8/18/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/18/23
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1A
Film director ___ Van Sant
Gus

4A
Jurassic World Dominion actor ___ Sy
Omar

8A
Worship from ___ (secretly love)
Afar

12A
Now it all makes sense!
Aha

13A
Clownfish in Finding Dory
Nemo

14A
Country that’s the source of the Amazon River
Peru

15A
NHL team based in New York that has never won the Stanley Cup: 2 wds.
Buffalo Sabres

18A
Froth on a cold beer
Head

19A
Droopiness that could be fixed by a face-lift
Sag

20A
Squealer or snitch
Rat

21A
Take into police custody
Nab

23A
Federal group that sponsors a program called WaterSense: Abbr.
EPA

25A
One, in Barcelona
Uno

28A
___ with the same brush (criticizes similarly)
Tars

31A
Song composed by Verdi, perhaps
Aria

34A
NHL team baesd in St. Paul that has never won the Stanley Cup: 2 wds.
Minnesota Wild

37A
Not guilty ___ (courtroom declaration)
Plea

38A
Purposefully overlook, as for an awards show
Snub

39A
___ Poke (retro caramel candy)
Slo

40A
Compound used in some drain cleaners
Lye

42A
Sister’s sibling, for short
Bro

44A
Boxer Muhammad or Laila
Ali

46A
Document created by a cartographer
Map

49A
2012 movie that’s tied with Gigi and CODA as Best Picture with the shortest title
Argo

52A
NHL team based in California that has never won the Stanley Cup: 2 wds.
San Jose Sharks

56A
Furniture chain that also serves meatballs
Ikea

57A
Salt’s partner in a hip-hop group
Pepa

58A
Where County Cork is: Abbr.
Ire

59A
Houseplant such as a fiddlehead
Fern

60A
Ambitious bid in contract bridge
Slam

61A
___ Factor (cosmetics line)
Max

1D
Chatter away endlessly
Gab

2D
Casual negative: Hyph.
Uhuh

3D
Place for valuable document
Safe

4D
Out for dinner with someone new, perhaps: 3 wds.
On a Date

5D
Jazz singer Torme
Mel

6D
Famous ___ (brand of cookies)
Amos

7D
Santa ___ (city in California)
Rosa

8D
Police alert: Abbr.
APB

9D
Italian luxury sports cars
Ferraris

10D
Length times width, for a rectangle
Area

11D
Reddish sign of wear on an old car
Rust

16D
Devoted follower
Fan

17D
Gorw more mature
Age

22D
Low-pitched guitar with four strings
Bass

24D
Leopard’s foot
Paw

25D
Baseball rule enforcer, for short
Ump

26D
Zilch
Nil

27D
Comedian’s short joke: Hyph.
One Liner

29D
Hillbily Elegy director Howard
Ron

30D
Part of a ticket that’s retained by the customer
Stub

32D
___ tell you what …
Ill

33D
Ruckus
Ado

35D
Negative parliamentary vote
Nay

36D
Isaac’s father, in the Bible
Abraham

41D
Genre of the 2001 song Understanding in a Car Crash
Emo

43D
____ reasonable facsimile thereof: 2 wds.
Ora

44D
That ain’t gonna happen! 2 wds.
As If

45D
Body of water that a summer cottage might be near
Lake

47D
Snakes that were symbols of Egyptian royalty
Asps

48D
Slip on a banana ____
Peel

50D
The ____ Reaper
Grim

51D
Vegetable deep-fried as a Southern side dish
Okra

53D
First page of a 12-page calendar: Abbr.
Jan

54D
Place to go for a soak and a massage
Spa

55D
Masters of ___ (2013-2016 Showtime series)
Sex