8/29/19 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/29/19
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
“The Eye Network”
CBS

4A
“That’s what ___ said!”
She

7A
“Mars Needs ___” (2011 animated movie)
Moms

11A
Word that shares a key with “option” on a Mac keyboard
Alt

12A
Animal that wallows in mud
Pig

13A
Square footage
Area

14A
Conjunction used with “neither”
Nor

15A
“Will you miss me when ___?”: 2 wds.
I Go

16A
Automaker that produces the Compass
Jeep

17A
“The Dance” country singer named the ACM Artist of the Decade for the 1990s: 2 wds.
Garth Brooks

20A
“Absolutely!”
Yes

21A
“Give us this day ___ daily bread …”
Our

22A
Alan of 2015’s “Bridge of Spies”
Alda

24A
Term similar to “darling” or “baby”
Hon

25A
It can go before “law” or “med,” for a college student
Pre

28A
“I Cross My Heart” country singer named the ACM Artist of the Decade for the 2000s: 2 wds.
George Strait

31A
One may be cooked “over easy”
Egg

32A
Grain that might be mixed in with yogurt
Oat

33A
Fuzzy Australian boots
Uggs

34A
Fish often used to make fish sticks
Cod

35A
Suffix in the names of many fruity beverages
Ade

36A
“You Make It Easy” country singer named the ACM Artist of the Decade for the 2010s: 2 wds.
Jason Aldean

41A
School where actress Mayim Bialik earned a neuroscience PhD: Abbr.
UCLA

42A
Bill and ___ (talk romantically)
Coo

43A
At this very moment
Now

45A
Stick-to-itiveness
Grit

46A
Joint above the femur
Hip

47A
Drink that is sometimes brown
Tea

48A
Becomes hard, like concrete
Sets

49A
Ending for “insist” or “persist”
Ent

50A
Sylvester Stallone’s “sneaky” nickname
Sly

1D
Metal container for foods and drinks
Can

2D
Lifehacker or Daily Kos, for example
Blog

3D
Homeless pooch that wanders the streets: 2 wds.
Stray Dog

4D
Expectorates
Spits

5D
Word that may precede “chair” or “-rise”
High

6D
Pick-me-up for a person’s self-image: 2 wds.
Ego Boost

7D
Opposite of minor
Major

8D
Cookie brand similar to Hydrox
Oreo

9D
“Blessed are the ___” (quote from the Book of Matthew)
Meek

10D
Drains the strength from
Saps

18D
Bringing up the ___ (in last place)
Rear

19D
Littlest pup in a litter
Runt

22D
Birthday card number
Age

23D
It ends at the foot
Leg

24D
Symptom treated by aspirin
Headache

25D
Beauty contests
Pageants

26D
Fix, as an election
Rig

27D
Beings from Jupiter or Uranus, perhaps: Abbr.
Ets

29D
Hired thug
Goon

30D
Not courteous
Rude

34D
Jackets
Coats

35D
Bring into the family
Adopt

36D
Large wine containers
Jugs

37D
Unit of measurement for farmland
Acre

38D
Narrow, thin opening
Slit

39D
Short ___ (cut of beef)
Loin

40D
Guitarist Gallagher of Oasis
Noel

44D
United ___ (nonprofit group)
Way