8/21/19 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/21/19
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Lincoln ___ (classic building toy)
Logs

5A
With 5-Down, far-off letter correspondent
Pen

8A
Childish Gambino’s music genre
Rap

11A
Have a bun in the ___ (be pregnant)
Oven

12A
Had another birthday
Aged

14A
Two-time Oscar winner Mahershala
Ali

15A
1989 Al Pacino movie in which he plays homicide detective Frank Keller: 3 wds.
Sea of Love

17A
“Big Little Lies” actress Kravitz
Zoe

18A
Trial and ___ (experimentation)
Error

19A
Fizzy ingredient in an egg cream
Seltzer

21A
Baby animal whose name reads the same forward and backward
Pup

23A
___ Grande (Texas border river)
Rio

24A
Lightweight metal
Tin

27A
Of that ___ (of the same type)
Ilk

29A
Lady ___ (“Shallow” singer)
Gaga

33A
1992 Al Pacino movie in which he plays retired Lt. Col. Frank Slade: 4 wds.
Scent of a Woman

37A
Car
Auto

38A
Person you might hire to prepare your tax return: Abbr.
CPA

39A
___ your trade (do your work)
Ply

40A
Small measurement in a recipe: Abbr.
TSP

43A
Instagram post, for short
Pic

45A
Beauty and skincare store found in many malls
Sephora

49A
Vegetarian dish, often
Salad

53A
Poem written as a tribute
Ode

54A
1990 Al Pacino movie in which he plays crime boss Alphonse “Big Boy” Caprice: 2 wds.
Dick Tracy

56A
Feel poorly
Ail

57A
Author Rice who created the vampire Lestat
Anne

58A
___ Straits (“Sultans of Swing” band)
Dire

59A
___ name (term like “pumpkin” or “honeybunch”)
Pet

60A
Number of events in a decathlon
Ten

61A
Picked out of a lineup, for short
Ided

1D
“You snooze, you ___”
Lose

2D
“___ the river and through the woods …”
Over

3D
Neutral, reverse, or drive
Gear

4D
Poke around in someone else’s business
Snoop

5D
See 5-Across
Pal

6D
Self-important people have big ones
Egos

7D
“A watched pot ___ boils”
Never

8D
Heckle
Razz

9D
Soothing additive in some creams
Aloe

10D
Where to dock a boat
Pier

13D
Corned beef and pastrami emporium
Deli

16D
Tomato or avocado, technically
Fruit

20D
How fast food might be ordered: 2 wds.
Togo

22D
Arab political group: Abbr.
PLO

24D
Luggage-examining agency: Abbr.
TSA

25D
Where a patient might go after the ER: Abbr.
ICU

26D
Word that can follow “cargo” or “butterfly”
Net

28D
Colonel Sanders’s restaurant
KFC

30D
Band’s sound-enhancing equipment
Amp

31D
“Justice League” actress Gadot
Gal

32D
“___ Way You Want It” (Journey hit)
Any

34D
“The Good Wife” actor Chris
Noth

35D
Downloaded program for a smartphone
App

36D
What a belt circles
Waist

41D
Soft drink
Soda

42D
Make a hard copy of a computer document
Print

44D
“I Like It” performer ___ B
Cardi

45D
Irish Spring or Coast, for example
Soap

46D
Girl’s name that rhymes with “beady”
Edie

47D
Bombard, as with snowballs
Pelt

48D
Clearasil target
Acne

50D
___ to rest (buried)
Laid

51D
4,840 square yards, to a rancher
Acre

52D
Colored, like Easter eggs
Dyed

55D
“Best Ever Trivia Game” expert Jennings
Ken