4/9/16 Answer Daily Celebrity Crossword

4/9/16
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1C
Tree with “American” and “Dutch” varieties
Elm

4C
Barrier built by beavers
Dam

7C
Jack (nursery rhyme dieter)
Sprat

12C
Worn frazzle: 2 wds.
To a

13C
Encouragement in a bullring
Ole

14C
Oscar-winning actress Swinton
Tilda

15C
Initialed author of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”: 3 wds.
CS Lewis

17C
Scott Card (“Ender’s Game” author)
Orson

18C
Estate recipient after a death
Heir

19C
Sound of a bursting water balloon
Splat

21C
Sudden military incursions
Raids

24C
Part of the eye that has rods and cones
Retina

27C
“The Ridiculous 6” actor Nick
Nolte

29C
“The Catch” star Mireille
Enos

30C
Airport schedule approximation: Abbr.
ETA

33C
Initialed coauthor, with his wife Margret, of “Curious George”: 3 wds.
Harey

35C
“It’s the dawn of a new ”
Era

36C
500 sheets of paper
Ream

38C
Two hours before noon: 3 wds.
Tenam

40C
TV “clicker”
Remote

42C
Videoconferencing platform owned by Microsoft
Skype

45C
Component of white piano keys, once
Ivory

47C
Warty amphibian
Toad

49C
Narrow waterway
Inlet

51C
Initialed author of “Charlotte’s Web”: 3 wds.
EB White

54C
Watercraft similar to a kayak
Canoe

55C
Actress Seydoux of the James Bond film “Spectre”
Lea

56C
“Orange Is the Black”
New

57C
Flip over
Upend

58C
Skillet for frying
Pan

59C
“Just to stop me!”
Try

1D
Carve with acid
Etch

2D
Person who comes in last place
Loser

3D
Sasha Obama’s big sister
Malia

4D
Jones Industrial Average
Dow

5D
” Baba and the 40 Thieves”
Ali

6D
What a sloppy person makes
Mess

7D
Shoplifted
Stole

8D
Captain Hook or Jack Sparrow, for example
Pirate

9D
Initialed author of the “Goosebumps” series: 3 wds.
Rlstine

10D
Hubbub
Ado

11D
M&M’s color that was discontinued in 1995
Tan

16D
” go bragh!” (“Ireland forever!”)
Erin

20D
Primps in front of the mirror
Preen

22D
Shout from Homer Simpson
Doh

23D
Actor Christian who won a Golden Globe for his role on “Mr. Robot”
Slater

25D
“I can neither confirm deny …”
Nor

26D
Sharp tack: 2 wds.
As a

28D
Third album of a Green Day trilogy, following “Uno!” and “Dos!”
Tre

30D
on the side of caution
Err

31D
Peg used on a driving range
Tee

32D
Initialed author of “Winnie-the-Pooh”: 3 wds.
Aamilne

34D
Talk and talk and talk and talk
Yak

37D
“Get past it already”: 2 wds.
Move On

39D
Story from the ancient Greeks, perhaps
Myth

41D
Hauled around
Toted

43D
Indicate with your finger
Point

44D
“Peter, Peter, pumpkin.. •••
Eater

46D
App with crowdsourced reviews
Yelp

48D
Moist, like morning grass
Dewy

49D
Where a hospital patient might go after the OR: Abbr.
ICU

50D
Power (brief sleep during the workday)
Nap

52D
Actress Arthur of “The Golden Girls”
Bea

53D
Unhealthily white-faced
Wan