4/23/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

4/23/21
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1A
Place to be pampered
Spa

4A
Letters before E
ABCD

8A
Minor quarrel
Spat

12A
First positive two-digit number
Ten

13A
Eight-time Grammy nominee ___ Amos
Tori

14A
Yo-Yo Ma’s stringed instrument
Cello

15A
Museum pieces
Art

16A
“Big Little ___” (HBO show starring Reese Witherspoon)
Lies

17A
Country that completely surrounds San Marino
Italy

18A
Openly gay freestyle skier who won a silver medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics: 2 wds.
Gusken Worthy

21A
Pester repeatedly
Nag

22A
___ leaf (flavor additive in some soups)
Bay

23A
Snapshot or selfie, for short
Pic

26A
“___ company, three’s a crowd”
Twos

28A
Bear lair
Den

29A
Flat-topped hill
Mesa

30A
Openly lesbian basketball player who won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics: 2 wds.
Brittney Griner

33A
Camera’s “eye”
Lens

34A
Call of Duty: Black ___ (video game series)
Ops

35A
“At ___!” (“Relax,” to a drill sergeant)
Ease

36A
Alexis’s boyfriend on “Schitt’s Creek”
Ted

37A
1600 Pennsylvania ___ (White House street address): Abbr.
Ave

38A
Mid-May honoree
Mom

39A
Openly lesbian soccer player who won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics: 2 wds.
Megan Rapinoe

45A
___-tingling (eerie)
Spine

47A
Lavish affection (on)
Dote

48A
Visible muscles on many personal trainers
Abs

49A
Wrestling maneuvers
Holds

50A
Where a baking sheet is used
Oven

51D
Baby ___ (friend of Barney the dinosaur)
Bop

52D
Swimmers that may be “electric”
Eels

53D
Loch ___ monster
Ness

54D
Chuck Schumer, for one: Abbr.
Sen

1D
Male animal with antlers
Stag

2D
South American country where Machu Picchu is
Peru

3D
Insects that spoil picnics
Ants

4D
As a minimum: 2 wds.
At Least

5D
Sound made by a bouncy spring
Boing

6D
J.___ (clothing store chain)
Crew

7D
Fails to follow orders
Disobeys

8D
“Family Guy” creator MacFarlane
Seth

9D
Closed-in areas where babies can have fun
Play Pens

10D
The full amount
All

11D
Inedible part of a Happy Meal
Toy

14D
The “C” in “NYC”
City

19D
Units of speed for sailors
Knots

20D
“You ___?” (butler’s question)
Rang

24D
Words of understanding: 2 wds.
I See

25D
Player’s token in the Game of Life
Car

26D
Genealogy diagram
Tree

27D
Mini-golf obstacle with large blades
Wind Mill

28D
Place trust in: 2 wds.
Depend On

29D
Home of the NFL’s Dolphins
Miami

30D
Classic sandwich at a deli, for short
BLT

31D
___ Scotia (Canadian province)
Nova

32D
Looks back into, as a cold case
Reopens

37D
Gets older
Ages

38D
Victories in chess
Mates

40D
Burning the candle at both ___
Ends

41D
Wander around like a vagabond
Rove

42D
Catches red-handed
Nabs

43D
Reed instrument that represents the duck in “Peter and the Wolf”
Oboe

44D
Channel whose analysts include Brian Griese and Patrick McEnroe
ESPN

45D
“___ Drives Me Crazy” (Fine Young Cannibals hit)
She

46D
“The Raven and Other Poems” author
Poe