8/30/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/30/21
Movie Monday

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1A
Horror movie director Craven
Wes

4A
John McCain was one in Vietnam: Abbr.
Pow

7A
Closed
Shut

11A
Singer Lambert who appeared on “American Idol”
Adam

13A
Classic actress Gardner who was once married to Frank Sinatra
Ava

14A
Mexican currency
Peso

15A
She’s cohosted a morning show with Philbin, Strahan, and Seacrest
Ripa

16A
2021 sequel to a 1992 horror film with the same name
Candyman

18A
Residences for robins and ravens
Nests

20A
It precedes Virgo in the zodiac
Leo

21A
Moral no-no
Sin

23A
Not expensive
Cheap

28A
Hot tub
Spa

31A
“When the going ___ tough …”
Gets

34A
“___ on Down the Road” (“The Wiz” song)
Ease

35A
“WandaVision” actress who plays art gallery director Brianna in 16-Across: 2 wds.
Teyonah Parris

38A
Did an impression of
Aped

39A
Atlanta Dream or Seattle Storm, for example
Team

40A
Actor Wolff of 2020’s “The Stand”
Nat

41A
Shocking device used in law enforcement
Taser

43A
“How I ___ Your Mother”
Met

45A
In bygone days
Ago

48A
Dweeby types
Nerds

52A
“Final Destination” actor who plays the title role in 16-Across: 2 wds.
Tony Todd

57A
“That’s dope!”
Cool

58A
Double-reed orchestra instrument
Oboe

59A
Accessory worn with a business suit
Tie

60A
Where the heart is, in an expression
Home

61A
16 fluid ounces
Pint

62A
Rock Cornish ___ (game bird)
Hen

63A
“A ___ Good Men” (Tom Cruise movie)
Few

1D
Sound an alarm
Warnn

2D
“What I Am” singer Brickell
Edie

3D
Drains of energy
Saps

4D
Ms. ___-Man (1980s video game)
Pac

5D
Shape of a toy train track, often
Oval

6D
Become smaller, like a libido
Wane

7D
“I ___ with my little eye …”
Spy

8D
Line at the bottom of a skirt or coat
Hem

9D
___ Today (popular newspaper)
USA

10D
Large unit of weight
Ton

12D
Cushions in karate class
Mats

17D
___ Martens (shoe brand, familiarly)
Doc

19D
Put your name on, as a contract
Sign

22D
Orderly
Neat

24D
Singer nominated for Album of the Year Grammys in 2019 and 2020 (and whose name spells a pronoun)
Her

25D
Be worthy of
Earn

26D
Tibet’s continent
Asia

27D
Irritating little animal
Pest

28D
“Right now,” in the ER
Stat

29D
Salt-N-___ (“Push It” group)
Pepa

30D
“Yes” votes
Ayes

32D
“That’s ___ whole point!”
The

33D
Unnecessary email
Spam

36D
Poem by Keats or Shelley, perhaps
Ode

37D
“Right on, pastor”
Amen

42D
Rodent an exterminator might target
Rat

44D
Georgia ___ Yellow Jackets
Tech

46D
Moody person who wears all black, maybe
Goth

47D
Dog who is often the butt of Garfield’s jokes
Odie

49D
House part often covered with shingles
Roof

50D
“Under the ___” (Stephen King book)
Dome

51D
Killed, as a vampire
Slew

52D
What a dreidel is
Top

53D
___-Wan Kenobi
Obi

54D
Prefix for “essential” or “toxic”
Non

55D
Up to now
Yet

56D
Room where a family hangs out
Den