11/16/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

11/16/24
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1A
Bad-mouth, in slang
Dis

4A
The ____ Reaper (symbol of death)
Grim

8A
Send out, as telepathic waves
Emit

12A
Decide (to)
Opt

13A
Undemanding
Easy

14A
Old King ____ (nursery rhyme)
Cole

15A
NCIS: New Orleans actor who uses a wheelchair because of a motorcycle accident: 2 wds.
Daryl Mitchell

18A
Garfield pooch
Odie

19A
Skedaddle!
Shoo

20A
Former Project Runway host Heidi
Klum

23A
Tiny bits of dust
Specks

27A
With 38-Across, A Brief History of Time author who used a wheelchair because of motor neuron disease
Stephen

30A
The Giving Tree author Silverstein
Shel

31A
Revolutionary who founded Communist China
Mao

32A
Burst into ____ (suddenly combust)
Flame

35A
Rock’s ____ Speedwagon
Reo

36A
Bloom County penguin
Opus

38A
See 27-Across
Hawking

40A
Do great on a school test: 3 wds.
Get An A

43A
The Bee ____ (Love You Inside Out band)
Gees

44A
Evil deeds
Sins

46A
Jazz singer ___ James
Etta

49A
Violinist and conductor who uses a motorized scooter because of a bout with polio: 2 wds.
Itzhak Perlman

54A
Sandal or Croc, for example
Shoe

55A
Actor Diego of Andor
Luna

56A
Have a movie role
Act

57A
Pro votes in Congress
Ayes

58A
Swirling current
Eddy

59A
Do some slaloming
Ski

1D
Dead as a ___ (extinct)
Dodo

2D
Apple tablet
iPad

3D
Go down swinging, in baseball: 2 wds.
Strikeout

4D
Hair-stiffening stuff
Gel

5D
Father of a lamb
Ram

6D
Major goddess of ancient Egypt
Isis

7D
Stories about 6-down, for example
Myths

8D
Rebounding sounds
Echoes

9D
Eeny, meeny, miney, ____
Moe

10D
On the sick list
Ill

11D
Type of number used for calling and texting: Abbr.
Tel

16D
App where people can review restaurants and other businesses
Yelp

17D
Patrol car driver
Cop

21D
1989 Weird Al Yankovic cult comedy
Uhf

22D
Brooks who directed Young Frankenstein
Mel

24D
Big holiday for toy sales
Christmas

25D
Sharp, like some vision
Keen

26D
Long, boring task
Slog

27D
Urban air pollution
Smog

28D
Masking ____
Tape

29D
Count me out
Nah

33D
Ms. or Elle, for short
Mag

34D
Mother of a lamb
Ewe

37D
Cloth bands worn in pageants
Sashes

39D
Long beam along the bottom of a boat
Keel

41D
Big Momma’s House actress Long
Nia

42D
Joint covered by a sock
Ankle

45D
Slang term for a potato
Spud

47D
Small, sharp fastener
Tack

48D
Prefix indicating opposed to
Anti

49D
A penny saved ____ penny earned
Is A

50D
Pronoun in the Lord’s Prayer
Thy

51D
Actress Kravitz who directed Blink Twice
Zoe

52D
Finale
End

53D
Ghost busters theme singer ____ Parker, Jr.
Ray