8/16/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/16/24
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1A
Take a ___ in the right direction
Step

5A
Small sample of soup
Sip

8A
Open ___ night (when amateurs get to perform in public)
Mic

11A
Yellow barrier at a police scene
Tape

12A
Mr. Universe or Vice President, for example
Title

14A
Manjula’s husband, on The Simpsons
Apu

15A
Button to hit to quit an online game
Exit

16A
Tests taken before a panel
Orals

17A
Actor Faxon who had a recurring role on Our Flag Means Death
Nat

18A
Dallas Cowboys linebacker who was the 2021 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year: 2 wds.
Micah Parsons

21A
Carry with much effort
Lug

22A
Was it something I ___?
Said

24A
Engine additive brand
Stp

27A
Xena: Warrior Princess star Lawless
Lucy

30A
New player who’s stuck on level 1, in gamer slang
Noob

32A
Houston Texans defensive end who was the 2023 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year: 3 wds.
Will Anderson Jr

36A
Quickly run away
Flee

37A
Rotating rod at a pig roast
Spit

38A
Break down crying
Sob

39A
Part of a plane that’s furthest to the back
Tail

41A
Traveling through
Via

43A
New York Jets cornerback who was the 2022 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year: 2 wds.
Sauce Gardner

50A
The Godfather costar Vigoda
Abe

52A
Person who strikes poses on a runway
Model

53A
Quick note to coworkers
Memo

54A
Give the ___ to (approve)
Nod

55A
Parts of a PDF or a book
Pages

56A
Pet food brand with a Purrfect Delicacies line
Iams

57A
___ many cooks spoil the broth
Too

58A
Enclosure on a pig farm
Sty

59A
Flat surface on a baby’s high chair
Tray

1D
Long part of a champagne flute
Stem

2D
Vehicle that’s hailed
Taxi

3D
Massive in scale
Epic

4D
Part of a flower used in potpourri
Petal

5D
What Michelin Guide awards to a very good restaurant
Star

6D
Societal troubles
Ills

7D
Coins in Cancun
Pesos

8D
Opulent homes for millionaires
Mansions

9D
Sierra Nevada beer type: Abbr.
Ipa

10D
I hate to ___ you off, but …
Cut

12D
Tom Cruise film with a Maverick sequel: 2 wds.
Top Gun

13D
Pulitzer-winning radio personality Glass
Ira

19D
___ Hoop (ring that’s spun around the waist)
Hula

20D
Prefix for bot or second
Nano

23D
Place to practice judo or jujitsu
Dojo

24D
Personal ad letters whose full form is the name of a 1992 Bridget Fonda thriller
Swf

25D
Message from a pinball machine that’s been jostled too much
Tilt

26D
Feel free!: 2 wds.
Please Do

28D
Music purchase in the 1990s: Abbr.
Cds

29D
Okey dokey
Yep

31D
Gimme a sec, in texting
Brb

33D
General in The Last Jedi
Leia

34D
Batman and the Joker, for example
Rivals

35D
Tend to a pot of chili
Stir

40D
Chunks of undercooked mashed potatoes
Lumps

42D
Allow entrance
Admit

44D
Jacket
Coat

45D
Deliberately provocative
Edgy

46D
Good golly
Gee

47D
Close at hand
Near

48D
Wednesday actress Myers
Emma

49D
Optimistic, as an outlook
Rosy

50D
Insect whose sting causes a red spot
Ant

51D
Appropriate name of the ghost in Mario games
Boo