4/8/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

4/8/22
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1A
A bird in a gilded ___
Cage

5A
___ Lanka
Sri

8A
Airport screening group: Abbr.
TSA

11A
“Hey, what’s the big ___?”
Idea

12A
TV dance judge Goodman
Len

13A
Needing a sick day
Ill

14A
Golfer tied with 8-/35-Down for most PGA Tour wins, with 82: 2 wds.
Sam Snead

16A
___-wrenching (agonizing)
Gut

17A
Black-___ peas
Eyed

18A
“I didn’t get the ___” (“Nobody told me”)
Memo

19A
Pack, as the trunk of a car: 2 wds.
Load Up

22A
Second-smallest planet in the solar system
Mars

23A
“Man, it’s freezing in here!”
Brr

24A
Shelf below a window
Sill

26A
Golfer who’s third in number of PGA Tour wins, with 73: 2 wds.
Jack Nicklaus

32A
Number of spaces in a tic-tac-toe grid
Nine

33A
Piece of biathlon gear
Ski

34A
Candy with the slogan “Try both. Pick a side”
Twix

36A
Equipment for tennis or squash
Racket

39A
Fired a rifle
Shot

40A
Plate
Dish

41A
Whiz
Gee

42A
Golfer who’s fourth in number of PGA Tour wins, with 64: 2 wds.
Ben Hogan

46A
Like hearts and diamonds on playing cards
Red

47A
Wood that bourbon barrels are made of
Oak

48A
Dover ___ (type of fish)
Sole

49A
Word of consent
Yes

50A
Franken and Jarreau, for two
Als

51A
Touch up, as text
Edit

1D
Opposite of trans
Cis

2D
Cynthia Nixon’s role on “The Gilded Age”
Ada

3D
Jewel
Gem

4D
Made less difficult
Eased

5D
Gets up late: 2 wds.
Sleeps In

6D
Go through the newspaper, say
Read

7D
State between Illinois and Ohio: Abbr.
Ind

8D
With 35-Down, golfer tied with 14-Across for most PGA Tour wins, with 82
Tiger

9D
Neighborhoods that are often the focus of urban renewal
Slums

10D
Low female singing voice
Alto

15D
Greenwich Village school: Abbr.
NYU

18D
___ of America (Bloomington, Minnesota shopping place)
Mall

19D
JFK’s successor, for short
LBJ

20D
“That could be a blessing ___ curse”: 2 wds.
Ora

21D
Story ___ (plot line)
Arc

22D
Initials of a celebrated US civil rights leader
MLK

25D
Places to practice double axels and toe loops: 2 wds.
Ice Rinks

27D
Make a scarf, perhaps
Knit

28D
Turn down, as a business proposal
Nix

29D
Seek an answer from
Ask

30D
Small Hawaiian guitar, for short
Uke

31D
Perch (on)
Sit

34D
Number of little pigs or blind mice
Three

35D
See 8-Down
Woods

37D
Fire’s remains
Ash

38D
Selected
Chose

39D
Agile
Spry

40D
Corporate agreement
Deal

42D
Large, nonvenomous snake
Boa

43D
Deity
God

44D
Actress Wong who played Doris on “American Housewife”
Ali

45D
Feature of a volleyball court
Net