8/3/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/3/20
Movie Monday

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1A
Government agency on “The Blacklist”: Abbr.
FBI

4A
“It’s a ___ formality”
Mere

8A
“… one giant ___ for mankind” (Neil Armstrong quote)
Leap

12A
“Anchorman: The Legend of ___ Burgundy”
Ron

13A
Zealous, as a fan
Avid

14A
Having the needed skills
Able

15A
“To thine ___ self be true” (line from “Hamlet”)
Own

16A
2010 “Saturday Night Live” spin-off film with Will Forte
MacGruber

18A
Doom and ___ (grim feeling)
Gloom

20A
Where you wear a hat
Head

21A
Pinching crustacean, or a grumpy person
Crab

23A
Type of fruit a casaba is
Melon

27A
With 38-Across, 1980 “Saturday Night Live” spin-off film with John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd: 2 wds.
The Blues

31A
White bird
Dove

32A
Cornish game ___
Hen

33A
Thwacks across the cheek
Slaps

35A
Doctor for Dalmatians, for short
Vet

36A
Black-and-white whale that might attack a shark
Orca

38A
See 27-Across
Brothers

40A
Movie spools
Reels

42A
Matches point for point in a game
Ties

43A
Nonfiction books about notable people, for short
Bios

46A
Therapy that helps you walk again after knee or hip replacement
Rehab

49A
1999 “Saturday Night Live” spin-off film with Molly Shannon
Superstar

53A
“That’s ___ she wrote!” (“Finished!”)
All

54A
From the US: Abbr.
Amer

55A
Occipital ___ (back part of the brain)
Lobe

56A
Whisper sweet nothings
Coo

57A
Unit of electricity whose symbol is “W”
Watt

58A
Needed to pay back
Owed

59A
Party barrel full of beer
Keg

1D
Kermit, for one
Frog

2D
Rose ___ (annual football game in Pasadena)
Bowl

3D
What’s presumed in a trial until guilt is proven
Innocence

4D
Warm-blooded, furry class of animals
Mammals

5D
Actress Longoria
Eva

6D
Financially well-off
Rich

7D
Sharp side of a scissor blade
Edge

8D
Gave praise to
Lauded

9D
Recede from the beach
Ebb

10D
Sierra Nevada Pale ___ (California beer)
Ale

11D
“He’s not a baker ___ se, but he does like to make cookies”
Per

17D
Animal that represents Aries
Ram

19D
Planetary sphere, in poetry
Orb

22D
Something planted in a tulip garden
Bulb

24D
1989 B-52’s hit about a cabin with a tin roof: 2 wds.
Love Shack

25D
“Let’s go ___ this again before we start”
Over

26D
NBA team that plays in the Barclays Center in Brooklyn
Nets

27D
Norse god played by Chris Hemsworth
Thor

28D
“___ we go again!”
Here

29D
___ loops (elastic parts of many face masks)
Ear

30D
Assist someone who’s lifting weights
Spot

34D
“Shaken, not ___” (martini mixing preference for James Bond)
Stirred

37D
Genius Einstein
Albert

39D
___-haw (donkey’s bray)
Hee

41D
“Dear ___ or Madam …”
Sir

44D
Capital of a Scandinavian nation with many fjords
Oslo

45D
Pack away
Stow

47D
Healing gel from a succulent plant
Aloe

48D
Publish a personal journal online
Blog

49D
Tool that creates dust when it’s used
Saw

50D
Actress Thurman
Uma

51D
Companion animal
Pet

52D
Midge’s dad on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Abe