a squeaky hinge
Oil

40A
All I Wanna Do singer who won the Best New Artist and Record of the Year Grammys in 1995: 2 wds.
Sheryl Crow

44A
Don’t ___ Me Down (Chainsmokers hit featuring Daya)
Let

45A
It bothered a princess in a Hans Christian Andersen story
Pea

46A
Dalmatians and Dobermans for example
Dogs

49A
Lend an ___ (listen closely)
Ear

50A
Grain in Honey Nut Cheerios
Oat

51A
Clasp tightly
Grip

52A
___ spell (unproductive period)
Dry

53A
___ Came in Through the Bathroom Window (Beatles song)
She

54A
A little anxious
Edgy

1D
Very fitting
Apt

2D
What an Uber driver needs
Car

3D
Sibling who might be either fraternal or identical
Twin

4D
Stick your nose where it doesn’t belong
Snoop

5D
He got an Oscar for Scent of a Woman: 2 wds.
Al Pacino

6D
My goodness!
Gosh

7D
Spirit board that uses an accessory called a planchette
Ouija

8D
Create a hard copy as of a Microsoft PowerPoint document: 2 wds.
Printout

9D
Lack of complication
Ease

10D
Beverages often served with sugar and lemon
Teas

18D
Mortgage adjustment for short
Refi

19D
Burst ___ the scene
Onto

22D
Longtime sportscaster Summerall
Pat

23D
Enough with the personal details: Abbr.
TMI

24D
Balance to an artist or a mathematician
Symmetry

26D
Move from one home to another
Relocate

28D
Country that’s about 100 miles from Cuba: Abbr.
USA

29D
The main color of China’s flag
Red

31D
None the worse for ___ (undamaged)
Wear

32D
Will’s beneficiary
Heir

37D
Mistakes in an essay
Typos

39D
Building where skiers can relax
Lodge

40D
Luge for one
Sled

41D
So quiet you could ___ a pin drop
Hear

42D
Actress Remini of The King of Queens
Leah

43D
May I have a ___ with you?
Word

47D
Booking for a rock star
Gig

48D
Mata Hari was a famous one
Spy