8/30/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/30/20
People Sunday

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1A
___ tape (versatile adhesive material)
Duct

5A
Wields a shovel
Digs

9A
The ___ Me State (Missouri’s nickname)
Show

13A
Woodwind instrument with a flared bell
Oboe

14A
Choose not to include
Omit

15A
Fish sometimes described on cans as “chunk light”
Tuna

16A
“Cold Mountain” Oscar winner who was Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year in 2009: 2 wds.
Renee Zellweger

19A
Path of a windshield wiper
Arc

20A
Filming location
Set

21A
Rattlesnake’s warning
Hiss

22A
Cable channel that was chronicled in the book “Those Guys Have All the Fun”
ESPN

24A
Think ahead
Plan

26A
“Chicago” costar Richard
Gere

28A
Bucket
Pail

29A
Fuel additive brand
STP

32A
“The Help” Oscar winner who was Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year in 2017: 2 wds.
Octavia Spencer

36A
Number before tres, in Spanish
Dos

37A
Betting calculations
Odds

38A
Legendary Brazilian soccer player
Pele

39A
Bills with Thomas Jefferson’s portrait
Twos

40A
Incinerate
Burn

42A
Place for an arboreal animal
Tree

44A
Toupee
Wig

45A
“Raiders of the Lost ___” (1981 Spielberg movie)
Ark

48A
“Monster” Oscar winner who was Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year in 2008: 2 wds.
Charlize Theron

52A
Vehicles with sliding side doors
Vans

53A
Turn from ice into water
Melt

54A
Major water source in Egypt
Nile

55A
Web destination that can be bookmarked
Site

56A
Cash-___ (not allowing checks or credit)
Only

57A
Brand of canned fruit
Dole

1D
Cartoon girl who has a monkey friend named Boots
Dora

2D
___ Eats (food delivery service)
Uber

3D
Live music performances
Concerts

4D
___ shot (golfer’s first swing)
Tee

5D
Quantity of eggs in a carton
Dozen

6D
“___ a great guy!” (“He could be Mr. Right!”): 2 wds.
I Met

7D
First name of William Petersen’s character on “CSI”
Gil

8D
Baseball’s Cardinals, on a scoreboard
STL

9D
Mug in a beer hall
Stein

10D
Affectionate embraces
Hugs

11D
Smart ___ (frozen food brand)
Ones

12D
“Avengers: Infinity ___”
War

17D
Mind reader’s power, purportedly: Abbr.
ESP

18D
Animal that swallowed Jonah, in the Bible
Whale

23D
“Manchester by the ___” (2016 movie)
Sea

24D
Like ships that ___ in the night
Pass

25D
“___ Sync Battle” (celebrity competition show)
Lip

26D
Deity
God

27D
___-tourism (sightseeing done in an Earth-friendly manner)
Eco

28D
Protective items worn on a skateboarder’s elbows
Pads

29D
Worst-case ___ (disaster)
Scenario

30D
Number in a contact list: Abbr.
Tel

31D
Prefix that’s the opposite of “post-“
Pre

33D
It costs $250 on “Wheel of Fortune”
Vowel

34D
Words often spoken when touching a Bible: 2 wds.
I Do

35D
“Planet Money” broadcaster
NPR

39D
Not wordy
Terse

40D
Itty-___ (tiny)
Bitty

41D
“Ick!”
Ugh

42D
Asian cuisine that includes the dish “drunken noodles”
Thai

43D
Long-winded tirade
Rant

44D
Healthy
Well

46D
Toss, as dice
Roll

47D
Get down on one ___ (prepare to propose)
Knee

48D
Large drugstore chain
CVS

49D
“If you ask me,” in tweets
IMO

50D
“Your Moment of ___” (closing segment of “The Daily Show”)
Zen

51D
Bring to a halt
End