8/31/18 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/31/18
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1A
Tennis shot that’s often a defensive play
Lob

4A
Labels with clothing sizes
Tags

8A
___ legs (seafood order)
Crab

12A
Abbreviation on many Monopoly properties
Ave

13A
Singer Jackson who’s in the Country Music Hall of Fame
Alan

14A
Streaming service where you can watch “Castle Rock”
Hulu

15A
Pad you might do somersaults on
Mat

16A
2018 “Star Wars” movie
Solo

17A
Surrounded by
Amid

18A
NHL team with a one-eyed logo (the other eye’s hidden because the Native American is in profile)
Black Hawks

21A
___ Today (national newspaper)
USA

22A
Company that makes 3D White Brilliance mouthwash
Crest

25A
___ control (exterminator’s service)
Pest

28A
NFL team with a one-eyed logo (the other eye’s hidden under an eyepatch)
Raiders

30A
“Queen Sugar” creator DuVernay
Ava

31A
Home decor items with shades
Lamps

33A
Acorn for example
Nut

34A
NBA team with a one-eyed logo (the other eye’s hidden because the Irish mascot is winking)
Celtics

36A
___ on the gas (accelerate)
Step

37A
Button that puts the dial back to zero
Reset

38A
CBS series that took place in Las Vegas
CSI

40A
NHL team with a one-eyed logo (in this case the “eye” is the center of a tropical storm)
Hurricanes

45A
Indonesian tourist destination
Bali

48A
Roof edge
Eave

49A
“All ___ Is Win” (DJ Khaled hit): 2 wds.
I Do

50A
Ride service with SELECT and LUX options
Uber

51A
Soaked to the ___ (drenched)
Skin

52A
Brooch
Pin

53A
“Get outta here!”
Scat

54A
Religious offshoot
Sect

55A
Farm area that’s filled with mud
Sty

1A
Traditional meat in a gyro
Lamb

2A
Shape of a souvenir “pressed penny”
Oval

3D
Software testing phase
Beta

4D
Chores
Tasks

5D
2015 Bradley Cooper/Rachel McAdams rom-com filmed in Hawaii
Aloha

6D
Glitzy fund-raising party
Gala

7D
White-colored mountaintop
Snow Cap

8D
Pursued
Chased

9D
Liquor in a Planter’s Punch
Rum

10D
Boxer who lit the Olympic flame in Atlanta in 1996
Ali

11D
___ Light (America’s best-selling beer)
Bud

19D
You might put a Band-Aid on one
Cut

20D
Mother of Kourtney Kim and Khloé
Kris

23D
Mailed
Sent

24D
“Dodgeball: A ___ Underdog Story” (2004 comedy)
TRUE

25D
___-Man (arcade game with four ghosts)
Pac

26D
At any point
Ever

27D
Event with price reductions
Sale

28D
Divisions of a house: Abbr.
RMs

29D
Motor oil brand that’s a competitor of Pennzoil
Stp

31D
In ___ of (instead of)
Lieu

32D
Female at an audition
Actress

35D
Summer wardrobe item: Hyph.
T Shirt

36D
“Chandelier” pop star
Sia

38D
Car model whose name reads the same forward and backward
Civic

39D
Fragrance
Scent

41D
Yardwork tool with teeth
Rake

42D
Cheese ___ (cheddar-flavored Nabisco crackers)
Nips

43D
Revise before publication
Edit

44D
Media conglomerate that produces “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune”
Sony

45D
Trailways vehicle
Bus

46D
“Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” network
ABC

47D
“Back to the Future” costar Thompson
Lea