8/23/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/23/23
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
What surrounds a lens in a pair of glasses
Rim

4A
Contribute to the mix
Add

7A
A ___ worse than death
Fate

11A
Metal in its original form
Ore

12A
___ window defroster (car feature)
Rear

14A
Thing that entices fish
Lure

15A
___ sum (some Chinese food)
Dim

16A
Assign a score to
Rate

17A
Spoken rather than written
Oral

18A
1983 Journey breakup song: 2 wds.
Separate Ways

21A
Vote of dissent
Nay

22A
Competed in a marathon
Ran

23A
Performs in a play
Acts

25A
Be dressed in
Wear

27A
Comfort ___ (motel chain)
Inn

30A
1981 Journey hit whose title is a question: 3 wds.
Whos Crying Now

33A
Guitarist ___ Paul
Les

34A
Legal claim against a property
Lien

35A
Government agency that operates the Food and Nutrition Service: Abbr.
USDA

36A
Little kid
Tot

37A
___-la-la (nonsense syllables)
Tra

38A
1985 Journey hit from the soundtrack of Vision Quest: 2 wds.
Only The Young

44A
Rolling in the ___ (Adele hit)
Deep

45A
Musical title character Hansen who was played by Ben Platt
Evan

46A
Not well
Ill

48A
Plunge into a pool
Dive

49A
Shop that might sell pastrami and egg salad
Deli

50A
Graphic shirt often
Tee

51A
Lost traction
Slid

52A
Red button on a remote: Abbr.
Rec

53A
Thus far
Yet

1D
Serling who hosted The Twilight Zone
Rod

2D
Tall spring flower with a blue flag variety
Iris

3D
Objects kept as souvenirs
Mementos

4D
Impressive display
Array

5D
___ Santa … (start of a child’s letter)
Dear

6D
Information that’s processed
Data

7D
Beatles song Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has ___)
Flown

8D
Overall atmosphere
Aura

9D
Carrier for cafeteria food
Tray

10D
Snaky slithery fishes
Eels

13D
Learn new job skills perhaps
Retrain

19D
Do not ___ Go do not collect $200
Pass

20D
Be worthy of
Earn

23D
Hole-punching tool
Awl

24D
Comedian played by Sara Ramirez on And Just Like That …
Che

25D
Squirmed with discomfort
Writhed

26D
Facial feature with a lid and lashes
Eye

27D
Complete craziness
Insanity

28D
Indicate agreement
Nod

29D
Rap group that included Ice Cube
NWA

31D
Mass of solidified blood
Clot

32D
Spiritual teacher
Guru

36D
Worked in Microsoft Word perhaps
Typed

37D
Mixer often paired with gin
Tonic

38D
What are the ___ of that happening?
Odds

39D
Armstrong who was the first person on the moon
Neil

40D
Shazam! Fury of the Gods star Zachary
Levi

41D
Have you ___ heard of such a thing?
Ever

42D
Prestigious school in Connecticut
Yale

43D
Show where Matthew Morrison played Will Schuester
Glee

47D
Don’t ___ me stop you!
Let