8/4/19 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/4/19
People Sunday

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1A
“I ___ only joking!”
Was

4A
Pollution watchdog group: Abbr.
EPA

7A
“___ & Ollie” (2018 Steve Coogan movie)
Stan

11A
Sing with your mouth closed
Hum

12A
Snoop ___ (Martha Stewart’s costar on “Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party”)
Dogg

14A
Caffeine Free ___-Cola
Coca

15A
School’s website address suffix
Edu

16A
Big furniture retailer from Sweden
Ikea

17A
Belgian beers sometimes
Ales

18A
“Elf” actor and “Saturday Night Live” star who won the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2011: 2 wds.
Will Ferrell

21A
There are seven in a week
Days

22A
One trip around a speedway
Lap

23A
Pull ___ strings (use personal connections): 2 wds.
A Few

25A
Photo for short
Pic

26A
Corporate bigwig’s degree often: Abbr.
MBA

29A
“SNL” producer who won the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2004: 2 wds.
Lorne Michaels

33A
Government agency that lots of people grumble about annually: Abbr.
IRS

34A
Space between teeth
Gap

35A
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer ___ Domino
Fats

36A
Actor McShane of “American Gods”
Ian

37A
Small fight
Spat

39A
“The Nutty Professor” actor and “SNL” star who won the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2015: 2 wds.
Eddie Murphy

43A
Actress Fanning of the upcoming movie “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil”
Elle

45A
“You haven’t changed ___!”: 2 wds.
A Bit

46A
“___ a Rock” (Simon & Garfunkel hit): 2 wds.
I Am

47A
Credit card company with TV ads featuring Drew Brees
Visa

48A
Oakland’s state slangily
Cali

49A
And many others: Abbr.
ETC

50A
“War for the Planet of the ___” (2017 movie)
Apes

51A
Tokyo currency
Yen

52A
What Neptune is the god of in Greek mythology
Sea

1D
Exclamation after a close call
Whew

2D
Luxury division of Volkswagen
Audi

3D
Actress Cobie of “How I Met Your Mother”
Smulders

4D
Spiritually enlighten
Edify

5D
Nudges
Pokes

6D
New ___ (fan of Enya or Yanni perhaps)
Ager

7D
Resell for a big profit like concert tickets
Scalp

8D
Nestlé ___ House cookies
Toll

9D
Card with an A in the corner
Ace

10D
Lil ___ X (“Old Town Road” rapper)
Nas

13D
Herb that comes in cloves
Garlic

19D
South ___ (grassy area behind the White House)
Lawn

20D
“Into ___ life some rain must fall”
Each

23D
Muslim WWE wrestler who dropped “Mustafa” from his ring name in 2019
Ali

24D
“It’s every man ___ himself!”
For

25D
Spot on a domino or playing card
Pip

26D
Filled savory pastries sold by Mrs. Lovett in “Sweeney Todd”: 2 wds.
Meat Pies

27D
Classic deli sandwich for short
BLT

28D
Balaam’s ___ (biblical beast)
Ass

30D
“Holy Toledo!”
Egad

31D
Michael Sembello’s #1 hit from the 1983 movie “Flashdance”
Maniac

32D
Admire from ___ (appreciate at a distance)
Afar

36D
Bright thoughts
Ideas

37D
What a photographer frequently tells people to do
Smile

38D
Current Russian leader Vladimir
Putin

39D
“What ___ could I do?” (“I had no choice”)
Else

40D
Cyberspace auction site
Ebay

41D
Detest
Hate

42D
1978 Village People hit
YMCA

43D
Longoria who’s an executive producer of ABC’s “Grand Hotel”
Eva

44D
Place for gloss
Lip