7/27/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/27/22
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
US income tax collector: Abbr.
IRS

4A
Polite form of address for a woman
Maam

8A
Competitor of Walgreens
CVS

11A
Veruca ___ (alt-rock band named for a Willy Wonka character)
Salt

13A
Tracy Turnblad’s mom in Hairspray
Edna

14D
Losing general at Appomattox
Lee

15A
Thus far: 2 wds.
As Yet

17A
Actor who starred on Sanford and Son a sitcom developed by Norman Lear (who turns 100 today): 2 wds.
Redd Foxx

19A
Eroded: 2 wds.
Ate Away

21A
Close pair
Duo

22D
Actor who starred on All in the Family a Norman Lear sitcom: 2 wds.
Carroll Connor

27A
Country that Guam is a territory of: Abbr.
USA

28A
Captain’s written record
Log

29A
Female bighorn
Ewe

30A
Inhale sharply
Gasp

33D
Flower’s propper-upper
Stem

35A
Wildcat with a short tail
Lynx

36A
___ up (totally consume)
Use

37A
I Like ___ (Eisenhower’s presidential campaign slogan)
Ike

38A
Food often sampled by visitors to Hawaii
Poi

40A
Actor who starred on The Jeffersons a Norman Lear sitcom: 2 wds.
Sherman Hemsley

46A
Gregory Hines’s dance specialty
Tap

47A
___ and the Forty Thieves: 2 wds.
Alibaba

48A
Actor who starred on Good Times a Norman Lear sitcom: 2 wds.
John Amos

52A
Powder for a photocopier
Toner

53D
There ___ no losers here
Are

54A
Floating vessel for a castaway
Raft

55A
Dweeb
Nerd

56A
Become a spouse
Wed

57A
Plastic mold for ice cubes
Tray

58D
Roads and avenues: Abbr.
Sts

1A
Rebecca’s husband in the Bible
Isaac

2A
Person who reveres Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie
Rasta

3A
More cunning
Slyer

4A
Actress Streep
Meryl

5A
Suffix for a lemon or lime drink
Ade

6D
Husband ___ wife
And

7D
Pooch with rabies: 2 wds.
Mad Dog

8D
Actor George who has an Oscar for Syriana
Clooney

9D
Exasperate
Vex

10D
Concern for a movie rater
Sex

12D
Rip to pieces: 2 wds.
Tear Up

16D
___ company three’s a crowd
Twos

18D
Enjoyment
Fun

20D
US state closest to Russia
Alaska

23D
Grand ___ Opry
Ole

24D
Force to take action
Compel

25D
She has a mind of her ___
Own

26D
Former NFL coach ___ Ryan
Rex

30D
Van Sant who directed Good Will Hunting
Gus

31D
Debris in the bowl of a pipe
Ash

32D
Was really angry
Seethed

34D
Low card in a royal flush
Ten

35D
Portugal’s capital
Lisbon

37D
Bestow as life lessons
Impart

39D
Fail to mention
Omit

41D
Presided over
Ran

42D
Beat a ___ retreat (skedaddle)
Hasty

43D
Sections of a highway
Lanes

44D
Pulitzer-winning film critic Roger
Ebert

45D
Gridiron gains
Yards

48D
Mouth bone
Jaw

49D
Homophone of oar
Ore

50D
Month when spring begins in the Northern Hemisphere: Abbr.
Mar

51D
Diary ___ Wimpy Kid: 2 wds.
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