12/4/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/4/20
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1A
Cut off, as during tree surgery
Lop

4A
Stick out like a ___ thumb
Sore

8A
Woodsy ___ (mascot of the US Forest Service)
Owl

11A
Band with the 1985 hit “Take On Me”: Hyph.
Aha

12A
Allowing students of all genders
Coed

13A
Through, to a traveler
Via

14A
NHL team that shares its name with a New York NFL team: 2 wds.
Winnipeg Jets

17A
Have a ___ for news
Nose

18A
“___ Diary …”
Dear

19A
Additive that makes food taste more savory: Abbr.
MSG

22A
Person from Manchester or Liverpool, say
Brit

25A
With 35-Across, NFL team that shares its name with Florida’s NHL team
Carolina

30A
“___ crazy just thinking about it!”: 2 wds.
I Go

31A
Exist
Are

32A
Country legend Jackson who sang “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere” with Jimmy Buffett
Alan

33A
Speckle or freckle
Dot

34A
Sports official who throws flags, for short
Ref

35A
See 25-Across
Panthers

37A
Surrealist painter Salvador
Dali

39A
White ___ sheet: 2 wds.
As A

40A
Vast in scale
Epic

43A
Virginia is its most recent men’s basketball champion: Abbr.
NCAA

47A
MLB team that shares its name with a New York NHL team: 2 wds.
Texas Rangers

51A
“___ lost my train of thought”
Ive

52A
Toy brick that it really hurts to step on
Lego

53A
Actress Vardalos of “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”
Nia

54A
Make a faux ___
Pas

55A
Garden in the Bible
Eden

56A
“Zombieland: Double ___” (2019 movie)
Tap

1D
North ___ (grassy expanse in front of the White House)
Lawn

2D
Columbus Blue Jackets’ state
Ohio

3D
Vessels that crepes are cooked in
Pans

4D
Physics, for example: Abbr.
Sci

5D
Alley-___ (basketball play)
Oop

6D
___ Richards (Mister Fantastic’s real name)
Reed

7D
One of 12 on a cube
Edge

8D
Bypass manually
Override

9D
Asset for Oscar Wilde or Dorothy Parker
Wit

10D
___ Vegas, Nevada
Las

15D
“Finding ___” (2003 movie)
Nemo

16D
Boxer’s punch
Jab

20D
Smack in the face
Slap

21D
___ monster (reptile of the American Southwest)
Gila

23D
2008 animated movie loosely based on the Frankenstein story
Igor

24D
Very young kids
Tots

25D
Word that can follow “credit” or “debit”
Card

26D
Length times width, for a rectangle
Area

27D
Involuntary bodily reactions
Reflexes

28D
Affectionate nickname for Grandma
Nana

29D
Unwelcome guests at a picnic
Ants

36D
Put in the closet
Hang

38D
Hops-heavy variety of beer: Abbr.
Ipa

41D
“… here on Gilligan’s ___” (1960s TV theme song lyric)
Isle

42D
Street ___ (hip-hop reputation)
Cred

44D
Fraction of a euro
Cent

45D
Soprano’s song
Aria

46D
Pronto: Abbr.
ASAP

47D
A dollar for the valet, say
Tip

48D
Actress Mendes who’s in a relationship with Ryan Gosling
Eva

49D
“Act your ___, not your shoe size!”
Age

50D
Prefix for “starter” or “smoker”
Non