8/24/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/24/20
Movie Monday

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1A
Historical chapter
Era

4A
Kuwaiti citizen, typically
Arab

8A
What a dry cleaner might be asked to remove
Spot

12A
Blow the ___ off (expose, as wrongdoing)
Lid

13A
Brown soft drink
Cola

14A
Green fruit with a fuzzy exterior
Kiwi

15A
“Ridiculousness” cable channel
MTV

16A
Fragrance
Odor

17A
Bulleted list entry
Item

18A
Star of the 2017 film “Lady Bird”: 2 wds.
Saoirse Ronan

21A
Current events channel that turned 40 in June
CNN

22A
Midsection muscles
Abs

23A
Desktop computer from Apple
iMac

25A
“Modern Family” actor Rodriguez
Rico

27A
___-fi (“Star Trek” genre)
Sci

30A
Star of the 2014 film “Birdman”: 2 wds.
Michael Keaton

33A
Pick up the tab
Pay

34A
Guys’ square-dancing partners
Gals

35A
Dwellings made by castaways
Huts

36A
The “G” in “TGIF”
God

37A
Spread that’s similar to preserves
Jam

38A
Star of the 2020 film “Birds of Prey”: 2 wds.
Margot Robbie

44A
___ Hoop (ring-shaped toy)
Hula

45A
“This could be trouble!”: Hyph.
Uhoh

46A
Young chap
Lad

47A
DC superhero who can shrink to microscopic size
Atom

48A
1982 movie about a man trapped in a video game
Tron

49A
Target of a hunt on Easter
Egg

50A
New York rivals of the Yankees
Mets

51A
Addition answers
Sums

52A
Type of sauce to dip Chinese dumplings in
Soy

1D
Stately shade trees
Elms

2D
Actress Wilson who’s married to Tom Hanks
Rita

3D
Active support, like celebrities provide for charities
Advocacy

4D
Nut from an oak
Acorn

5D
Fishing poles
Rods

6D
___ vera (lotion ingredient)
Aloe

7D
Where soldiers live on military bases
Barracks

8D
Opponents of “shirts” in a pick-up basketball game
Skins

9D
Bread eaten with hummus
Pita

10D
“Inside Man” actor Clive
Owen

11D
Director Burton who’s worked with Johnny Depp eight times
Tim

19D
1/36 of a yard
Inch

20D
Wind instrument related to the bassoon
Oboe

23D
Mischievous youth
Imp

24D
“Mamma ___!” (Italian exclamation)
Mia

25D
Electronic displays from polygraphs, say
Read Outs

26D
Not feeling well
Ill

27D
Trips while walking
Stumbles

28D
A sleeping bag might be used on top of one
Cot

29D
Stand-___ (substitutes)
Ins

31D
Super-eager
Agog

32D
Obsessed captain in a Melville novel
Ahab

36D
Small metric units of mass
Grams

37D
___ Hopkins University (Baltimore school)
Johns

38D
“Turn off the sound” button
Mute

39D
Frequently: 2 wds.
A lot

40D
NO ___ TRAFFIC (street sign)
Thru

41D
2015 drama starring Brie Larson
Room

42D
Villainous schemer in Shakespeare’s “Othello”
Iago

43D
Bordering on offensive, in comedy
Edgy

44D
Meat in a Denver omelet
Ham