8/16/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/16/23
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Punk rocker ___ Vicious
Sid

4A
Stones in the centers of peaches and plums
Pits

8A
Book’s storyline
Plot

12A
The Tell-Tale Heart author
Poe

13A
Take ___ of celibacy (make a priest’s promise): 2 wds.
Avow

14A
Homeowner’s complete overhaul for short
Reno

15A
Lamb’s mom
Ewe

16A
Scrabble or Scattergories say
Game

17A
Wouldn’t hurt ___ (is harmless): 2 wds.
A Fly

18A
Bugsy actor who starred as George in the movie Shampoo: 2 wds.
Warren Beatty

21A
Paleozoic ___ (period of history)
Era

22A
Explosive material: Abbr.
TNT

23A
It might be composed using free verse
Poem

26A
Peter Parker’s best friend in the Spider-Man franchise
Ned

27A
Of that ___ (of the same sort)
Ilk

30A
Doctor Zhivago actress who played Jackie in Shampoo: 2 wds.
Julie Christie

34A
___ Lanka (country near India)
Sri

35A
Kilmer who was in Top Secret! and Top Gun
Val

36A
Cable channel for armchair jocks
ESPN

37A
Vim
Pep

38A
Crunchy sandwich at a luncheonette: Abbr.
BLT

40A
Star Wars actress who made her film debut as Lorna in Shampoo: 2 wds.
Carrie Fisher

46A
Vast Mongolian desert
Gobi

47A
The Handmaid’s ___
Tale

48A
Yes to Parisians
Oui

49A
Breezed through like an exam
Aced

50A
Big ___ elephant: 2 wds.
As An

51A
Large jar that might contain ashes
Urn

52A
Fill to the gills
Sate

53A
___ get ready to rumble!
Lets

54A
Fishing pole
Rod

1D
Spit out as lava from a volcano
Spew

2D
The Bridges of Madison County state
Iowa

3D
Animal whose meat is called venison
Deer

4D
Device that signals that a table is ready at a restaurant
Pager

5D
The first of the ex-Mrs. Donald Trumps
Ivana

6D
The Taj Mahal is one
Tomb

7D
More sugary
Sweeter

8D
Actor Chris of Parks and Recreation
Pratt

9D
Dominant hand for about 10% of people
Left

10D
___ the Lonely (Roy Orbison song)
Only

11D
Something Santa might bring a kid
Toy

19D
Next scale notes after do: 2 wds.
Remi

20D
Me myself ___: 2 wds.
And I

23D
Two-piece sleepwear for short
PJs

24D
In the year of ___ Lord (what A.D. means)
Our

25D
Actor Goree of Prime Video’s The Peripheral
Eli

26D
Organization with the Avalanche and the Lightning: Abbr.
NHL

27D
___ a Small World (After All)
Its

28D
___ Smackers (cosmetic product aimed at young girls)
Lip

29D
Ryan Gosling’s role in Barbie
Ken

31D
Never Have I ___ (Netflix series)
Ever

32D
Ottawa for Canada
Capital

33D
Backdrops for stage productions
Sets

37D
Opposite of shame
Pride

38D
Note that’s equivalent to A-sharp: Hyph.
B Flat

39D
Claims on property as for unpaid taxes
Liens

40D
World of ___-Cola (Atlanta museum)
Coca

41D
Assist a fellow criminal
Abet

42D
At ___ soldier!
Ease

43D
The number before the colon on a digital clock
Hour

44D
Monetary unit in Germany and the Netherlands
Euro

45D
Outside part of a squash
Rind

46D
Hybrid cars use less of it than usual
Gas