5/5/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

5/5/22
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Pen ___ (letter-writing friend)
Pal

4A
Award show hosts: Abbr.
MCs

7A
Went from seed to flower
Grew

11A
Big fuss
Ado

12A
Word on bottles of Evian water sold in France
Eau

13A
Toy that a person moves up and down: Hyph.
Yoyo

14A
Involuntary twitch
Tic

15A
Would you like soup ___ salad?: 2 wds.
Ora

16A
They shall inherit the earth according to the Bible
Meek

17A
Single by 29-Across that took 59 weeks to hit #1 in 2022: 2 wds.
Heatwaves

20A
Star Trek officer played by John Cho
Sulu

21A
CSI: Vegas actor Rodriguez
Mel

22A
___ Romance (Lady Gaga song)
Bad

25A
Tennis shot with a high arc
Lob

27A
Poem
Verse

29A
British indie rock band fronted by Dave Bayley and nominated for a Best New Artist Grammy in 2022: 2 wds.
Glass Animals

33A
Fragrant purple bloom
Lilac

34A
Thick ___ brick: 2 wds.
As A

35A
Poem type whose name sounds like owed
Ode

36A
Merchandise at a gallery showing
Art

38A
Rae who won NAACP Image Awards in 2022 for both acting in and writing Insecure
Issa

42A
Third studio album of 29-Across that includes 17-Across as one of its tracks
Dreamland

44A
___ Was a Rollin’ Stone (Temptations song)
Papa

47A
Boxing legend Muhammad
Ali

48A
Bridget Everett’s role on HBO’s Somebody Somewhere
Sam

49A
Leave the stage
Exit

50A
Ignited as a fuse
Lit

51A
Compete in Nordic combined for example
Ski

52A
Salt-N-___ (hip-hop group)
Pepa

53A
Ran into
Met

54A
The best is ___ to come
Yet

1D
Garden walkways
Paths

2D
French word that means the same as au revoir
Adieu

3D
In the neighborhood
Local

4D
Cat’s remark
Meow

5D
Ay ___! (Bart Simpson catchphrase)
Caramba

6D
Debonair
Suave

7D
Fitness centers
Gyms

8D
Salmon ___ (food that’s similar to caviar)
Roe

9D
CBS network logo
Eye

10D
Pan for stir-fried noodles
Wok

18D
Oklahoma city where much of HBO’s Watchmen is set
Tulsa

19D
Presley known as The King
Elvis

22D
Undergarment that may be specially designed for nursing mothers
Bra

23D
Communication for the deaf: Abbr.
Asl

24D
First word of Iowa’s capital
Des

26D
Academy Award
Oscar

28D
Computer inbox message
Email

29D
Day-___ (fluorescent)
Glo

30D
Storage container piece
Lid

31D
Ginger ___ (traditional soda in a Shirley Temple mocktail)
Ale

32D
Morales who moderates The Talk
Natalie

37D
Monarch’s domain
Realm

39D
Full of disrespectful back talk
Sassy

40D
Plumber’s tool used for unclogging a drain
Snake

41D
Fess up
Admit

42D
Facts and figures
Data

43D
Utah Senator Romney who was once governor of Massachusetts
Mitt

44D
Perkiness
Pep

45D
Have an ___ to grind (have grievances)
Axe

46D
Symbol on a playing card
Pip