9/27/18 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/27/18
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1A
Tennis serve that isn’t returned
Ace

4A
Get me out of here PC key
ESC

7A
Singer Starr who had a #1 hit in 1970 with War
Edwin

12A
Push-up lingerie buy
Bra

13A
When a plane is due in at the gate: Abbr.
ETA

14A
Period without conflict
Peace

15A
Actor who played baseball’s Jim Thorpe in the 1951 biopic Jim Thorpe — All-American: 2 wds.
Burt Lancaster

18A
Rod that a wheel rotates around
Axle

19A
Sort of blah for me
Meh

20A
Tijuana currency
Peso

21A
Tai ___ (slow exercise)
Chi

23A
Obvious sign of fish gone bad
Odor

25A
With 38-Across actor who played baseball’s Jim Piersall in the 1957 biopic Fear Strikes Out
Anthony

29A
Words said when removing a disguise: 2 wds.
Its Me

32A
Auto club offering for a wrecked car
Tow

33A
Actress Linney of 2019’s Tales of the City
Laura

35A
Kit ___ (candy bar)
Kat

36A
Sun-dried brick in southwestern pueblos
Adobe

38A
See 25-Across
Perkins

40A
Private Practice actor Diggs
Taye

42A
This might be of interest …: Abbr.
FYI

43A
Do some touch-ups on text
Edit

45A
Name that’s three letters in a row in the alphabet
Stu

47A
___ Land (2016 Emma Stone/Ryan Gosling movie musical): 2 wds.
La La

51A
Actor who played baseball’s Ty Cobb in the 1994 biopic Cobb: 3 wds.
Tommy Lee Jones

54A
Pattern of tire markings
Tread

55A
State nicknamed the Heart of Dixie: Abbr.
ALA

56A
Tik ___ (2009 Kesha song)
Tok

57A
Brings home as wages
Earns

58A
Arena where the New York Knicks play their home games: Abbr.
MSG

59A
Sit-___ (some protests)
Ins

1D
Swedish band with the hit Fernando
ABBA

2D
Heart of the matter
Crux

3D
Middle name of Jimmy Carter
Earl

4D
Very slender fish
Eel

5D
Endurance
Stamina

6D
Walking stick to help with balance
Cane

7D
US group that promotes green living: Abbr.
EPA

8D
Tyrannical ruler
Despot

9D
Glide over a lake while pulled by a boat: Hyph.
Water Ski

10D
Frosts as a cupcake
Ices

11D
Infamous emperor who ruled during Rome’s great fire
Nero

16D
Type of help provided by Best Buy’s Geek Squad
Tech

17D
Stand-up comic Margaret
Cho

22D
Like Swiss cheese and moth-eaten clothes
Holey

24D
___ of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017 movie)
Diary

25D
___ reasonable price (not expensive): 2 wds.
At A

26D
Move the head to indicate yes
Nod

27D
Double-crosser: Hyph.
Two Timer

28D
Uh-huh
Yup

30D
___ With a Plan (Matt LeBlanc sitcom)
Man

31D
Visitors arriving in UFOs: Abbr.
Ets

34D
Puts more gas in the tank
Refuels

37D
Gotham City crime-fighter
Batman

39D
Measure equal to 1 000 grams for short
Kilo

41D
Class for many newcomers to the US: Abbr.
ESL

43D
Suffix that turns major into a baton twirler
Ette

44D
___ and the Lost City of Gold
Dora

46D
Group in the NFL or NHL for example
Team

48D
Not in favor of: Prefix
Anti

49D
Former heavyweight champion Spinks
Leon

50D
Queries
Asks

52D
Fabric measures: Abbr.
Yds

53D
1995-2005 David James Elliott drama
Jag