8/29/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/29/23
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Ebenezer Scrooge’s grouchy interjection
Bah

4A
Retired soldier who served in wartime for short
Vet

7A
Segment of newly laid lawn
Sod

10A
Pop singer ___ Max
Ava

11A
Ooh and ___
Aah

12A
Scuba tank contents
Air

13A
He plays team owner Jerry Buss on HBO’s Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty: 3 wds.
John Creilly

16A
You’ll never get ___ with this!
Away

17A
Compliment-filled poem
Ode

18A
Place to put a dinner napkin
Lap

21A
Last letter of the Greek alphabet
Omega

25A
Performer who does flips
Acrobat

29A
___ room (play space in a house)
Rec

30A
He plays basketball legend Magic Johnson on Winning Time: 2 wds.
Quincy Isaiah

33A
Space alien’s transport: Abbr.
UFO

34A
Stage backdrop
Scenery

35A
… happily ever ___
After

38A
Metal container at a fraternity party
Keg

39A
Core training muscles
Abs

41A
Inflated self-perceptions
Egos

45A
He plays player-turned-coach Pat Riley on Winning Time: 2 wds.
Adrien Brody

49A
Mother Teresa was one
Nun

50A
___ Willie Winkie
Wee

51A
Deafening commotion
Din

52A
Affirmative reply
Yes

53A
Writer Ronan Farrow to actress Mia Farrow
Son

54A
Hey wait a ___!
Sec

1D
___ Fresh (Tex-Mex restaurant chain)
Baja

2D
Solemnly pledge
Avow

3D
Too funny!: Hyph.
Haha

4D
Carpet-cleaning device for short
Vac

5D
Lend an ___ (listen carefully)
Ear

6D
The only boy in the Huxtable family on The Cosby Show
Theo

7D
Winston-___ North Carolina
Salem

8D
___ change (common automotive service)
Oil

9D
Not wet
Dry

14D
Backpack material often
Nylon

15D
Reply from someone on the witness stand: 2 wds.
I Do

19D
Disney-owned TV network
ABC

20D
Gives money to
Pays

22D
Pennsylvania port on a Great Lake
Erie

23D
Hill-climbing cyclist’s selection
Gear

24D
Sore following a workout
Achy

25D
Light blue hue
Aqua

26D
Turned-up part of a pants leg
Cuff

27D
Quiet ___(heavy metal band with a rhyming name)
Riot

28D
Analog wristwatch’s sound
Tick

31D
___ what I mean?
See

32D
Rage
Anger

36D
Deserves as praise
Earns

37D
Cleanup hitter’s stat: Abbr.
RBI

40D
Works as a seamstress
Sews

42D
People pray to them
Gods

43D
Canine pal of Garfield
Odie

44D
Perfectly in ___ (working together well)
Sync

45D
By ___ means necessary
Any

46D
Expected as a newborn’s arrival
Due

47D
Thomas Anderson’s other identity in The Matrix
Neo

48D
Jules star Kingsley
Ben