8/24/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/24/22
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
French Open tennis court surface
Clay

5A
Really flop at the box office
Bomb

9A
Possess
Own

12A
Put on the payroll
Hire

13A
Two guys walk into ___ … (start of a joke): 2 wds.
A Bar

14D
Compete (for)
Vie

15A
Good Luck to You Leo Grande star Thompson
Emma

16A
Don’t use that ___ of voice with me young man!
Tone

17A
___ trip (narcissist’s journey)
Ego

18A
All That Jazz actor who played police chief Martin Brody in the movie Jaws: 2 wds.
Roy Scheider

21D
Body ink for short
Tat

22A
Jogger’s gait
Trot

25A
Grey’s Anatomy settings: Abbr.
Ors

28A
Give a massage to
Rub

30A
Ocean diver’s equipment
Scuba

31D
Author of the novel that the movie Jaws is based on: 2 wds.
Peter Benchley

34A
Adhesive used in boat repair
Epoxy

35A
Two-person musical group
Duo

36A
Word that can precede glasses or lashes
Eye

37A
Deep sleep that might be medically induced
Coma

38A
Alcoholic’s rehab affliction: Abbr.
DTs

40A
Fictional setting of Jaws: 2 wds.
Amity Island

47A
The Good Doctor network
ABC

49A
Very in Paris
Tres

50A
Cookie often crushed as a sundae topping
Oreo

51D
Lukewarm comment
Meh

52A
Karate uniform cincher
Belt

53A
Close as an envelope
Seal

54A
Make a faux ___
Pas

55A
Moray ___ (long skinny fishes)
Eels

56D
___ Krishnas (religious group)
Hare

1A
She once sang with Sonny Bono
Cher

2A
Celebrity’s stretch ride
Limo

3A
Branch of service for West Point graduates
Army

4A
Stuff that makes dough rise
Yeast

5A
Fixture which you might pour Mr. Bubble into
Bath Tub

6D
Musical instrument that rhymes with lobo
Oboe

7D
___-pedi (spa treatment)
Mani

8D
Born and ___ (raised)
Bred

9D
Reject as an attorney’s objection
Overrule

10D
Marie Antoinette’s powdered accessory
Wig

11D
Keanu’s role in the Matrix movies
Neo

19D
Tote around
Carry

20D
Engrave with acid
Etch

23D
Toe the line
Obey

24D
Actor Diggs of Private Practice
Taye

25D
Oil-producing countries’ group: Abbr.
Opec

26D
Seized vehicle for short
Repo

27D
Tolerates but just barely
Stomachs

29D
You made your ___ now lie in it!
Bed

30D
Ewan McGregor and James McAvoy by birth
Scots

32D
Entrance ___ (type of test)
Exam

33D
People who prefer to be naked
Nudists

39D
Splash sloppily
Slosh

41D
Let ___ (Beatles album): 2 wds.
It Be

42D
A squirrel might run up one
Tree

43D
Scream
Yell

44D
Residential ___ (neighborhood)
Area

45D
Close to
Near

46D
Big name in pineapple production
Dole

47D
Energy drink made by PepsiCo
Amp

48D
Maude star Arthur
Bea