7/12/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/12/24
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1A
Flattery will ___ you nowhere
Get

4A
What a dog does a handshake with
Paw

7A
Rested on a floor pillo, say
Sat

10A
Genesee Cream ___ (brand of beer)
Ale

11A
Cnn’s ___ Longoria: Searching for Mexico
Eva

12A
Color shade
Hue

13A
Olympic gold-medal skier who won the Best Female Athlete ESPY Award in 2010 and 2011: 2 wds.
Lindsey Vonn

16A
Part of a volleyball
Set

17A
Likely (to)
Apt

18A
Quite frequently
Often

21A
Internet connection that’s slower than fiber or cable: Abbr.
DSL

23A
Chicken ___ king (dish with a cream sauce): 2 wds.
Ala

24A
Tropical fruits with pink flesh
Guavas

27A
Olympic gold-medal swimmer who won the Best Female Athlete ESPY Award in 2022: 2 wds.
Katie Ledecky

31A
Technological doodad
Gadget

32A
Score such as 17-17
Tie

33A
___ is just a number
Age

34A
Goes without food
Fasts

36A
Contemptuous sound from Scrooge
Bah

38A
Murals and mosaics, for example
Art

39A
Olympic gold-medal gymnast who won the Best Female Athlete ESPY Award in 2017: 2 wds.
Simone Biles

44A
I Like ___ (campaign slogan of the 1950s)
Ike

45A
Ending for melon or Power
Ade

46A
___ of a sudden …
All

47A
Put ___ to papre (write)
Pen

48A
Escept for
But

49A
View through a moonroof
Sky

1D
____ pal (female buddy)
Gal

2D
___ Young Band (group with the country hit Crazy Girl)
Eli

3D
Ill at ease
Tense

4D
Irksome person
Pest

5D
Lexington or Madison, in Manhattan: Abbr.
Ave

6D
Have a ___ with words
Way

7D
Go on a spending spree
Shop

8D
Sloange Knowles, to Blue Ivy Carter
Aunt

9D
Number of pins in bowling
Tense

14D
Place for a bear to hibernate
Den

15D
Control device on a water pipe
Valve

18D
Tree that might be home to a squirrel nest
Oak

19D
It’s flown in front of an embassy
Flag

20D
Bye now!: Hyph.
Tata

21D
Karaoke song for a couple
Duet

22D
Feeling gloomy
Sad

24D
Giddy delight
Glee

25D
New Testament book following the Gospels
Acts

26D
Short improv performance
Skit

28D
Landlocked northwestern state
Idaho

29D
Ingredient in French toast
Egg

30D
Sure, you bet!
Yes

34D
Muslims weekly day of rest: Abbr.
Fri

35D
Road reference before GPS
Atlas

36D
Two-wheeled vehicle you pedal
Bike

37D
Word at the end of the Nicene Creed
Amen

38D
Drive a getaway car, for example
Abet

39D
Tentative drink
Sip

40D
Grab hold of
Nab

41D
End of a college’s Web address
Edu

42D
Rocky Mountain ___ (Utah’s state mammal)
Elk

43D
Very sneaky
Sly