4/29/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

4/29/21
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Awful
Bad

4A
Flavor enhancer that might be used in Chinese food: Abbr.
MSG

7A
Hair products such as Clairol Nice ‘n Easy and Just for Men
Dyes

11A
Oktoberfest beverage
Ale

12A
See things ___ different light: 2 wds.
In A

13A
Ill at ___ (anxious)
Ease

14A
Body part you might test a swimming pool’s temperature with
Toe

15A
“___ Misérables” (Broadway musical)
Les

16A
Stick in your ___ (rankle)
Craw

17A
“Tyrone” singer who competed against Jill Scott in a 2020 episode of “Verzuz”: 2 wds.
Erykah Badu

20A
“If you have any questions, feel free to ___”
Ask

21A
Condition also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease: Abbr.
Als

22A
Ending for “Turkmeni-” or “Afghani-“
Stan

25A
Guess wrong, perhaps
Err

27A
Arriving ___ decision: 2 wds.
At A

30A
“Stomp” singer and choir director who competed against Fred Hammond in a 2020 episode of “Verzuz”: 2 wds.
Kirk Franklin

33A
Starchy vegetable that might be candied for Thanksgiving
Yam

34A
Cleopatra’s snake
Asp

35A
Homophone of “knead”
Need

36A
Knotted piece of ribbon
Bow

38A
Actress Whitman of “Parenthood” and “Good Girls”
Mae

40A
“All of Me” singer who competed against Alicia Keys in a 2020 episode of “Verzuz”: 2 wds.
John Legend

44A
Actress Condor of the “To All the Boys” movies
Lana

45A
Suffix for “Israel” or “Wisconsin”
Ite

46A
Jaguar, for example
Cat

48A
___-the-hill (very old)
Over

49A
Guy
Man

50A
“___ new woman!”: 2 wds.
Im A

51A
Most devoted group of supporters, to a politician
Base

52D
Meat-and-veggies sandwich, for short
BLT

53D
1992 Madonna book that is the fastest-selling coffee-table book ever
Sex

1D
Club in a baseball dugout
Bat

2D
___ vera gel
Aloe

3D
Animal that “do” is, in the song “Do-Re-Mi”
Deer

4D
What a dairy farmer does to a cow
Milks

5D
Tennis shoes
Sneakers

6D
Gaping cut
Gash

7D
Sticker on a car’s windshield
Decal

8D
Event for getting rid of used household goods: 2 wds.
Yard Sale

9D
Older son of Isaac, in the Bible
Esau

10D
Attach a patch or mend a hole, perhaps
Sew

18D
Give a quick, hard pull
Yank

19D
Al’s Toy ___ (“Toy Story 2” store)
Barn

22D
What Chicken Little claimed was falling
Sky

23D
___ Maria (type of liqueur)
Tia

24D
Ulna and radius, for example: 2 wds.
Arm Bones

26D
Fusion genre of such acts as P.O.D. and Limp Bizkit: 2 wds.
Rap Metal

28D
People sometimes use rock-paper-scissors to settle it
Tie

29D
Wear ___ tear
And

31D
3-Down, as a youngster
Fawn

32D
Leg joint that has a cap
Knee

37D
Major airport in the same city as Midway
Ohare

39D
Real estate ___ (rep who works with home buyers)
Agent

40D
Coffee, in slang
Java

41D
Go out on a ___ (take a risk)
Limb

42D
Procedural that was the top-rated show of the 2012-2013 TV season
NCIS

43D
Title for Julie Andrews or Julie Walters
Dame

44D
Opposite of a smash, in tennis
Lob

47D
Put a big strain on
Tax