10/16/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

10/16/20
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1A
Actor Taye of the TV shows “Private Practice” and “All American”
Diggs

6A
Pull up a chair
Sit

9A
Call of Duty: Black ___ (video game franchise)
Ops

12A
Actress Winter of “Modern Family”
Ariel

13A
“___ Patrol” (kids’ show with the catchphrase “Whenever you’re in trouble, just yelp for help!”)
Paw

14A
2011 animated movie about a bird named Blu
Rio

15A
Dolphins quarterback who is #5 on the career touchdown passes list, just behind Brett Favre: 2 wds.
Dan Marino

17A
Unit of reception, as shown on a cell phone
Bar

18A
Brownish color similar to beige and sand
Tan

19A
Greedy person’s cry
Mine

20A
Part of a flower that produces pollen
Stamen

24A
Newspaper or magazine executive
Editor

26A
Prong on a fork
Tine

27A
Stratford-upon-___ (Shakespeare’s home)
Avon

28A
Colts/Broncos quarterback who is #3 on the career touchdown passes list, just behind Tom Brady: 2 wds.
Peyton Manning

34A
“And ___ we go!”
Away

35A
Product of a brainstorming session
Idea

36A
Countertop messes that can be cleaned up with a sponge
Spills

39A
Sneaker bottoms
Treads

41A
“Solo: A Star ___ Story”
Wars

42A
Neckwear for a drag queen
Boa

43A
“World’s Toughest Race: ___-Challenge Fiji” (Amazon series)
Eco

44A
Saints quarterback who is #1 on the career touchdown passes list: 2 wds.
Drew Brees

50A
Bic or Paper Mate product
Pen

51A
Manny and Jack’s fellow mascot, at Pep Boys
Moe

52A
Flat-bottomed boat for hauling garbage
Barge

53A
Make an attempt
Try

54A
The ___ Trapp family of “The Sound of Music”
Von

55A
NAACP ___ Awards
Image

1A
___ bod (guy’s untoned physique)
Dad

2A
Investment that can “roll over”: Abbr.
Ira

3D
Variety of rummy
Gin

4D
Garnet or amethyst, for example
Gem

5D
Comic actress Jenny
Slate

6D
Type of class that uses stationary bicycles
Spin

7D
Australian swimmer Thorpe
Ian

8D
Point value of the letter D, in Scrabble
Two

9D
International Space Station’s path
Orbit

10D
Musical instrument with 88 keys
Piano

11D
More painful, like a strained muscle
Sorer

16D
Campaigned for elected office
Ran

19D
Mickey Mouse’s girlfriend
Minnie

20D
Motor oil additive brand
Stp

21D
Score that might need to be “broken”
Tie

22D
One or more
Any

23D
They can combine to make an alloy
Metals

24D
Actress Green of “Dumbo”
Eva

25D
Title of respect for Vito Corleone in “The Godfather”
Don

27D
Friend of Penny and Bernadette on “The Big Bang Theory”
Amy

29D
Nocturnal bird
Owl

30D
“Illmatic” rapper
Nas

31D
Pocatello’s state: Abbr.
Ida

32D
Rod and Todd Flanders’s dad on “The Simpsons”
Ned

33D
___ station (place to refuel)
Gas

36D
Cleaned with a broom
Swept

37D
NBA player from Indiana
Pacer

38D
When something appears to be one thing but is actually the opposite
Irony

39D
Service provided by AAA
Tow

40D
Synagogue VIP
Rabbi

42D
“You’ve ___ working out!”
Been

44D
Where to get a driver’s license: Abbr.
DMV

45D
The tallest marsupial, for short
Roo

46D
Male sheep
Ram

47D
Reagan ___ (1981-1989)
Era

48D
Oval-shaped food item
Egg

49D
“Long time no ___”
See