8/16/19 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/16/19
Sports Fan Friday

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1A
Poke with a toothpick
Stab

5A
“Long Island Medium” cable channel
TLC

8A
Heroic “Star Wars” warrior
Jedi

12A
State tree of Maine
Pine

13A
Olympic gymnastics gold medalist Raisman
Aly

14A
Where cupcakes bake
Oven

15A
Verge
Edge

16A
Seize, as a suspect
Nab

17A
“What the ___!” (surprised cry)
Heck

18A
Undrafted quarterback who was the first African American quarterback inducted into the Hall of Fame: 2 wds.
Warren Moon

21A
Devious
Sly

22A
Commit to memory
Learn

23A
Female turkey or chicken
Hen

26A
Tennis player Laver who achieved two Grand Slams
Rod

27A
Sound made by a turkey
Gobble

29A
With 32-Across, undrafted quarterback who played 14 seasons for the Dallas Cowboys and is currently a CBS commentator
Tony

32A
See 29-Across
Romo

33A
Steakhouse selection: 2 wds.
Rib Eye

36A
Package that peanut butter or jelly is usually sold in
Jar

38A
Apple pie ___ mode: 2 wds.
Ala

39A
First appearance, as of symptoms
Onset

41A
Do some embroidery or needlepoint
Sew

44A
Undrafted quarterback who won two MVP awards and led the St. Louis Rams to a win in the 2000 Super Bowl: 2 wds.
Kurt Warner

46A
Stone who was nominated for an Oscar for her role in “The Favourite”
Emma

49A
Rock extracted from a mine
Ore

50A
“Tortoise Beats ___” (Bugs Bunny cartoon)
Hare

51A
Food that vegetarians don’t eat
Meat

52A
“Old Town Road” rapper ___ Nas X
Lil

53A
“___ Brockovich”
Erin

54D
A single time
Once

55D
Vinyl records: Abbr.
LPs

56D
Brewery creations
Ales

1D
Gushes like a geyser
Spews

2D
___ wave (tsunami)
Tidal

3D
Furious
Angry

4D
Bud Light or Michelob, say
Beer

5D
Got darker at the beach
Tanned

6D
Woolly South American animal
Llama

7D
Sci-fi character that’s half-human, half-machine
Cyborg

8D
Krasinski who directed and starred in “A Quiet Place”
John

9D
“Killing ___” (BBC America show)
Eve

10D
Last month of the year: Abbr.
Dec

11D
Hard-to-erase liquid
Ink

19D
Band with the 1979 hit “Shine a Little Love,” for short
Elo

20D
Last name of one of the Beatles’ wives
Ono

23D
Cable channel with the new comedy series “Los Espookys”
HBO

24D
West ___ (home furnishings chain)
Elm

25D
Prefix meaning “recent”
Neo

26D
Bread in a Reuben
Rye

28D
“Turn on the heater!”
Brr

29D
___-la-la (song syllables)
Tra

30D
Fuel sometimes called “Texas tea”
Oil

31D
League that holds an annual draft lottery in May: Abbr.
NBA

34D
“How do ___ do?”
You

35D
Sign up, as for a class
Enroll

36D
The Crown ___ (British collection with some of the world’s largest cut diamonds)
Jewels

37D
Arrive ___ decision: 2 wds.
AT A

40D
Word after “Las Vegas” or “Gaza”
Strip

41D
Traffic tangle
Snarl

42D
Chillingly strange
Eerie

43D
Small brown songbirds
Wrens

44D
Middleton of the British royal family
Kate

45D
Actress Seehorn of “Better Call Saul”
Rhea

46D
___ rap (genre of XXXTentacion)
Emo

47D
Guys
Men

48D
Cosmetics company with Viva Glam lipstick
Mac