8/31/19 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/31/19
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1A
“Now I know my ___ / Next time won’t you sing with me?”
ABCs

5A
What an atheist doesn’t believe in
God

8A
Place for harvesting cranberries
Bog

11A
___ Ark
Noahs

13A
Kwik-E-Mart shopkeeper on “The Simpsons”
Apu

14A
Perón who was played by Madonna in a movie musical
Eva

15A
Aggressive personality: 2 wds.
Type A

16A
Contemplative school of Buddhism
Zen

17A
“___ out of my way!”
Get

18A
“Platoon” director who’s a Vietnam vet: 2 wds.
Oliver Stone

21A
Fort Lauderdale’s state: Abbr.
FLA

22A
“This thing weighs ___ !”: 2 wds.
A Ton

23A
“Yes,” on a navy ship
Aye

26A
“Rogue ___: A Star Wars Story”
One

28A
Autumn moisture in which Puff the Magic Dragon frolicked
Mist

31A
1970s Dallas Cowboys quarterback who’s a Vietnam vet: 2 wds.
Roger Staubach

35A
Yanks hard
Tugs

36A
Nurse on “Parks and Recreation”
Ann

37A
Number of sides on a hexagon
Six

38A
What a Hail Mary is, in football
Pass

41A
Pointy-eared fictional creature
Elf

43A
Former US Secretary of State who’s a Vietnam vet: 2 wds.
Colin Powell

47A
“I finally figured it out!”
Aha

48A
Ultimate objective
Aim

49A
Partner of Roebuck in the retail business
Sears

52A
Wrongdoing that can be “original” or “mortal”
Sin

53A
It might melt in your glass on a summer day
Ice

54A
Pacific island nation whose capital is Apia
Samoa

55A
Scalding
Hot

56A
Spy novelist Deighton
Len

57A
Beach grains
Sand

1D
Kind of insect voiced by Woody Allen in a 1998 animated movie
Ant

2D
“The ___ Who Cried Wolf” (one of Aesop’s fables)
Boy

3D
Person with social status in the Mafia
Capo

4D
Ledge where knickknacks might be displayed
Shelf

5D
Look steadily, as at the stars
Gaze

6D
“Tosca” or “Rigoletto,” for example
Opera

7D
Actress Kirsten of the Sam Raimi “Spider-Man” trilogy
Dunst

8D
Flowers that adorned the body of Kim Jong-il as he lay in state
Begonias

9D
Where a baking sheet is used
Oven

10D
Fence entrance
Gate

12D
“___ Moon” (classic anime series)
Sailor

19D
Smaller alternatives to shuttle buses
Vans

20D
Burial place
Tomb

23D
Musician Garfunkel
Art

24D
“It just goes to show ___ …”
You

25D
Purple-skinned vegetable also called an aubergine
Egg Plant

27D
Expected landing hour: Abbr.
ETA

29D
___-fi (“Avatar” genre)
Sci

30D
Text shorthand that conveys gratitude
Thx

32D
Actor Morales of “Ozark”
Esai

33D
Dawn of ___ day (fresh start): 2 wds.
A New

34D
Word left behind by Dr. Seuss’s Lorax
Unless

39D
Animal in a plate of escargots
Snail

40D
Word that can follow Baby, Ginger, Posh, Scary, or Sporty
Spice

42D
Tiny biters that make dogs miserable
Fleas

43D
Country singer Johnny known for “Ring of Fire”
Cash

44D
State that’s home to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Ohio

45D
Foreboding sign
Omen

46D
Dalai ___ (spiritual leader of Tibet)
Lama

50D
Harry and Hermione’s best friend at Hogwarts
Ron

51D
Melancholy
Sad