8/4/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/4/20
Movie Monday

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1A
Cushions on gymnasium floors
Mats

5A
Former ABC News anchor Donaldson
Sam

8A
Liberal online magazine
Slate

13A
Neglect to mention
Omit

14A
___ Cool (Green Day’s drummer)
Tre

15A
Tiny dot on a computer screen
Pixel

16A
“___ Lisa” (painting in the Louvre)
Mona

17A
With 2-Down, was out of control
Ran

18A
An hour after midnight: 2 wds., abbr.
One AM

19A
R&B singer with Xscape who won season 3 of “The Masked Singer” as the Night Angel: 2 wds.
Kandi Burruss

22A
Sound of a sci-fi weapon, often
Zap

23A
“___ been a while”
Its

24A
Fold in a skirt
Pleat

27A
Individual who gets special treatment: Abbr.
VIP

29A
“I think this ___ big mistake”: 2 wds.
Is A

32A
Pop singer with Dream Street who was the runner-up on season 3 of “The Masked Singer” as the Turtle: 2 wds.
Jesse McCartney

36A
Gullible person
Sap

37A
Biblical boat that floated on floodwaters
Ark

38A
Musical instrument similar to a piano
Organ

39A
CBS show that starred Marg Helgenberger for 12 of its 15 seasons
CSI

41A
“There’s no ___ crying over spilt milk”
Use

42A
Rock singer with Poison who finished seventh on season 3 of “The Masked Singer” as the Banana: 2 wds.
Bret Michaels

48A
“Downton Abbey” actor Matthew
Goode

49A
Long neckwear that might be worn with a sequined gown
Boa

50A
Work strenuously
Toil

52A
Ready to be poured into a beer glass: 2 wds.
On Tap

53A
LiMu ___ (large bird in a series of insurance commercials)
Emu

54A
Type of beast in the fairy tale “Hop-o’-My-Thumb”
Ogre

55A
Members of a jury
Peers

56A
___ Aviv, Israel
Tel

57A
Person who might pair rhyming words like “moon” and “June”
Poet

1D
“Mr. ___” (1983 Michael Keaton comedy)
Mom

2D
See 17-Across
Amok

3D
80-year-old rock singer Turner
Tina

4D
Sections of a song or sonnet
Stanzas

5D
Gaza ___ (region in the Middle East)
Strip

6D
Resident of 5-Down, probably
Arab

7D
It might include a list of side items
Menu

8D
Athletic endeavor
Sport

9D
Brother of Lucy and Rerun, in “Peanuts”
Linus

10D
Chopping tools
Axes

11D
Drinks that are typically caffeinated
Teas

12D
Street in the title of Freddy Krueger horror movies
Elm

20D
Due ___ (when a baby is supposed to arrive)
Date

21D
Morning host Kelly who was once on “All My Children”
Ripa

24D
Nightclothes sometimes also worn during quarantine, for short
PJs

25D
___ & Perrins (Worcestershire sauce maker)
Lea

26D
Purported power to read minds: Abbr.
Esp

27D
Device that played VHS tapes: Abbr.
VCR

28D
“Eww, gross!”
Ick

29D
Participle’s suffix
Ing

30D
The Dead ___ Scrolls
Sea

31D
“The Fountainhead” author Rand
Ayn

33D
Harm severely
Maim

34D
Detective Diaz on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
Rosa

35D
Baby’s place, in “Rock-a-bye Baby”
Tree Top

39D
Wood that repels clothes moths
Cedar

40D
Individual motions counted by a Fitbit
Steps

41D
Truck rental rival of Penske and Budget: Hyph.
Uhaul

42D
Femur or fibula, for example
Bone

43D
Repetitive method of learning the multiplication tables, for example
Rote

44D
“Ri-i-i-i-ight, sure”: 2 wds.
I Bet

45D
“Easy ___, easy go”
Come

46D
Cable channel that formerly focused on gay-oriented programming
Logo

47D
Title for a king
Sire

48D
Political group popular in red states: Abbr.
Gop

51D
Allow
Let