7/5/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/5/24
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1A
Not a penny ___ (I won’t lower my asking price)
Less

5A
The only flying mammal
Bat

8A
Currently in fashion
Hip

11A
Pledge at a naturalization ceremony
Oath

12A
You can’t have it ___ ways!
Both

13A
___ out (get, but just barely)
Eke

14A
Very tall plant
Tree

15A
Barbie was one for Margot Robbie
Role

16A
Parks and ___ (former Amy Poehler show, for short)
Rec

17A
American tennis star who was ATP player of the Year six times: 2 wds.
Pete Sampras

20A
___ Patrol (animated children’s show)
Paw

21A
Am I ever glad to __ you!
See

22A
Hazard on winter roads
Ice

25A
___ Zeppelin (rock band)
Led

27A
Thailand’s name in the early 20th century
Siam

31A
Serbian tennis star who’s been ATP player of the year a record eight times: 2 wds.
Novak Djokovic

35A
Name that’s French for Christmas
Noel

36A
___-fi (Star Wars genre)
Sci

37A
Hectic zones in hospitals: Abbr.
Ers

38A
Nickname for a guy pal
Bro

41A
Put a stop to
End

43A
Spanish tennis star who was ATP Player of the Year five times: 2 wds.
Rafael Nadal

48A
Unrefined metal
Ore

49A
Garden with a crafty serpent
Eden

50A
Measure of printer paper
Ream

53A
Vegetable sometimes found in spaghetti carbonara
Pea

54A
What to do underneath mistletoe
Kiss

55A
Red ____ (bureaucratic hindrance)
Tape

56A
Mucnh on
Eat

57A
Filming location
Set

58A
Small storage building
Shed

1D
Group of item being auctioned off together
Lot

2D
He’ll talk your ___ off
Ear

3D
Take a stride forward
Step

4D
Little Bo-Peep lost them
Sheep

5D
Sounds from unhappy crowds
Boos

6D
Reference book that might have a page for a single country or state
Atlas

7D
Word that can go before park or restaurant
Theme

8D
Frau’s husband, in Germany
Herr

9D
Store with Snokrabba coffee mugs
Ikea

10D
Muscles built by bodybuilders, for short
Pecs

12D
Made beer or tea
Brewed

18D
The first T in TTYL
Talk

19D
Currency in Colombia
Peso

22D
Charming overnight stopover for a traveler
Inn

23D
Lovey-dovey sound
Coo

24D
Night before an important occasion
Eve

26D
Radio station employees: Abbr.
DJs

28D
___ got a brilliant idea!
Ive

29D
2023 Ben Affleck movie about Nike
Air

30D
Rap battle participants
MCs

32D
Dark Angel actress Jessica
Alba

33D
Atlantic and Arctic, for two
Oceans

34D
Compassionate
Kind

39D
Stinks terribly
Reeks

40D
Hit song from yesteryear
Oldie

42D
Pub game with a board numbered from 1 to 20
Darts

43D
What the sides of a wrestling ring are made from
Rope

44D
64, for an 8×8 square
Area

45D
Impressive accomplishment
Feat

46D
Stir up a hornet’s ___
Nest

47D
Sister of Rachel, in the Bible
Leah

51D
Chimpanzee, for example
Ape

52D
Club ___ (chain of over 60 resorts)
Med