8/31/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/31/21
TV Tuesday

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1A
Big chunk, as of marble
Slab

5A
Michael Jackson album after “Thriller”
Bad

8A
Thrown ___ a loop
For

11A
Shinbone
Tibia

13A
Mexican cheer
Ole

14A
Actor Goree of “Riverdale”
Eli

15A
It’s set to wake you in the morning
Alarm

16A
Ultimate intent
Aim

17A
Bill at a pub
Tab

18A
English celebrity chef who’s the chief judge on “MasterChef”: 2 wds.
Gordon Ramsay

21A
What a castaway might be surrounded by
Sea

22A
Do some tailoring
Sew

23A
Pesticide made illegal in the 1970s: Abbr.
DDT

26A
Competitor’s free pass to the next tournament round
Bye

28A
Help with criminal activity
Abet

32A
Italian-American celebrity chef who’s a judge on “MasterChef”: 2 wds.
Joe Bastianich

36A
One of six on a cube
Side

37A
Common ending for Web addresses
Com

38A
Playfully modest
Coy

39A
Simile’s middle two words
As A

42A
“I ___ just wondering …”
Was

44A
Mexican-American celebrity chef who’s a judge on “MasterChef”: 2 wds.
Aaron Sanchez

50A
1/4 of a quart
Cup

51A
___ the dust (passed away)
Bit

52A
Throw water on, as a campfire
Douse

53A
What metal comes from
Ore

54A
Flightless creature that’s a symbol of Australia
Emu

55A
“Cloud ___” (Tom Hanks movie)
Atlas

56A
Crayon material
Wax

57A
Crimson
Red

58A
Sketch comedy show segment
Skit

1D
Fawn’s sire
Stag

2D
“___ & Stitch” (2002 Disney movie)
Lilo

3D
“This guy walks into ___ …” (joke’s start): 2 wds.
Abar

4D
Penguins and pelicans, for example
Birds

5D
Hog with tusks
Boar

6D
Alternative name
Alias

7D
“The Silence of the Lambs” director Jonathan
Demme

8D
Greek cheese
Feta

9D
Major skin-care brand
Olay

10D
Part of an anatomical “cage”
Rib

12D
Single-celled creature
Amoeba

19D
Ayes’ opponents in voting
Nays

20D
“Black ___” (2010 movie involving ballet)
Swan

23D
Record spinners at clubs: Abbr.
DJs

24D
“How ___ love thee? Let me count the ways”: 2 wds.
Do I

25D
Original “Queer Eye” cohost ___ Allen
Ted

27D
Catchall ending for a list: Abbr.
ETC

29D
Inexpensive brand of lighters
Bic

30D
Prefix for “tourism” or “terrorism”
Eco

31D
Pronoun in the Ten Commandments
Thy

33D
Paddington, for one
Bear

34D
Home state of the Hawkeyes
Iowa

35D
Poet Gorman who read at President Biden’s inauguration
Amanda

40D
Like a designated driver
Sober

41D
Cartoon style that’s similar to manga
Anime

43D
Sean Connery and Gerard Butler, by birth
Scots

44D
Radiance
Aura

45D
Acme
Apex

46D
Hunky guy
Stud

47D
“Incredible” member of the Avengers
Hulk

48D
Actor Morales of “Ozark” and “Titans”
Esai

49D
Lemon peel
Zest

50D
Source of beef
Cow