8/5/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/5/23
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1A
Father
Dad

4A
Degree that may follow a master’s: Abbr.
PHD

7A
Any farm harvest
Crop

11A
Zero people: 2 wds.
No One

13A
Jamie ___ Curtis of the Halloween franchise
Lee

14A
Justice Gorsuch of the Supreme Court
Neil

15A
Egrets and eagles for example
Birds

16A
Prohibition ___ (when alcohol was illegal)
Era

17A
Prefix meaning one billionth
Nano

18A
Gone With the Wind star who flew combat missions for the US Army Air Forces during World War II: 2 wds.
Clark Gable

21A
Where a rainbow forms
Sky

22A
Ending for Canton or Siam
Ese

23A
Underwater vessels for short
Subs

25A
Conference that includes the University of Miami: Abbr.
ACC

28A
Made a dash for it
Ran

31A
They’re put into oboes and bassoons
Reeds

34A
Death Wish star who flew combat missions for the US Army during World War II: 2 wds.
Charles Bronson

38A
Spooky
Eerie

39A
Bale in a barn
Hay

40A
Fifth note of the scale
Sol

41A
Animal with horns and a beard
Goat

43A
What billboards display
Ads

46A
Owner of the V-8 Café in the movie Cars
Flo

48A
Cool Hand Luke star who flew combat missions for the US Navy during World War II: 2 wds.
Paul Newman

54A
Touch down on an airport’s tarmac
Land

56A
Executive’s degree often: Abbr.
MBA

57A
Spacious
Roomy

58A
Rarely if ___ (very seldom)
Ever

59A
Paper Mate product
Pen

60A
Protective band for a knee
Brace

61A
August 5 2023 for example
Date

62A
My lips ___ sealed
Are

63A
So far
Yet

1D
Animated girl whose sidekick was Boots the monkey
Dora

2D
Tennis great Agassi
Andre

3D
They may have roll tops
Desks

4D
No contest for example
Plea

5D
Thyme or parsley for example
Herb

6D
Distributes poker cards
Deals

7D
Informative channel that debuted in 1980
CNN

8D
Evaluate again
Reassess

9D
Sound from a pig
Oink

10D
Ruse
Ploy

11D
Network that’s aired Today since 1952
NBC

12D
Lubricate
Oil

19D
Roberts’s costar in Pretty Woman
Gere

20D
Coin in Finland and France
Euro

24D
Actor Affleck who plays Batman in The Flash
Ben

25D
___ in the hole (hidden advantage)
Ace

26D
Fidel Castro colleague Guevara
Che

27D
Fishing item sometimes found on an obstacle course: 2 wds.
Cargo Net

29D
Gray fallout from a volcano
Ash

30D
Pro hoopsters’ group: Abbr.
NBA

32D
Scooby-___
Doo

33D
Comedy show that has received over 300 Emmy nominations so far: Abbr.
SNL

35D
___ de Janeiro
Rio

36D
Make a jump
Leap

37D
TV host Seacrest
Ryan

42D
Florida city located on a bay of the same name
Tampa

44D
Roller ___ (contact sport)
Derby

45D
Declared under oath
Swore

46D
Hurried away
Fled

47D
Red fallout from a volcano
Lava

49D
Company that links over 3.5 million drivers to passengers
Uber

50D
Actor Nathan of Only Murders in the Building
Lane

51D
Castle’s watery ring
Moat

52D
Mayfair Witches cable channel
AMC

53D
Holiday when people count down the seconds: Abbr.
Nye

55D
Hip-hop’s Dr. ___
Dre