8/10/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/10/24
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1A
Sweet but Psycho singer ___ Max
Ava

4A
Celtics small forward Hauser
Sam

7A
Folk rock singer Suzanne
Vega

11A
Oreck or Hoover product, for short
Vac

12A
___ mode: 2 wds.
Ala

13A
He is ___ (phrase said on Easter)
Risen

14A
Character in the Shakespeare tragedy Hamlet who drowns
Ophelia

16A
Didn’t despair
Hoped

17A
2005-2012 series starring Mary-Louise Parker
Weeds

18A
Word that can go before box or carrier
Nail

20A
Alternative to electric, in terms of stoves
Gas

22A
Quick smell
Sniff

25A
Cleaning cloth in a diaper bag
Wipe

28A
Character in Hamlet who is stabbed while hiding behind a curtain
Polonius

31A
1600 Pennsylvania ___ (the White House’s address): Abbr.
Ave

32A
Tribute in verse
Ode

33A
Finder’s ___
Fee

34A
Character in Hamlet who drinks poison
Gertrude

37A
Bombard, as in a snowball fight
Pelt

38A
___ on (conducts surveilance of)
Spies

39A
Cutesy-___
Poo

41A
Test ____ (what Kaplan does to help teens study for the SAT, for short)
Prep

43A
Rap star’s entourage
Posse

47A
European island nation with a population of around 500,000
Malta

50A
Character in Hamlet who is struck by a poison-tipped sword (we did say the play’s a tragedy)
Laertes

52A
Constellation named for a mythical hunter
Orion

53A
Hold the deed to
Own

54A
Enforcer of baseball rules, for short
Ump

55A
Dust ___ (tiny bug)
Mite

56A
Without a doubt!
Yes

57A
Compost holder
Bin

1D
Solemnly state
Avow

2D
Use an e-cigarette
Vape

3D
Word that can follow heart or belly
Ache

4D
Dip that can be hot, medium, or mild
Salsa

5D
___ Baba and the Forty Thieves
Ali

6D
Howdy, ____ (how a cowboy might greet a woman)
Maam

7D
String quartet instrument
Violin

8D
Mind-reading power: Abbr.
Esp

9D
Cry of mild surprise
Gee

10D
Jack ___ Jill went up the hill …
And

13D
Jungle charger with a single horn
Rhino

15D
Ridged part of a coin
Edge

19D
Opposite of awake
Asleep

21D
Marital partner
Spouse

23D
Instrument similar to a piccolo
Fife

24D
Firewood or coal, for example
Fuel

25D
Animal’s tail movement
Wag

26D
As I was going to St. ____
Ives

27D
Culprit, to cops
Perp

29D
Out of the ordinary
Odd

30D
To ___ the record straight …
Set

35D
Move furtively
Tip Toe

36D
Aired as an encore presentation
Reran

37D
Having very little money
Poor

40D
Unseals
Opens

42D
Underhanded tactic
Ploy

44D
Pay ___ (employee’s financial statement)
Stub

45D
Hauler’s truck
Semi

46D
Cable channel focusing on athletics
Espn

47D
She has kids
Mom

48D
Actress Nicole ___ Parker
Ari

49D
Turned on, as a floor lamp
Lit

51D
Mind-blowing reaction
Awe