7/31/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/31/24
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1A
____ zirconia (synthetic gem that resembles diamond)
Cubic

6A
___ Bangs (Ricky Martin song)
She

9A
Mate of a rooster
Hen

12A
Concert or sports setting
Arena

13A
Peter of Neverland
Pan

14A
Emotion that might cause you to say Whoa
Awe

15A
Beatles song featuring chirping, on which Paul McCartney is the only credited Beatle
Blackbird

17A
Exasperate
Vex

18A
James ____ Jones (the voice of Darth Vader)
Earl

19A
Bug that won’t go away
Pest

20A
Mamma ____! (Meryl Streep movie)
Mia

23A
Christopher who played Superman
Reeve

25A
Makes furious
Angers

28A
With 34-Across, Beatles song inspired by Paul’s dog, on which Paul McCartney is the only credited Beatle
Martha

32A
Emmy-, Grammy-, and Oscar-winning female singer from England
Adele

33A
Ambulance or air raid sound
Siren

34A
See 28-Across: 2 wds.
My Dear

36A
Fill with more ammunition
Reload

37A
___ de menthe (liqueur)
Creme

39A
___ as I might …
Try

40A
Smudge
Spot

43A
Small metal item used by a seamstress
Pins

45A
Feather in your ___ (mark of distinction)
Cap

46A
Beatles song about a breakup, on which Paul McCartney is the only credited Beatle
Yesterday

51A
Its capital is Montgomery: Abbr.
Ala

52A
Enjoy a banquet
Eat

53A
Demi of GI Jane
Moore

54A
Gibson who was People’s first Sexiest Man Alive
Mel

55A
Two-___ toilet paper
Ply

56A
Map within a map
Inset

1D
Automobile with a meter
Cab

2D
WWW address: Abbr.
URL

3D
Maude star Arthur
Bea

4D
Bimonthly magazine focusing on business
Inc

5D
Large dessert at a bakery
Cake

6D
Church topper
Spire

7D
___ Shake (2012 novelty song by Baauer)
Harlem

8D
____ of the line (final stop)
End

9D
Own
Have

10D
Females that say baa
Ewes

11D
About to have your turn
Next

16D
Candy ___ (Kit Kat, Butterfinger, and Snickers)
Bars

19D
Grave danger
Peril

20D
Title of respect for a woman
Maam

21D
___ 500 (auto race, for short)
Indy

22D
Middle-____ (neither young nor old)
Aged

24D
Bouquet container)
Vase

26D
Vote into power
Elect

27D
Bring up, as children
Rear

29D
Run at a leisurely pace
Trot

30D
Sorry to ___ that (words of sympathy)
Hear

31D
Expend4bles actor Garcia
Andy

35D
Overturn, as a law
Repeal

36D
___-a-cop (security guard)
Rent

38D
Covered in a light fog
Misty

40D
Con artist’s scheme
Scam

41D
Not bright, in terms of color
Pale

42D
Birthstone for October
Opal

44D
Tournament match right before the final
Semi

46D
Nope opposite
Yep

47D
Former NFL linebacker and coach Rivera
Ron

48D
Spanish number after uno
Dos

49D
What r may be short for, in a text
Arena

50D
The best is ___ to come!
Yet