8/24/19 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/24/19
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1A
“The ___” (Showtime drama whose title comes from the nickname for an Illinois city)
Chi

4A
Best Picture winner at the 2013 Oscars, or a brand of cornstarch
Argo

8A
Commits gluttony or envy, for example
Sins

12A
Lavatory, in London
Loo

13A
Cartoon “explorer” whose last name is Marquez
Dora

14A
Make more acceptable for publication
Edit

15A
“How adorable is that!?”
Aww

16A
Its capital is Salt Lake City
Utah

17A
“What more can ___?”: 2 wds.
I Say

18A
First American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1938: 3 wds.
Pearls Buck

21A
Stop standing
Sit

22A
Big commotion, in slang: Hyph.
Hooha

26A
___-carotene (dietary supplement)
Beta

28A
“You ___ the patience of a saint!”
Have

31A
Roman candle that doesn’t go off, for example
Dud

32A
First American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, in 2018: 2 wds.
Frances Arnold

35A
Relaxed ___ jeans
Fit

36A
Nation that’s east of Yemen
Oman

37A
Noteworthy stretches of history
Eras

38A
Look of contempt
Sneer

40A
“My lips ___ sealed!”
Are

41A
First American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, in 1931: 2 wds.
Jane Addams

47A
God ___ (option for being invincible in video games)
Mode

50A
Choral voice below soprano
Alto

51A
___ 40 (radio music format)
Top

52A
“Dirty John” actor Bana
Eric

53A
Drop down, as into a soft chair
Plop

54A
Christmas ___ (December 24)
Eve

55A
Where a baby bird grows up
Nest

56A
Transmitted, as a message
Sent

57A
Color of blood
Red

1D
Hit hands together, as in patty-cake
Clap

2D
Hockey legend Gordie
Howe

3D
The Cyclones of the Big 12 Conference: 2 wds.
Iowa State

4D
Full-price ticket buyer at the movies
Adult

5D
Decays
Rots

6D
Seize forcibly
Grab

7D
Hawaiian island where “Aquaman” star Jason Momoa was born
Oahu

8D
Luxury watch company founded in Tokyo
Seiko

9D
Age-verifying cards: Abbr.
IDs

10D
Actress Peeples or Long
Nia

11D
Muddy home for pigs
Sty

19D
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” director Johnson
Rian

20D
Best Actress Oscar winner for “Moonstruck”
Cher

23D
Shoe insert that stops stinkiness: Hyph.
Odor Eater

24D
___ skirt (grassy apparel at a luau)
Hula

25D
“The camera always ___ 10 pounds”
Adds

26D
Inseparable pals, in texts
Bffs

27D
“Gotham” actress Richards
Erin

28D
Skirt border
Hem

29D
Fresh ___ daisy: 2 wds.
As A

30D
Moving ___ (truck used by a Mayflower crew)
Van

33D
Lady Grantham’s first name on “Downton Abbey”
Cora

34D
Bookish person, perhaps
Nerd

39D
Emergency button in a fighter plane
Eject

40D
Take in, as a shelter dog
Adopt

42D
Catches a few winks
Naps

43D
Fashion magazine whose US editor-in-chief is Nina García
Elle

44D
“It hit me like ___ of bricks”: 2 wds.
A Ton

45D
Go from one place to another
Move

46D
Went more than 55 mph, sometimes
Sped

47D
Chaps
Men

48D
Raw metal
Ore

49D
Prefix for “section” or “satisfied”
Dis