4/9/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

4/9/21
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1A
Light fog
Mist

5A
“___ cheese!” (photographer’s instruction)
Say

8A
Desperately ask
Beg

11A
It might be measured in square miles
Area

12A
TV spot for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, for example: Abbr.
PSA

13A
Minor League Baseball’s top level
AAA

14A
Golfer who won both the Masters and the US Open in 1972: 2 wds.
Jack Nicklaus

17A
Flower with a scent resembling a brewed beverage: 2 wds.
Tea Rose

18A
___ McNamara, actor who plays Darlene’s son Mark on “The Conners”
Ames

21A
Peach center
Pit

22A
Southwestern treat often served from a food truck
Taco

26A
___-AFTRA (union for TV and movie performers): Abbr.
Sag

27A
“Sweetened corn & ___ cereal” (phrase on boxes of Cap’n Crunch)
Oat

28A
Utah city, or humorous poet Nash
Ogden

29A
With 31-Across, golfer who won both the Masters and the US Open in 2002
Tiger

31A
See 29-Across
Woods

32A
___ layer (protection against ultraviolet rays)
Ozone

33A
Moo goo gai ___ (stir-fry dish)
Pan

35A
Modern term of endearment
Bae

36A
Await judgment in court
Pend

37A
Understand, as a joke
Get

38A
Ernie’s “Sesame Street” roommate
Bert

39A
Upward glance that expresses disgust: 2 wds.
Eye Roll

42A
Golfer who won both the Masters and the US Open in 2015: 2 wds.
Jordan Spieth

47A
One third of tres, in Spanish
Uno

48A
Quid ___ quo (fair exchange)
Pro

49A
“Truth” alternative in a slumber-party game
Dare

50A
Gift of ___ (ability to speak well)
Gab

51A
Political title for Patrick Leahy: Abbr.
Sen

52D
Freckle’s place
Skin

1D
Opposite of minor, musically: Abbr.
Maj

2D
George Gershwin’s songwriting brother
Ira

3D
Religious splinter groups
Sects

4D
Sit up and ___ notice
Take

5D
Otherworldly visitor at a séance, supposedly
Spirit

6D
Broad necktie
Ascot

7D
Large beasts herded in Tibet
Yaks

8D
Comment from an animal that provides mutton
Baa

9D
___ de toilette (type of perfume)
Eau

10D
Nitrogen or helium, for example
Gas

15D
California valley known for wineries
Napa

16D
“Release me!”: 2 wds.
Let Go

18D
Put ___ to (halt): 2 wds.
A Stop

19D
Crop also called corn
Maize

20D
Encourage in a taunting way: 2 wds.
Egg On

23D
Rectangular brick made from mud
Adobe

24D
Moth-repellent wood
Cedar

25D
Early stage, as of an illness
Onset

27D
Iron ___ (rock that’s smelted at a steel mill)
Ore

28D
“A League of Their ___” (Geena Davis movie)
Own

30D
Came to a conclusion
Ended

33D
___, place, or thing (noun)
Person

34D
Resting upon
Atop

37D
Movie category such as “science fiction”
Genre

38D
Unpromising, as the future
Bleak

40D
Shrill sounds from Yorkies
Yaps

41D
Storage container tops
Lids

42D
___ wine (inexpensive alcohol in a large container)
Jug

43D
Hot dog ___ stick (amusement park food): 2 wds.
On A

44D
Steal from
Rob

45D
What the first “T” in “TNT” stands for
Tri

46D
Babs or Bunty, in the animated movie “Chicken Run”
Hen