8/27/19 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/27/19
Movie Monday

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1A
Taken by mouth, like pills
Oral

5A
Rumple, as hair
Muss

9A
Tic-tac-___
Toe

12A
Remote control’s silencing button
Mute

13A
Middle Eastern country whose capital is Muscat
Oman

14A
Female animal that sounds like a vowel
Ewe

15A
Low vocal range for a woman
Alto

16A
“Boston Legal” actress who stars with Dax Shepard on 32-Across: 2 wds.
Lake Bell

18A
Ketchup maker that claims “57 Varieties”
Heinz

20A
Smaller version of an ocean
Sea

21A
Part of a circle’s circumference
Arc

22A
___ League (group of highly regarded colleges)
Ivy

25A
___ Island (neighbor of Connecticut)
Rhode

29A
First-stringers’ squad: Hyph.
Ateam

31A
Taproom beverages
Ales

32A
2019 sitcom about a city couple who relocate to a Nebraska farm: 3 wds.
Bless This Mess

36A
Tree trunk’s “skin”
Bark

37A
“Modern Family” star Vergara
Sofia

38A
Damascus is its capital
Syria

40A
Word that can follow “spin” or “show”
Off

41A
Belonging to that guy
His

44A
“I don’t wanna”
Nah

46A
Steakhouse order, or blues musician Walker: Hyph.
T Bone

48A
“Jackie Brown” actress who costars as neighbor Constance on 32-Across: 2 wds.
Pamgrier

53A
“Christopher Robin” star McGregor
Ewan

54A
“Temptation Island” cable channel
USA

55A
Large black-and-white ocean mammal
Orca

56A
El ___ (weather phenomenon named for baby Jesus)
Nino

57A
Spend money
Pay

58A
___ Trees (alt-rock band with the 2011 hit “Everybody Talks”)
Neon

59A
Bucks and does
Deer

1D
Nebraska city where the College World Series is held
Omaha

2D
Straightedge for measuring
Ruler

3D
Space below a roof
Attic

4D
Ponce de ___ (Spanish explorer)
Leon

5D
Actress Gretchen of “Boardwalk Empire”
Mol

6D
Oscar and Emmy nominee Thurman
Uma

7D
Fancy store on New York’s Fifth Avenue
Saks

8D
Mocking smile
Sneer

9D
Golfer’s prop
Tee

10D
Night ___ (person who probably isn’t an early riser)
Owl

11D
Fish that’s not very wide
Eel

17D
___ Mama (tropical cocktail named for an island group)
Bahama

19D
Individual spots of acne
Zits

23D
Former armed service members, for short
Vets

24D
Web portal whose logo includes an exclamation point
Yahoo

26D
“Way to go!,” at a bullfight
Ole

27D
___ Moines, Iowa
Des

28D
Suffix for “priest” or “host”
Ess

29D
Making inquiries
Asking

30D
Offend a bit
Miff

32D
Pellet gun ammunition
BBs

33D
___ the groundwork
Lay

34D
Make a mistake
Err

35D
Pass through a strainer, like flour
Sift

39D
Yankees manager Boone
Aaron

41D
Comedian and talent show judge Mandel
Howie

42D
Nonsensical
Inane

43D
Mexican “mister”
Senor

45D
Opposite of fire
Hire

47D
What inflexible things don’t do
Bend

48D
___ tent (shelter for two campers)
Pup

49D
Tight ___ drum: 2 wds.
As A

50D
Second month with a one-syllable name
May

51D
Earth-conscious prefix
Eco

52D
Traveled faster than merely walking
Ran