8/20/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/20/21
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1A
Tree that produces acorns
Oak

4A
Fail to mention
Omit

8A
Domesticated companions
Pets

12A
Large vase in a garden
Urn

13A
Stratagem that’s used to fool people
Ruse

14A
One-named singer of “Your Love Is My Drug”
Kesha

15A
In soccer, this could be broken by penalty kicks
Tie

16A
Sibling and wife of the Egyptian god Osiris
Isis

17A
What you add to a conversation
Input

18A
Tallest player to win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, in 2008: 2 wds.
Dwight Howard

21A
Like many participants in June pride parades
Gay

22A
Annoy, and then some
Rile

23A
___ salts (foot bath additive)
Epsom

26A
Pop-ups that people often block
Ads

28A
Place to get a mud wrap
Spa

31A
Only undrafted player ever to win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, in 2020: 3 wds.
Derrick Jones Jr

35A
Type of submachine gun
Uzi

36A
“That ship ___ sailed”
Has

37A
Poetry’s opposite
Prose

38A
Woman’s name spelled out in a 1970 Kinks song
Lola

41A
“It’s really cold!”
Brr

42A
Only player to win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest three times, in 2006, 2009, and 2010: 2 wds.
Nate Robinson

47A
Jolly Christmas figure
Santa

48A
Grow dimmer over time
Fade

49A
Actress Grier of “Jackie Brown”
Pam

51A
Peeved
Irked

52A
Traveled by jet
Flew

53A
“Deliver Us From ___” (2003 rom-com)
Eva

54A
Reminder of a wound that happened long ago
Scar

55A
The Seven Deadly ___
Sins

56A
“Bill ___ the Science Guy”
Nye

1D
“Get ___ of my sight!”
Out

2D
Very dry
Arid

3D
“Never ___ Love Like This Before” (Stephanie Mills song)
Knew

4D
Japanese art form with paper cranes
Origami

5D
Not firm at all, like oatmeal or old bananas
Mushy

6D
“What time ___?”: 2 wds.
Is It

7D
New Age keyboardist John
Tesh

8D
___ code (laws dealing with crime and punishment)
Penal

9D
Coffee drink that comes in a tiny cup
Espresso

10D
Sound of hitting the floor
Thud

11D
Used a chair
Sat

14D
Fuzzy fruit from New Zealand
Kiwi

19D
Dr. Frankenstein’s assistant
Igor

20D
Approximation words: 2 wds.
Orso

23D
URL ending for colleges
Edu

24D
Candy that fills a plastic dispenser
Pez

25D
Indian Ocean nation off the coast of India: 2 wds.
Sri Lanka

26D
Letters seen before an alias on a wanted poster
Aka

27D
Controls the turntables
DJs

29D
Comfy sleepwear, for short
Pjs

30D
“Who do you think you ___?”
Are

32D
Blacken, Cajun-style
Char

33D
Nonprofit group that broadcasts current-events programs like “All Things Considered”: 2 wds.
NPR News

34D
Makes mistakes
Errs

39D
Playful swimming mammal
Otter

40D
Take charge
Lead

41D
The current president
Biden

42D
DEA officer involved in a bust
Narc

43D
Bake-___ (cake-making competitions)
Offs

44D
Indonesian island getaway
Bali

45D
Tournament that anyone can try to qualify for
Open

46D
Army-___ store
Navy

47D
Maggie Gyllenhaal, to Jake Gyllenhaal
Sis

50D
“Good Girls” actress Whitman
Mae