4/12/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

4/12/23
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Enjoy a paperback
Read

5A
Delighted
Glad

9A
Petty quarrel
Spat

13A
___ Smurf (bearded cartoon character)
Papa

14A
Not at all difficult
Easy

15A
Northernmost or southernmost spot on Earth
Pole

16A
CBS mystery series that featured amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher: 3 wds.
Murder She Wrote

19A
Photocopier problems
Jams

20A
Breaking Bad actor ___ Paul
Aaron

21A
Loathe
Abhor

24A
Surprisingly lively
Spry

26A
___ what I made! (child’s proud cry)
Look

27A
Atlantic or Arctic for example
Ocean

29A
Furrow in a dirt road
Rut

32A
Actress who played Jessica Fletcher on 16-Across: 2 wds.
Angela Lansbury

35A
Urgent call for help
Sos

36A
Remove as a pencil mark
Erase

37A
Indoor skating locale
Rink

38A
Audibly react to a plot twist
Gasp

39A
Washing machine cycle
Rinse

40A
Trains against another boxer
Spars

43A
Somber notice in the newspaper for short
Obit

45A
Fictional New England hometown of Jessica Fletcher on 16-Across: 3 wds.
Cabot Cove Maine

51A
Rental car company
Avis

52A
Really astonished
Awed

53A
___ Maiden (English heavy metal band)
Iron

54A
Baseball team that retired the numbers of Willie Mays and Tom Seaver
Mets

55A
Items on chains in bank lobbies
Pens

56A
Colorful salamander
Newt

1A
Speed measured by a tachometer: Abbr.
RPM

2A
___ de cologne
Eau

3D
Tax Day month: Abbr.
Apr

4D
Parent’s groanworthy wisecrack: 2 wds.
Dad Joke

5D
Microbe killed by hand sanitizer
Germ

6D
Young Scottish girl
Lass

7D
Volcano output
Ash

8D
Fabric store colorant
Dye

9D
___ tan (skin bronzer from a bottle)
Spray

10D
Destitute
Poor

11D
Vocal range below soprano
Alto

12D
First-time voter often
Teen

17D
Body part with a drum
Ear

18D
Cautions in advance
Warns

21D
What a pity!
Alas

22D
Lead singer on With or Without You
Bono

23D
Monopolizes
Hogs

24D
Caribbean and Coral for two
Seas

25D
Sheet of glass
Pane

27D
Pair in a rowboat
Oars

28D
Show appreciation for a performer
Clap

29D
Site explored by archaeologists
Ruin

30D
Big coffee dispensers
Urns

31D
Preschooler
Tyke

33D
Smallest amount
Least

34D
Great ___ (part of the UK)
Britain

38D
Eww that’s nasty!
Gross

39D
Basketball net holder
Rim

40D
Fraudulent business deal
Scam

41D
Resurface as a road
Pave

42D
Only slightly: 2 wds.
A Bit

43D
Microwave ___
Oven

44D
Furniture pieces in a sleep lab
Beds

46D
Limit as a salary
Cap

47D
Have debts
Owe

48D
Great anger
Ire

49D
___ you tell me!
Now

50D
Ending for persist or consist
Ent