8/25/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/25/20
TV Tuesday

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1A
English network known for “Top Gear” and “Doctor Who”
BBC

4A
Currently
Now

7A
“___ Gotta Have It” (1986 Spike Lee movie)
Shes

11A
Its lobe is a common piercing site
Ear

12A
State where some of “Selma” was filmed: Abbr.
Ala

13A
Puny and frail
Weak

14A
Showrunner responsible for “Supergirl” and “The Flash”: 2 wds.
Greg Berlanti

17A
Sea animal sometimes seen in a circus
Seal

18A
Shout from Homer Simpson
Doh

19A
Big crowds
Mobs

22A
“John ___: Chapter 3 — Parabellum” (2019 movie)
Wick

25A
“___ up to you”
Its

27A
Last name of one of the Beatles’ wives
Ono

29A
Take a stroll down memory ___
Lane

31A
Showrunner responsible for “Grey’s Anatomy” and “How to Get Away With Murder”: 2 wds.
Shonda Rhimes

34A
Constructed
Made

35A
Sweet ___ (purple flower)
Pea

36A
___ Boys (car repair chain)
Pep

37A
Large sheet of waterproof material
Tarp

39A
Hefty chunk
Slab

41A
Longtime Dodgers pitcher Drysdale
Don

43A
Join with a blowtorch
Weld

46A
Showrunner responsible for “Ally McBeal” and “Big Little Lies”: 3 wds.
David E Kelley

51A
Actress McClurg or Falco
Edie

52A
Spare ___ (piece of barbecued pork)
Rib

53A
Verb that’s often confused with “lay”
Lie

54A
Have on, like pants
Wear

55A
The ___ Five (nickname for the stars of “Queer Eye”)
Fab

56A
Needing cheering up
Sad

1A
Pleads
Begs

2A
“When she got there, the cupboard was ___ …”
Bare

3D
Beverage with Dr. Brown’s and A&W brands: 2 wds.
Cream Soda

4D
Seize, as a suspect
Nab

5D
Exclamation during a flamenco performance
Ole

6D
Psych ___ (part of a hospital, for short)
Ward

7D
African language the word “safari” comes from
Swahili

8D
“The Little Red ___” (children’s tale)
Hen

9D
Dine
Eat

10D
Participate in a winter sport
Ski

15D
Day-___ (very bright, like some colors)
Glo

16D
Keeping a ___ profile
Low

20D
Physique, to a weightlifter
Bod

21D
Metal fastener on a jacket
Snap

23D
Brand on soup cans once painted by Andy Warhol
Campbells

24D
Joint that’s bent when you’re sitting down
Knee

25D
Ending for “capital” or “skeptic”
Ism

26D
“Is ___ your final answer?”
That

28D
Rocks extracted from mines
Ores

30D
Most particularly: Abbr.
Esp

32D
More like a geek
Nerdier

33D
___ 9000 (evil computer in “2001: A Space Odyssey”)
Hal

38D
Green bean or vanilla bean, for example
Pod

40D
Tool for punching holes in a belt
Awl

42D
Squooshy brand of toys
Nerf

44D
“Star Wars” princess who lived on Alderaan
Leia

45D
Colored, as green or purple hair
Dyed

46D
Homophone of “do”
Dew

47D
Suffix for some sweet beverages
Ade

48D
Starbucks brand of instant coffee packets
Via

49D
Car manufacturer based in Seoul, South Korea
Kia

50D
Drain away from the shore
Ebb