5/11/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

5/11/22
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1A
Auction offers
Bids

5A
India’s ___ Mahal
Taj

8A
Manjula’s husband on The Simpsons
Apu

11A
Acronym for a show-biz award Grand Slam
Ego T

12A
That’s ___ expected: 2 wds.
To Be

13A
Shirt protector that may accompany a lobster dinner at a restaurant
Bib

14A
1946 Alfred Hitchcock film with an infamous title
Notorious

16A
Nectar-collecting insect
Bee

17A
___ of self-discipline (slacker’s problem perhaps)
Lack

18A
Ringo of the Beatles
Starr

20A
George who played Lieutenant Sulu
Takei

23A
Work with needle and thread
Sew

24A
___ thing leads to another
One

25A
Swampy ground
Mire

28A
Aladdin parrot
Iago

32A
Female star of 14-Across: 2 wds.
Ingrid Bergman

35A
I’m at a ___ for words
Loss

36A
Insurance company whose ads involve an emu for short
Limu

37A
Poison ___ (Batman foe)
Ivy

38A
Compete
Vie

40A
Alphabetical list at the back of a book
Index

42A
Caught some Z’s
Slept

45A
LGBTQ activist Chaz
Bono

47A
Salmon at a Jewish deli
Lox

48A
Male star of 14-Across: 2 wds.
Cary Grant

53A
Knock the socks off
Awe

54A
Solid precipitation
Hail

55A
1980s band named for a continent
Asia

56A
The Royal Tenenbaums director Anderson
Wes

57A
Starchy vegetable that’s a major export of Nigeria
Yam

58A
___! Who goes there?
Halt

1D
Kingsley or Affleck
Ben

2D
This is as far as ___: 2 wds.
I Go

3D
Laser pointer’s projection
Dot

4D
Committed a theft
Stole

5D
I ___ a Pill in Ibiza (Mike Posner song)
Took

6D
___ Dhabi United Arab Emirates
Abu

7D
Actor Plemons of The Power of the Dog
Jesse

8D
Band whose album Gold: Greatest Hits has sold over 30 million copies
Abba

9D
Where a ship docks
Pier

10D
Lyft competitor
Uber

12D
___ Tac (brand of mints with a limited-edition Coca-Cola flavor)
Tic

15D
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness director Sam
Raimi

19D
Tiny branch
Twig

20D
Drudgery
Toil

21D
___ Domini (what A.D. means)
Anno

22D
Beer barrels
Kegs

23D
Come across as
Seem

26D
Stay still with the engine running
Idle

27D
Slugger’s driving home stat: Abbr.
Rbi

29D
In the center of
Amid

30D
Was generous
Gave

31D
Black mineral used for cameos
Onyx

33D
Please reply invitation letters
RSVP

34D
Regretting
Ruing

39D
___ and Scratchy (cartoon duo seen on The Simpsons)
Itchy

41D
Pop singer Jones who’s the daughter of musician Ravi Shankar
Norah

42D
Cole ___ (KFC side dish)
Slaw

43D
Mental Samurai host Rob
Lowe

44D
People who are no longer together
Exes

45D
Edge of a hat
Brim

46D
Popeye’s girlfriend Olive
Oyl

49D
Very thin battery
AAA

50D
Gentle ___ lamb: 2 wds.
As A

51D
A score of zero goals at the World Cup
Nil

52D
Skin modification done with needles for short
Tat