11/12/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

11/12/22
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1A
Beat it kitty!
Scat

5A
Big tank in a winery
Vat

8A
Taiwanese filmmaker ___ Lee
Ang

11A
Feature that a flat foot lacks
Arch

12A
___ colada (tropical drink)
Pina

13A
Enemy
Foe

14A
Bulldogs of the Ivy League
Yale

15A
Brand of pasta sauce
Ragu

16A
Internet provider that had Buddy Lists
AOL

17A
Scottish author who wrote The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie: 2 wds.
Muriel Spark

20A
Has way too much: Abbr.
Ods

21A
Value of the Roman numeral X
Ten

22A
With 37-Across Scottish author who wrote The Wind in the Willows: 2 wds.
Kenneth

26A
Object thrown in a pub game
Dart

30A
Vote from a supporter
Aye

31A
Minestrone and gumbo for two
Soups

34A
Bird who’s the only player to win WNBA titles in three different decades
Sue

35A
Obscene
Lewd

37A
See 22-Across
Grahame

39A
Actors Harris and Begley Jr.
Eds

42A
Mediterranean ___ (Monopoly property): Abbr.
Ave

43A
Scottish author who wrote Trainspotting: 2 wds.
Irvine Welsh

48A
URL ending for a university
Edu

49A
___ and groan
Moan

50A
24-hour periods
Days

52A
Nightly snoozing spot
Bed

53A
Messes up
Errs

54A
Reverse as a mistake
Undo

55A
Not good
Bad

56A
Letters on a Cardinals baseball cap
STL

57A
Tiny chirp
Peep

1D
Give voice to
Say

2D
Do some last-minute test prep
Cram

3D
Organization dedicated to defending the Bill of Rights: Abbr.
ACLU

4D
Actress Charlize
Theron

5D
Small perfume bottle
Vial

6D
Anxious feeling expressed in many emo songs
Angst

7D
Brownish-gray shade
Taupe

8D
Quite a ways away
Afar

9D
Cozy corner
Nook

10D
Translucent type of toothpaste
Gel

12D
Magician’s word similar to Ta-da!
Presto

18D
The ___ of March (fateful time for Julius Caesar)
Ides

19D
Cut ___ paste
And

22D
Actor Penn who worked in the Obama administration
Kal

23D
Hurricane’s center
Eye

24D
Not previously owned
New

25D
Embrace
Hug

27D
Dumb ___ box of rocks: 2 wds.
As A

28D
Liquor that might be dark or spiced
Rum

29D
___-hee (giggler’s sound)
Tee

32D
Shellfish similar to shrimp
Prawns

33D
Put money into a piggy bank
Save

36D
Slumdog Millionaire actor Patel
Dev

38D
Robbed as a bank: 2 wds.
Held Up

40D
Thinnest US coins
Dimes

41D
Nasal sound made by a bull
Snort

43D
Brainstorm
Idea

44D
Ant-Man star Paul
Rudd

45D
English nobleman
Earl

46D
Rational
Sane

47D
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. ___
Hyde

48D
Recede after high tide
Ebb

51D
___ up (absorb with a paper towel)
Sop