4/8/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

4/8/21
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Actor Cumming or Alda
Alan

5A
Pro golfer Ernie
Els

8A
Progressive Insurance spokesperson
Flo

11A
What many hammocks are made of
Rope

12A
Brand of orange soda
Nehi

14A
___-abiding citizen
Law

15A
Pop star who sang a duet with Lady Gaga on his hit “Your Song” at the 2010 Grammys: 2 wds.
Elton John

17A
Wood-splitting tool
Axe

18A
Dove’s gentle sound
Coo

19A
What tires are inflated with
Air

21A
Crooner who sang a duet with Lady Gaga on the standard “Cheek to Cheek” at the 2015 Grammys: 2 wds.
Tony Bennett

26A
String wrapped around a parcel
Twine

28A
Any member of a Marvel superhero team
Avenger

29A
Edge of a drinking glass
Rim

30A
Main Street, ___ (Disneyland thoroughfare)
USA

31A
“___ it or lose it!”
Use

32A
Artist Georgia who painted New Mexico landscapes
O’keeffe

35A
Original “Let’s Make a Deal” host Hall
Monty

37A
Producer who played guitar while Lady Gaga sang a David Bowie medley at the 2016 Grammys: 2 wds.
Nile Rodgers

39A
Shawn Carter, ___ Jay-Z: Abbr.
Aka

40A
Corinne Bailey ___ (singer with two Grammys)
Rae

41A
Roughly pull apart
Rip

43A
Heavy metal band that performed with Lady Gaga on their song “Moth Into Flame” at the 2017 Grammys
Metallica

49A
Madison Avenue agencies’ creations
Ads

50A
Deserve
Earn

51A
“Should I ___ or Should I Go” (song by the Clash)
Stay

52A
Kool ___ Dee (early rapper)
Moe

53A
Art that may have a tribal design, for short
Tat

54A
Channel for sports scores
ESPN

1D
“Just who do you think you ___?”
Are

2D
Texter’s “That’s hilarious!”
Lol

3D
Well-chosen, as a phrase
Apt

4D
Liberal-turned-right-winger
Neocon

5D
“___ yourself!” (“Have fun!”)
Enjoy

6D
“The Revenant” Oscar winner DiCaprio, for short
Leo

7D
Librarian’s “be quiet” sound
Shh

8D
Pistols that launch fiery distress signals: 2 wds.
Flare Guns

9D
Not nearly strict enough
Lax

10D
Have debts
Owe

13D
Ludicrous
Inane

16D
Second to ___ (unmatched)
None

20D
Quaint lodging place
Inn

21D
___ photography (filmmaking technique that speeds up slow activity): Hyph.
Time Lapse

22D
“___ on a true story”
Based

23D
“The Luminaries” actress Green
Eva

24D
Exam
Test

25D
Card player’s slang term for a three
Trey

26D
1982 Disney movie that spawned an arcade game
Tron

27D
Website that anyone can edit
Wiki

30D
Mysterious vehicle in a tabloid photo, perhaps: Abbr.
UFO

33D
Shriek that sounds like part of the word “shriek”
Eek

34D
Border for a diploma or a painting
Frame

35D
Happy ___ (McDonald’s purchase)
Meal

36D
Words concluding a threat: 2 wds.
Or Else

38D
Lee’s opponent in the Civil War
Grant

41D
Symbol for Aries
Ram

42D
“… if ___ say so myself!”: 2 wds.
I Do

44D
Swallow
Eat

45D
Sound that often precedes “la la”
Tra

46D
“___ the least I can do”
Its

47D
Casual hat that has a visor
Cap

48D
Author Rand who wrote “Atlas Shrugged”
Ayn