1/16/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

1/16/21
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1A
Infant’s sleeping spot
Crib

5A
Nighttime outfit that’s often made of flannel, for short
PJs

8A
Put clothes into luggage
Pack

12A
Purple-skinned snorkasaurus of cartoons
Dino

13A
Kanga’s kid in “Winnie-the-Pooh” stories
Roo

14A
Celebrity lawyer Dershowitz
Alan

15A
“Into the Woods” songwriter Stephen, for whom a Broadway theater is named
Sondheim

17A
Coin worth two nickels
Dime

18A
Sleep ___ (breathing problem)
Apnea

20A
Hive insect
Bee

21A
“Broadway Bound” playwright Neil, for whom a Broadway theater is named
Simon

25A
“The Iceman Cometh” playwright Eugene, for whom a Broadway theater is named
Oneill

27A
“I try to ___ him like the plague”
Avoid

28A
Semiprecious stone with black and white bands
Onyx

29A
Typical high school student, age-wise
Teen

30A
Author Rita ___ Brown
Mae

31A
Item that drops down from the back of an airplane seat
Tray

35A
Create a scarf or mittens, say
Knit

37A
“___ it!” (“Show me it’s true!”)
Prove

38A
“Fences” playwright August, for whom a Broadway theater is named
Wilson

41A
“First Lady of the American Theatre” Helen, for whom a Broadway theater is named
Hayes

42A
Celebratory poem
Ode

43A
Lugged around
Toted

46A
Animal emblems on some Dodge trucks
Rams

48A
Surname of “Porgy and Bess” songwriting brothers George and Ira, for whom a Broadway theater is named
Gershwin

53A
Buy things at a store
Shop

54A
Prefix for “lateral” or “brow”
Uni

55A
Helper
Aide

56A
Actor Danza
Tony

57A
Keyboard key used as a pause button in many computer games
ESC

58A
Skiing or sledding surface
Snow

1D
Music recordings that are read by a laser: Abbr.
CDs

2D
Resort city in Brazil, familiarly
Rio

3D
Holiday ___ (major hotel chain)
Inn

4D
Gymgoer’s physique
Bod

5D
Make ready, for short
Prep

6D
Become a club member
Join

7D
“___ Like You” (Adele song)
Someone

8D
Writing tablet
Pad

9D
Excuse offered by a defendant
Alibi

10D
Saharan beast of burden
Camel

11D
Take a protest pose, perhaps
Kneel

16D
Cards dealt to a player
Hand

19D
Not in ___ way, shape, or form
Any

21D
Plopped down in a chair
Sat

22D
Suffix with “mass” or “effect”
Ive

23D
“Eeny, meeny, miney, ___ …”
Moe

24D
Pig’s grunts
Oniks

26D
What the “E” in “ESP” stands for
Extra

28D
Grain in Quaker Baked Squares
Oat

30D
“Can’t Get You Out of My Head” singer Kylie
Minogue

32D
___ G. BIV (made-up name that helps you remember the colors of the rainbow)
Roy

33D
Fifth, Madison, or Park: Abbr.
Ave

34D
Affirmative response
Yes

36D
“Last but ___ least …”
Not

37D
Degrees held by university department heads, often: Abbr.
PHDs

38D
Lowest in quality
Worst

39D
State between Washington and Montana
Idaho

40D
Citrus scent for some furniture polish
Lemon

44D
Top scores for gymnasts
Tens

45D
Cartman’s first name on “South Park”
Eric

47D
“I ___ with my little eye …”
Spy

49D
Possesses
Has

50D
Defeat all challengers
Win

51D
“___ not like green eggs and ham” (Dr. Seuss line): 2 wds.
I Do

52D
“Orange Is the ___ Black”
New