8/5/18 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/5/18
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1A
Barrier that holds back water
Dam

4A
Computer company with a crooked E in its logo
Dell

8A
___ feeling (hunch)
Gut

11A
Covered in frozen water
Icy

12A
Canal that spans the state of New York
Erie

13A
Melody
Tune

14A
Word before “Out” and “Smart” in movie titles
Get

15A
Flap your ___ (talk a lot)
Gums

16A
Bad weather for a picnic
Rain

17A
2018 HBO miniseries starring Amy Adams as a crime reporter: 2 wds.
Sharp Objects

20A
“Nothing but ___!” (basketball phrase)
Net

21A
Bother
Irk

22A
Tickle pink
Elate

25A
“I guess it ___ just meant to be”
Was

26A
Actress McClanahan who won an Emmy in 1987
Rue

29A
With 31-Across 2014 film starring Rosamund Pike as a woman who disappeared
Gone

30A
Competed in an election
Ran

31A
See 29-Across
Girl

32A
Apollo or Ares for example
God

33A
___ cut (politician’s financial promise)
Tax

34A
“Justice League” actor Jeremy
Irons

35A
Receptionist-turned-administrator on “The Office”
Pam

36A
Happy ___ pig in mud: 2 wds.
As A

37A
Author who wrote the novels from which 17-Across and 29-/31-Across were adapted: 2 wds.
Gillian Flynn

43A
Brainstorm
Idea

44A
Info in a spreadsheet
Data

45A
“Ready ___ fire!”
Aim

47A
“Nutty” bird on the Canadian dollar coin
Loon

48A
Churchgoer’s exclamation
Amen

49A
“Never ___ million years!”: 2 wds.
In A

50A
Roker and Green for two
Als

51D
Geeky individual
Nerd

52D
Comic book supervillain Luthor
Lex

1D
___ up some dirt (find damaging information)
Dig

2D
Las Vegas WNBA team as of the 2018 season
Aces

3D
What the tale of Jason and the Argonauts is
Myth

4D
Bachelor’s or master’s for example
Degree

5D
Spew lava and ash into the air
Erupt

6D
Very long automobile
Limo

7D
The “L” in “LGBTQ “
Lesbian

8D
Green dip at a taqueria for short
Guac

9D
Watt or calorie for example
Unit

10D
Bills between fives and twenties
Tens

13D
“Star ___: The Next Generation”
Trek

18D
Starting bet in seven-card stud
Ante

19D
Students who aren’t yet seniors: Abbr.
Jrs

22D
___ foo yung (omelet dish)
Egg

23D
Bathroom in Brighton or Bristol
Loo

24D
“Hansel ___ Gretel” (fairy tale)
And

25D
Substance that polishes linoleum floors
Wax

26D
Brazilian metropolis for short
Rio

27D
Container at a crematorium
Urn

28D
Golfer Ernie who’s known as “the Big Easy”
Els

30D
Muslim month of fasting
Ramadan

31D
Hair color that many people dye
Gray

33D
Mai ___ (cocktail)
Tai

34D
Aruba or Ibiza for example
Island

35D
Formulate a strategy
Plan

36D
Not before or during
After

37D
___ monster (lizard found in Arizona)
Gila

38D
Immunity carving on “Survivor”
Idol

39D
Jennifer Lawrence and Jennifer Lopez astrologically
Leos

40D
“Stop! In the ___ of Love”
Name

41D
Body part on your fingertip
Nail

42D
Number of Supreme Court justices
Nine

46D
___ Payne (video game series)
Max