4/28/18 Answer Crosswords With Friends

4/28/18
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1A
Space ____ (long key on a keyboard)
Bar

4A
Mysterious sighting in the sky: Abbr.
UFO

7A
Secret desire when blowing out birthday candles
Wish

11A
Prefix meaning “one”
Uni

12A
Give it a go
Try

13A
Christmas Eve globe-trotter
Santa

14A
With 46-Across, singer who was the top-earning dead celebrity of 2017, at $75 million
Michael

16A
Pertaining to a city
Urban

17A
___ and aahs
Oohs

18A
With 41-Across, golfer who was 2017’s #2 earner among dead celebrities, at $40 million
Arnold

19A
Type of home-entertainment screen with a very clear picture: Abbr.
HDTV

21A
Either of two equal portions
Half

23A
Letters made with two crossing lines
Xes

24A
Gives a ranking to
Rates

26A
Places where people get pampered
Spas

28A
Cartoonist who was 2017’s #3 earner among dead celebrities, at $38 million: 2 wds.
Charles Schulz

33A
Put away for a rainy day
Save

34A
The main Keebler elf
Ernie

35A
____ of spades (card sometimes called “the death card”)
Ace

38A
Part of a three-piece suit
Vest

40A
Last word of a sermon, frequently
Amen

41A
See 18-Across
Palmer

43A
Eric who starred in “Munich”
Bana

45A
Without ___ notice (all of a sudden)
Prior

46A
See 14-Across
Jackson

49A
A bit crazy, or like rounded handwriting
Loopy

50A
Many years of age
Old

51A
Carmaker that produces the Forte
Kia

52A
Rescue squad members: Abbr.
EMTs

53A
R&B group with the 1999 #1 hit “Unpretty”
TLC

54A
Sneaky
Sly

1D
___ a ride (hitchhike)
Bum

2D
Darth Vader’s nickname as a boy
Ani

3D
Cheese used in lasagna
Ricotta

4D
Four-letter state that isn’t Iowa or Ohio
Utah

5D
Not canned or frozen
Fresh

6D
Olive’s last name, in “Popeye”
Oyl

7D
Inform of coming danger
Warn

8D
Folder for just-received emails: Hyph.
Inbox

9D
Hard and dry, like bread
Stale

10D
“Look, ma, no ____!”
Hands

13D
On the ____ (to all outward appearances)
Surface

15D
Stays suspended in the air, as a helicopter
Hovers

18D
French peaks
Alps

19D
Initials of Trump’s 2016 opponent
HRC

20D
“Zip-A-Dee-Doo-_____”
Dah

22D
Donkeys
Asses

25D
Key cause of the Civil War
Slavery

27D
Got smaller in the wash
Shrank

29D
Richard Scarry’s “Best Word Book ____”
Ever

30D
Reveals by removing a disguise from
Unmasks

31D
“I cannot tell a ____”
Lie

32D
Buddhist sect
Zen

35D
Granny Smith, for one
Apple

36D
Ricochet, as in billiards
Carom

37D
___ Ness (leader of the Untouchables)
Eliot

39D
Sport leading into Little League: Hyph.
T Ball

42D
Washes the floor
Mops

44D
Band with an “electric” name
ACDC

46D
___ down (write hurriedly)
Jot

47D
Lubricant to remove squeaks
Oil

48D
Formal vote of opposition
Nay