8/1/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/1/24
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1A
Turn to a lower light setting
Dim

4A
Parts of rotisserie ovens
Spits

9A
Upper limbs
Arms

13A
Flightless bird from Australia
Emu

14A
Actor George whose catchphrase is Oh myyy
Takei

15A
Hawaiian party
Luau

16A
Muscle used in pull-ups, for short
Lat

17A
Home of sharks and whales
Ocean

18A
Formation of people who are waiting
Line

19A
2020 Black pint and Selena Gomez hit whose title is a sweet treat: 2 wds.
Ice Cream

21A
Units of heredity in biology
Genes

22A
WKRP in Cincinnati character Nessman
Les

23A
Unnaturally pale-looking
Wan

24A
Group that objected to Lady Gaga’s meat dress: Abbr.
Peta

27A
Tiny particle with protons, electrons, and neutrons
Atom

29A
Special ___ (counterterrorism activities)
Ops

32A
2020 Black pint hit whose title is a question: 4 wds.
How You Like That

36A
Any port __ storm: 2 wds.
In A

37A
Get ready, for short
Prep

38A
Oh, pardon me!
Oops

39A
Fountain ___ (calligrapher’s tool)
Pen

40A
Government department once headed by George H.W. Bush: Abbr.
Cia

42A
Preson from Italy’s capital
Roman

45A
2022 Blackpint hit whose title means to turn something off: 2 wds.
Shtudown

50A
Purple flower that blooms in late spring
Iris

51A
Slide at a water park
Chute

52A
In the ___ hours (ong after midnight)
Wee

53A
Group of actors
Cast

54A
Material in jeggings and overalls
Denim

55A
Ghost Rider actress Mendes
Eva

56A
What ___ is there to do?
Else

57A
Fully fills
Sates

58A
Ready to go
Set

1D
Shop that sells subs
Deli

2D
Desktop computer from Apple
iMac

3D
Command to silence your mic, on Zoom
Mute

4D
Place to shop
Store

5D
Walks to and fro
Paces

6D
Furniture chain that also sells meatballs
Ikea

7D
Side in a sports match
Team

8D
Commit a religious no-no
Sin

9D
Jeremy ___ White (star of The Bear)
Allen

10D
Render unusable
Ruin

11D
Hair on a lion
Mane

12D
Seeks legal damages from
Sues

20D
Material that can be sculpted with the hands
Clay

21D
Monopoly, Mastermind, or mah-jongg
Game

23D
Chinese cooking implement
Wok

24D
___ Beta Kappa
Phi

25D
Billion-year period
Eon

26D
Airline acquired by American in 2001: Abbr.
Twa

27D
Schweppes ginger ____
Ale

28D
Reward for a waiter’s service
Tip

29D
The jig is up!
Oho

30D
Easy-to-swallow food for infants
Pap

31D
Lombard and Haight, in San Francisco: Abbr.
Sts

33D
Type of tennis tournament
Open

34D
Decorative planter
Urn

35D
Mushroom Kingdom citizen, in Nintendo’s Mario franchise
Toad

39D
Sticky stuff in an elementary-school art class
Paste

40D
Pet name for an adorable person
Cutie

41D
Parts of a meeting’s agenda
Items

42D
Staple grain in Chinese cuisine
Rice

43D
___ arguments (certain presentations in court)
Oral

44D
I don’t Want to ___ a Thing (Aerosmith hit)
Miss

45D
The Mets’ former stadium
Shea

46D
Mad About You star Helen
Hunt

47D
Needs to repay
Owes

48D
I don’t believe ___ met
Weve

49D
Well-groomed
Neat

51D
1990s alternatives to LPs and cassettes: Abbr.
Cds