4/17/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

4/17/24
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Event that may be sit-down
Meal

5A
Science course involving acids and bases for short
Chem

9A
Flow away from the beach
Ebb

12A
Word that can follow stomach or tooth
Ache

13A
Devout
Holy

14A
Buck’s mate
Doe

15A
1982 duet that reached #2 on the Hot 100: 4 wds.
The Girl Is Mine

18A
Fashion designer Ford
Tom

19A
College hoops competition: Abbr.
Nit

20A
Large cloth bags
Totes

21A
Visitors from other worlds: Abbr.
Ets

22A
Be the perfect size for
Fit

23A
Unleavened bread found in Jewish delis during Passover
Matzo

26A
With 33-Across one of the two singers on 15-Across
Michael

30A
It’s a sin to tell ___: 2 wds.
A Lie

31A
What candles are made of
Wax

32A
___ Enchanted (children’s book that became a 2004 movie)
Ella

33A
See 26-Across
Jackson

35A
Preen in front of a mirror
Primp

36A
Author McEwan or actor McKellen
Ian

37A
Actor Studi who had a recurring role on Reservation Dogs
Wes

38A
Semiconductor chip manufacturer
Intel

41A
Nevertheless ___ persisted
She

42A
___ to a Nightingale (John Keats poem)
Ode

45A
One of the two singers on 15-Across: 2 wds.
Paul McCartney

48A
Malted milk ball’s shape
Orb

49A
Australian gemstone
Opal

50A
4840 square yards
Acre

51A
Way to get rid of gray hair
Dye

52A
Jack or Jill for example
Name

53A
Touch your toes say
Bend

1D
Cartoonist Groening who created the Simpsons
Matt

2D
Sound effect from a microphone sometimes
Echo

3D
Excuse me I’d like to make a comment …
Ahem

4D
Cost an arm and a ___
Leg

5D
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves star Pine
Chris

6D
Lester of NBC Nightly News
Holt

7D
The Book of ___ (Denzel Washington film)
Eli

8D
___ River (2003 movie)
Mystic

9D
Improve a rough draft
Edit

10D
What a dog might gnaw on
Bone

11D
Insects maintained by an apiarist
Bees

16D
Get ___ character (prepare for an acting role)
Into

17D
Nurtures like a female parent
Mothers

21D
Old Testament book before Daniel
Ezekiel

22D
Mend
Fix

23D
Army rank that’s not as high as colonel: Abbr.
Maj

24D
Pie ___ mode: 2 wds.
Ala

25D
___-tac-toe
Tic

26D
Guy
Man

27D
Leave the World Behind actor Mahershala
Ali

28D
A Nightmare on ___ Street
Elm

29D
Living in the ___ of luxury
Lap

31D
Earned the trophy
Won

34D
Shade of pink that resembles a fish’s flesh
Salmon

35D
Social equal
Peer

37D
Pinocchio was swallowed by one
Whale

38D
Apple device that included a sticker that said Don’t steal music
iPod

39D
___ a one (none at all)
Nary

40D
Inner ___ (round item in a pool)
Tube

41D
Ponzi scheme for example
Scam

42D
Fairy tale’s first word usually
Once

43D
Palm Royale actress Laura
Dern

44D
Black ___ Peas (Fergie’s band)
Eyed

46D
Tax advisor often: Abbr.
CPA

47D
Key on the left side of a computer keyboard
Tab