8/16/18 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/16/18
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Federal environmental group whose head resigned in July: Abbr.
EPA

4A
Frisbee for example
Disc

8A
Earthy brown color
Umber

13A
What a sweater sleeve covers
Arm

14A
Dubuque’s state
Iowa

15A
Prolonged military campaign on a castle
Siege

16A
2017 Post Malone chart-topper featuring 21 Savage
Rockstar

18A
Heap praise upon
Extol

19A
“Don’t doubt me!”: 3 wds.
I Can So

21A
Website featuring handmade goods
Etsy

22A
First name of the artist Picasso
Pablo

25A
Cropland unit of measure
Acre

27A
Tilt to the side
Lean

28A
Interior designer Berkus with a home decor line at Target
Nate

30A
Burglarize
Rob

33A
Website address: Abbr.
URL

34A
2018 Post Malone chart-topper featuring Ty Dolla $ign
Psycho

36A
Golden State Warriors’ league: Abbr.
NBA

37A
Gretchen of “Boardwalk Empire”
Mol

38A
A single time
Once

39A
Hammer or screwdriver for example
Tool

40A
Crumbly Greek cheese
Feta

42A
Blew away
Wowed

43A
Chill
Cool

45A
Makeup stored in a compact
Powder

49A
Chef’s attire
Apron

51A
2018 Post Malone top 20 hit detailing his concerns about fame
Paranoid

55A
Florida city near St. Petersburg
Tampa

56A
Of all time
Ever

57A
Alicia Vikander’s robot character in “Ex Machina”
Ava

58A
Shut-eye
Sleep

59A
What reporters write about
News

60A
It’s needed to unlock a door
Key

1D
Serving of corn on the cob
Ear

2D
___ Bowl (NFL game a week before the Super Bowl)
Pro

3D
“Fear the Walking Dead” cable channel
AMC

4D
“Stayin’ Alive” genre
Disco

5D
Insignificant amount
Iota

6D
Goose’s more graceful relative
Swan

7D
2006 Pixar movie with two sequels
Cars

8D
“___ with extreme caution”
Use

9D
Coed social at a college
Mixer

10D
2018 Post Malone top 10 hit reflecting on a breakup: 2 wds.
Better Now

11D
Alter ___ (second identities)
Egos

12D
___ on (have faith in)
Rely

17D
Oven for making ceramic tiles
Kiln

20D
Newly elected official’s pledge
Oath

22D
Fruit whose skin is often purple
Plum

23D
Prefix for “dynamic” or “nautical”
Aero

24D
2018 Post Malone top 20 hit featuring Nicki Minaj: 3 wds.
Ball For Me

26D
Person at an organizational chart’s peak: Abbr.
CEO

28D
Home to LaGuardia and JFK airports: Abbr.
NYC

29D
“___ Ventura: Pet Detective” (Jim Carrey movie)
Ace

31D
Orchestral woodwind
Oboe

32D
Having no hair
Bald

34D
Chili-cooking vessel
Pot

35D
Suddenly go berserk
Snap

39D
Ripped
Torn

41D
Get hitched at a Vegas chapel perhaps
Elope

42D
Has on as clothes
Wears

43D
Tigers and tabbies for example
Cats

44D
Birthstone from Australia
Opal

46D
___-and-shut case
Open

47D
Boogie board’s conveyance
Wave

48D
Sketched a picture
Drew

50D
Early afternoon kindergarten break
Nap

52D
Tree that’s popular for hardwood floors
Oak

53D
“___ had enough of this nonsense!”
Ive

54D
“There Will Be Blood” Oscar winner Daniel ___-Lewis
Day