10/28/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

10/28/24
Movie Monday

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1A
Detests
Hates

6A
Structure that blocks a river’s current
Dam

9A
Infant
Baby

13A
Know what ____?: 2 wds.
I mean

14A
____ Young Band (Love ain’t group)
Eli

15A
Soothing balm
Aloe

16A
Middle part of the body
Torso

17A
____ Morgan, M.D. (soap opera) comic strip
Rex

18A
Animated movie where Paul Newman voiced Doc Hudson
Cars

19A
Succession actor who plays Benji in the new movie A Real Pain: 2 wds.
Kieran Culkin

22A
Triple ____ (type of liqueur)
Sec

23A
As _____ my previous email …
Per

24A
Hole-punching tool
Awl

27A
Hit that drives someone home, in baseball: Abbr.
Rbi

30A
Radiant glows
Auras

34A
The Social Network actor who plays Benji’s cousin David in A Real Pain: 2 wds.
Jessee Isenberg

38A
Snake with death and puff varieties
Adder

39A
Clumsy lug
Oaf

40A
When Harry ___ Sally … (1989 movie)
Met

41A
Prepare to take a shot
Aim

43A
Grain in granola bars
Oat

46A
Dirty Dancing actress who plays divorcee Marcia in A Real Pain: 2 wds.
Jennifer Grey

52A
Soft mineral replaced by cornstarch in many body powders
Talc

53A
Father’s Day honoree
Dad

54A
Soup that often includes soy sauce or miso
Ramen

56A
Not busy at the moment
Idle

57A
Bon ____ (cleanser brand)
Ami

58A
___ Eight (round of March Madness)
Elite

59A
Green vegetables sometimes found in penne alla vodka
Peas

60A
Where a movie scene might be filmed
Set

61A
Weird Al Yankovic parody of a song from Thriller: 2 wds.
Eat It

1D
___ the sack (go to sleep)
Hit

2D
Run ____ (go nuts)
Amok

3D
Actress Hatcher whose first TV role was as a dancer on The Love Boat
Teri

4D
Make less difficult
Eases

5D
Make zzz sounds while asleep
Snore

6D
Actress Laura or her actor father Bruce
Dern

7D
Phillies third baseman Bohm
Alec

8D
Bit of confusion: Hyph.
Mixup

9D
Gentle massage near the spine: 2 wds.
Backrub

10D
Jai ____ (court game)
A Lai

11D
Brought into this world
Born

12D
Response in the upper-left corner of a Ouija board
Yes

20D
Measurement that’s equal to approximately 75% of a football field
Acre

21D
Tilt, like a certain tower in Pisa
Lean

24D
____ Wilson, first WNBA player to score 1,000 points in a season
Aja

25D
Get hitched
Wed

26D
Drug that the song Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds is rumored to be about: Abbr.
Lsd

28D
Life story, for short
Bio

29D
This ____ stickup!: 2 wds.
Is A

31D
Rock band from Athens, Georgia
Rem

32D
What ___ the odds?
Are

33D
Snorkel’s rank, in Beetle Bailey: Abbr.
Sgt

35D
Events where mediums try to contact the dead
Seances

36D
Olympic gold-medal-winning skater Jackson
Erin

37D
Get an _____ effort: 2 wds.
E For

42D
Automotive service chain named after a mythical king
Midas

44D
See eye to eye
Agree

45D
Cheery, nonsensical syllables in a song refrain: 2 wds.
Trala

46D
Shade of green named for a gemstone
Jade

47D
Legendary jazz singer Fitgerald
Ella

48D
Hockey Hall of ____ (Toronto attraction)
Fame

49D
Look over, as an article before publication
Edit

50D
Exude
Emit

51D
Mythical creature often depictred with white fur
Yeti

52D
Money that’s sometimes automatically tacked onto a restaurant bill
Tip

55D
Cafeteria worker’s hair covering, often
Net