8/27/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/27/21
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1A
Slumps, like a disappointed person’s shoulders
Sags

5A
Playground chum
Pal

8A
Political title for Mitch McConnell: Abbr.
Sen

11A
Inflict pain upon
Hurt

12A
Actress McClanahan of “The Golden Girls”
Rue

13A
“America’s Next Top ___”
Model

15A
A Great Lake
Erie

16A
Boise’s state: Abbr.
Ida

17A
Green buildup in birdbaths
Algae

18A
Colts kicker who made a record 14 field goals in the 2006 NFL postseason: 2 wds.
Adam Vinatieri

21A
Shortest-named month of the year
May

22A
“Game of Thrones” patriarch ___ Stark
Ned

23A
“Wait till you’re ___” (parent’s deflection)
Older

26A
Gallery display
Art

28A
Concealed
Hid

31A
Rays outfielder who slugged a record 10 home runs in the 2020 MLB postseason: 2 wds.
Randy Arozarena

35A
“Am I catching you ___ bad time?”: 2 wds.
At A

36A
Feature of a tennis court
Net

37A
“Leavin’” singer McCartney
Jesse

38A
“I’ve got my heart ___ on it”
Set

40A
Something to scramble eggs in
Pan

41A
Bulls shooting guard who scored a record 759 points in the 1992 NBA postseason: 2 wds.
Michael Jordan

48A
Members of the woodwind section
Oboes

49A
“Alley-___!”
Oop

50A
“The Best Thing I ___ Ate” (Cooking Channel show)
Ever

52A
Soft, flat cap
Beret

53A
“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” woman
Dee

54A
Italy’s capital, to Italians
Roma

55A
Number of cents in a dime
Ten

56A
Golf champion Ernie
Els

57A
“___ White and the Huntsman”
Snow

1D
Spike Lee’s “___ Hate Me”
She

2D
Mystical glow
Aura

3D
Crisscross pattern
Grid

4D
Cooked over boiling water
Steamed

5D
___ to (informed about)
Privy

6D
Luxury auto from Germany
Audi

7D
Don’t stand up straight
Lean

8D
___ as a rock
Solid

9D
“Livin’ on the ___” (Aerosmith song)
Edge

10D
Within easy reach
Near

13D
Husband or wife
Mate

14D
Hawaiian accessory
Lei

19D
“___ Poppins Returns”
Mary

20D
Animated bug movie of 1998
Antz

23D
British singer Rita
Ora

24D
Back muscle, to bodybuilders
Lat

25D
Crime lab evidence: Abbr.
DNA

26D
Come-as-you-___ party
Are

27D
Deteriorate, like apples on the ground beneath the tree
Rot

28D
“___ dead, Jim” (“Star Trek” quote)
Hes

29D
Break-___ (thefts)
Ins

30D
“Raya and the Last Dragon” actor Daniel ___ Kim
Dae

32D
Start the poker pot
Ante

33D
Open just a crack
Ajar

34D
Turns into liquid, like fat
Renders

38D
“The West Wing” actor Martin
Sheen

39D
Direction opposite west
East

40D
“The Two ___” (2019 Anthony Hopkins movie)
Popes

41D
Organized crime group
Mob

42D
Sarcastic “Yeah, sure!”: 2 wds.
I Bet

43D
Apple center
Core

44D
Deposit of ore
Lode

45D
“The Lost Boys” director Schumacher
Joel

46D
River that runs through Shakespeare’s birthplace
Avon

47D
Clownfish in “Finding Dory”
Nemo

51D
Like cookie dough
Raw