12/12/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/12/24
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1A
Sharp ____ tack: 2 wds.
As A

4A
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Banatar
Pat

7A
Anti-smoking ad, for example: Abbr.
PSA

10A
Touch-up haircut
Trim

11A
Shock and ___ (military tactic)
Awe

12A
However
Yet

13A
Female singer with a deep voice
Alto

14A
Busines: Abbr.
Cos

15A
Player on a Los Angeles NFL team
Ram

16A
Jaws and Star Wars composer who has won 26 Grammys: Abbr.
John Williams

19A
Format of some animated memes: Abbr.
Gif

20A
Limb on which a bracelet is usually worn
Arm

21A
Pothole-filling substance
Tar

24A
What a tailor adjusts with various garment alterations
Fit

26A
Say it ___ so!
Aint

29A
Superstition singer who has won 25 Grammys: 2 wds.
Stevie Wonder

32A
Foot treatment at a salon, for short
Pedi

33A
Deafening ruckus
Din

34A
Type of sauce made by Kikkoman
Soy

35A
Tennis serve that hits the net
Let

37A
At this moment
Now

39A
When You Say Nothing at All country singer who has won 27 Grammys: 2 wds.
Alison Krauss

45A
Lie like a ____ (be very dishonest)
Rug

46A
Up to, informally
Til

47A
Unit of measurement on a yardstick
Inch

48A
Ooh and ___
Aah

49A
Card that can be high or low, depending on the game
Ace

50A
___-at-home parent
Stay

51A
Slowly ___ surely
But

52A
Was at the forefront
Led

53A
Half-___ pickup truck
Ton

1D
____ and Janis (comic strip that debuted in 1985)
Arlo

2D
Jedi enemies in Star Wars movies
Sith

3D
He’s a giant ___ men
Among

4D
Made less angry
Pacified

5D
Missing from the line of duty: Abbr.
Awol

6D
Cybertruck manufacturer
Tesla

7D
Tourist attractions in Egypt
Pyramids

8D
Sewing line
Seam

9D
They dispense money: Abbr.
Atms

10D
___ Mahal
Taj

17D
Internet service in an airport, for instance: Hyph.
Wifi

18D
Country once known as Persia
Iran

21D
Receipt amount sometimes described as heaping: Abbr.
Tsp

22D
Dined
Ate

23D
Traffic signal that means stop: 2 wds.
Red Light

25D
Sparkled, like a star
Twinkled

27D
New: Prefix
Neo

28D
Don’t ____ to change my mind
Try

30D
Strives (for)
Vies

31D
___ about (approximately): 2 wds.
On Or

36D
Completely wreck, as a car
Total

38D
Where a belt is worn on the body
Waist

39D
___ League (group of which Egypt and Syria are two of the founding members)
Arab

40D
Party on a Hwaiian beach
Luau

41D
Opposite of mean
Nice

42D
Make a joyful noise ___ the Lord (quote from Psalms)
Unto

43D
Put into a digital format
Scan

44D
Bashful
Shy