8/11/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/11/21
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Gave a monetary penalty to
Fined

6A
Former rival of Delta and Continental: Abbr.
Twa

9A
Spread for toast
Jam

12A
Video game pioneer in the 1970s
Atari

13A
“Hee ___” (old TV variety show featuring country music)
Haw

14A
Actor Goree of “One Night in Miami …”
Eli

15A
Actor who played Daniel Hillard, and the title character, in the 1993 film “Mrs. Doubtfire”: 2 wds.
Robin Williams

18A
Sacha Baron ___
Cohen

19A
Pesky bug that’s difficult to swat
Gnat

20A
Stat that a new car buyer typically wants to know: Abbr.
MPG

23A
Be ___ to (help): 2 wds.
Of Use

25A
Home to Anchorage and Fairbanks
Alaska

28A
Henna decoration for the skin
Tattoo

32A
With 33-Across, actress who played Daniel’s ex-wife Miranda in “Mrs. Doubtfire”
Sally

33A
See 32-Across
Field

34A
Slow creatures with spiral shells
Snails

36A
Releases, as a prisoner: 2 wds.
Lets Go

37A
John ___ (farm machinery brand)
Deere

39A
Roof shingle adhesive
Tar

40A
“All there” mentally
Sane

43A
Tenant’s legal document
Lease

46A
Actor who played Miranda’s boyfriend Stu in “Mrs. Doubtfire”: 2 wds.
Pierce Rosnan

51A
“Without any further ___ …”
Ado

52A
It’s in the upper-left corner of a telephone keypad
One

53A
Gardening tool that’s also a playing card symbol
Spade

54A
Word that can follow “spray” or “farmer’s”
Tan

55A
Good buddy
Pal

56A
Emotional strife gone through by many teens
Angst

1A
So ___ (up to this point)
Far

2A
“Who am ___ disagree?”: 2 wds.
I To

3A
Arrest, informally
Nab

4D
“Will & Grace” actor McCormack
Eric

5D
Prehistoric creature such as a T. rex, for short
Dino

6D
Robber
Thief

7D
Black ___ (ice cream flavor)
Walnut

8D
Cobbler’s leather-punching tool
Awl

9D
“Hacks” star Smart
Jean

10D
___ mater (graduate’s college)
Alma

11D
Irish ___ (liqueur made from whiskey)
Mist

16D
Horse rider’s “stop” command
Whoa

17D
“Okay, your explanation makes sense!”: 3 wds.
I Get It

20D
___ media (means of spreading information widely)
Mass

21D
Work out a strategy
Plan

22D
Elegant fund-raising event
Gala

24D
Umpire’s call that a base runner wants to hear
Safe

26D
Mini-hamburger
Slider

27D
“Bloodline” actor Chandler
Kyle

29D
School event to study for
Test

30D
“Quantum of Solace” actress Kurylenko
Olga

31D
Not-so-nice smell
Odor

35D
“Same Old Love” singer Gomez
Selena

36D
“King ___” (play by Shakespeare)
Lear

38D
“___ Without a Cause” (James Dean film)
Rebel

40D
Petty quarrel
Spat

41D
Opera that appropriately had its premiere in Cairo
Aida

42D
___ tetra (colorful fish in many aquariums)
Neon

44D
Sammy who hit 609 career home runs
Sosa

45D
Cable channel that airs “Wednesday Night Hoops”
ESPN

47D
Member of the police force
Cop

48D
Pester relentlessly
Nag

49D
Billboards, for example
Ads

50D
What’s there to catch a trapeze artist who falls
Net