8/4/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/4/22
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
___ the pot (get people riled up)
Stir

5A
Golfer Furyk
Jim

8A
Don’t sit still
Move

12A
___-Cola
Coca

13A
Make ___ of (find a function for)
Use

14D
Become increasingly narrow like a candle
Taper

15A
Tiny bit of matter
Atom

16A
Accessory that goes around the neck
Tie

17A
Studio sign that means broadcasting live: 2 wds.
On Air

18A
Dollars and cents
Money

20D
2012 Adele hit that was the first James Bond theme to debut in the top 10 on Billboard’s Hot 100
Sky Fall

22A
The present moment
Now

24A
Oh for crying ___ loud!
Out

25A
___ of spades (highest card in bridge)
Ace

28A
Canoe-like watercraft
Kayak

31D
Witches of ___ End (former Lifetime series)
East

35A
2011 follow-up to Rolling in the Deep that was Adele’s second straight #1 single: 3 wds.
Some One Like You

38A
Kentucky gold depository Fort ___
Knox

39A
Absurdly silly
Inane

40A
Most commonly spoken language in the US: Abbr.
Eng

41A
Carrie ___ Inaba
Ann

43A
Sparkling jewel
Gem

45A
2021 song that became Adele’s eighth top 10 hit on the Hot 100: 3 wds.
Oh My God

49A
Day and ___ (constantly)
Night

53A
Hill for skiers
Slope

54D
Janitor’s tool stored in a bucket
Mop

56A
Film ___ (gritty crime genre)
Noir

57A
Person who’s reached the age of majority
Adult

58A
Longoria who was the highest-paid TV actress in 2011
Eva

59A
Protective cover for a smartphone
Case

60D
I Think ___ Alone Now (1987 Tiffany hit)
Were

61A
NBC drama series ___ Amsterdam
New

62A
If all ___ fails …
Else

1A
Get-rich-quick scheme most likely
Scam

2A
Terrier who followed Dorothy down the Yellow Brick Road
Toto

3A
Gay ___ (celebrity like Lady Gaga or Diana Ross)
Icon

4D
Japanese noodle soup
Ramen

5D
Stick out
Jut

6D
Wife and sister of Osiris
Isis

7D
Gentle and introverted
Meek

8D
Marine mammal found in Florida
Manatee

9D
Lustrous gem that’s often milky-white with rainbow glints
Opal

10D
Covering for a bride’s face
Veil

11D
___ on the side of caution
Err

14D
Soy protein that comes in soft and super firm varieties
Tofu

19D
Artist Ono who appears in The Beatles: Get Back on Disney
Yoko

21D
Harnessing together like a pair of oxen
Yoking

23D
Moon phase that’s the reverse of waxing
Waning

25D
___ a silly question …
Ask

26D
Prisoner for short
Con

27D
Music genre with moody lyrics
Emo

29D
Japanese currency
Yen

30D
Apple pie ___ mode: 2 wds.
Ala

32D
Vote that’s similar to yea
Aye

33D
Prodigal ___
Son

34D
___-of-war (game using a rope)
Tug

36D
Make an ___ of (punish someone to warn others)
Example

37D
Exceptionally sharp or observant
Keen

42D
Putin’s no
Nyet

44D
Chop up very finely in a recipe
Mince

45D
Quaint adjective that often precedes shoppe
Olde

46D
60 minutes
Hour

47D
Foreboding sign of things to come
Omen

48D
Bird associated with antiwar people
Dove

50D
Score made by a soccer player
Goal

51D
Snaky sound
Hiss

52D
Sycamore or sequoia say
Tree

53D
Glimpsed
Saw

55D
___ Patrol: The Movie (2021 animated film)
Paw