12/17/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/17/24
TV Tuesday

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1A
The Equalizer network
CBS

4A
Forensic franchise that had at least one show on TV from 2000 through May 2024
Csi

7A
Perry who sang Dark Horse
Katy

11A
2001 boxing biopic starring Will Smith
Ali

12A
Head coverings
Hats

14A
West Coast school that Steve Martin and Carol Burnett attended: Abbr.
UCLA

15A
Downhearted
Sad

16A
Get ___ the ground floor: 2 wds.
In On

17A
Narrow part of a bottle
Neck

18A
2020 HBO show created by David E. Kelley, based on a Jean Hanff Korelitz novel: 2 wds.
The Undoing

21A
Group whose ranks include Tenderfood and Eagle: Abbr.
BSA

22A
Bad-mouth
Defame

26A
Helpful find for a detective
Clue

28A
With 33-Across, current Apple TV+ show created by David E. Kelly, based on a Scott Turow novel
Presumed

30A
Give us this day ___ daily bread
Our

31A
The Butter Battle Book author Dr. ___
Seuss

32A
Officially prohibit
Ban

33A
See 28-Across
Innocent

35A
____ double take (displayed surprise): 2 wds.
Dida

36A
Daytona 500 organizer: Abbr.
Nascar

37A
Pony ____ (small beer barrel)
Keg

38A
2024 Netflix show created by David E. Kelley, based on a Tom Wolfe novel: 4 wds.
A Man in Full

43A
___ the night before Christmas …
Twas

46A
Bloodiness, in slasher films
Gore

47A
___ Loser (Beatles song): 2 wds.
Im A

48A
Part in a TV show
Role

49A
Great Lake with the shortest name
Erie

50A
You might remove it from an item of clothing you just bought
Tag

51A
Center of a hard-boiled egg
Yolk

52A
Wild donkey
Ass

53A
____-hoo (chocolate soda)
Yoo

1D
Throw out a fishing line
Cast

2D
Not very exciting
Blah

3D
Facial hair worn by Elvis
Side Burns

4D
Where Shanghai is
China

5D
Stuff in an hourglass
Sand

6D
Am ___ set in my ways?: 2 wds.
I Too

7D
Martial art in the titles of four DreamWorks animated movies: 2 wds.
Kung Fu

8D
Playing card, or someone without sexual feelings
Ave

9D
90 Day Fiance broadcaster
TLC

10D
Gab on and on and on
Yak

13D
Most disparaging, as a comment
Snidest

19D
___ the Force, Luke (Star Wars quote)
Use

20D
Loch ___ monster
Ness

23D
State of having more than one possible interpretation
Ambiguity

24D
Alcoholic drink made from honey
Mead

25D
Hairspray character who’s married to Wilbur
Edna

26D
Item flipped to decide who kicks off
Coin

27D
____ Lovegood (classmate of Harry Potter)
Luna

28D
Aristocracy
Peerage

29D
Compete in a 50-yard dash
Run

31D
Con artist’s hustle
Scam

34D
Singer Ric of the Cars
Ocasek

35D
___ Leppard (rock band)
Def

37D
Body parts not covered by a miniskirt
Knees

39D
SNL alum Dunn
Nora

40D
Blue part of a blue eye
Iris

41D
That’s hysterical! in a text
Lmao

42D
Mar-a-___ (Trump’s property in Palm Beach)
Lago

43D
Give it a shot
Try

44D
Pursue for romance
Woo

45D
That’s ___ she wrote!
All