11/20/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

11/20/24
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Feature of a retro phone
Dial

5A
Mix (in), as coffee creamer
Stir

9A
Star Trek captain’s journal
Log

12A
Group whose website has such pages as Juvenile Justice and Disability Rights: Abbr.
Aclu

13A
The title character in Free Willy, for one
Orca

14A
Flying nocturnal predator
Owl

15A
Sandwich shop
Deli

16A
It obscures the sun during a solar eclipse
Moon

17A
Oh my gosh!
Gee

18A
Fatal Attraction actress who played Garp’s mother in 1982’s The World According to Garp: 2 wds.
Glenn Close

21A
Touch My Body singer Carey
Mariah

24A
Early rival of HBO
Sho

25A
Brewery beverage
Ale

26A
High-sided frying pan
Wok

28A
Joint between the femur and the tibia
Knee

32A
Jumanji actor who played T.S. Garp in The World According to Garp: 2 wds.
Robin Williams

36A
Blue drop on a crying-face emoji
Tear

37A
Kaitlin Olson’s It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia character
Dee

38A
A bad waiter might receive a small one
Tip

39A
Keyboard key that’s next to the Windows key
Alt

42A
Pleasantly warm
Toasty

44A
Author whose novel The World According to Garp was adapted for the movie: 2 wds.
John Irving

48A
Animal that shares over 96% of its DNA with humans
Ape

49A
Can you ___ me halfway?
Meet

50A
___ Too Proud to Beg (Temptations hit)
Aint

54A
Very small
Wee

55A
Start off with a ___ (begin well)
Bang

56A
Store chain known for its ready-to-assemble furniture
Ikea

57A
Show whose current featured players include Jane Wickline and Emil Wakim: Abbr.
SNL

58A
German man’s name that reads the same forward and backward
Otto

59A
Salamander that can regrow a limb
Newt

1D
Billy Ray Cyrus, to Miley Cyrus
Dad

2D
Stuff that clinks in a drink
Ice

3D
____ in the Family (1970s sitcom)
All

4D
Plumber who first appeared in the 1983 arcade game Mario Bros.
Luigi

5D
In an unspecified manner
Somehow

6D
____ Lightcycle/Run (Magic Kingdom ride inspired by a sci-fi film)
Tron

7D
iPad screen images
Icons

8D
Creamy salad dressing
Ranch

9D
Nike’s swoosh, for one
Logo

10D
___ everything to (is beholden to)
Owes

11D
Happy feeling
Glee

19D
Place for a plastic flamingo, perhaps
Lawn

20D
Disney+ series where Gugu Mbatha-Raw plays Ravonna Renslayer
Loki

21D
Mini-____ (convenience store)
Mart

22D
Plant-derived ingredient in some skin-care products
Aloe

23D
Happy’s Place star McEntire
Reba

27D
The Karate _____ (1984 movie)
Kid

29D
Nickname for DC’s baseball team
Nats

30D
Opposite of absorb
Emit

31D
Award that includes a Best Championship Performance category
Espy

33D
It borders Iraq and shares 3/4 of its name
Iran

34D
Move on already!: 3 wds.
Let It Go

35D
Kings of ___ (Use Somebody band)
Leon

40D
Afterlife region that’s neither Heaven nor Hell
Limbo

41D
Trick or ____!
Treat

43D
Oops! I did it ___ (Britney Spears song)
Again

44D
Scary 1975 movie nominated for a Best Picture Oscar
Jaws

45D
Ready for customers
Open

46D
Type of shoe usually worn by a drag queen
Heel

47D
Central heating outlet
Vent

51D
Nickname of Mamie Eisenhower’s husband
Ike

52D
Like a single that just dropped
New

53D
Personal ink, for short
Tat