8/9/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/9/24
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1A
Pay-___-view programming
Per

4A
Laboratory rodent
Rat

7A
Shape up or ___ out!
Ship

11A
Tool used by lumberjacks and firefighters
Axe

12A
___ discount (on sale): 2 wds.
At A

13A
Like something that airs on TV as it happens
Live

14A
Shoe polish container
Tin

15A
Though shalt ___ steal
Not

16A
Place that’s safe from danger
Haven

17A
Hall of Fame Braves pitcher: 2 wds.
Tom Glavine

20A
Fish that may be electric
Eel

21A
It borders Wales and Scotland: Abbr.
Eng

22A
Rideshare alternative to Lyft
Uber

25A
Magazine whose mascot is Alfred E. Neuman
Mad

26A
What a modest person lacks
Ego

29A
Batting award won four times by 17-Across and once by 39-Across: 2 wds.
Silver Slugger

33A
Device for replenishing your spending money: Abbr.
Atm

34A
Jethro Tull singer Anderson
Ian

35A
Stare at lustily
Ogle

36A
High-tech movie effects: Abbr.
Cgi

37A
Clean ___ whistle: 2 wds.
As A

39A
Hall of Fame Braves pitcher: 2 wds.
John Smotlz

43A
Lean to the right, like italics
Slant

45A
Supercomputer in the novels 2001 and 2010
Hal

46A
Delaware Blue ___ (type of chicken)
Hen

48A
Evergreen tree related to the fir and the spruce
Pine

49A
Submachine gun in service since 1954
Uzi

50A
Intense rage
Ire

51A
Designer ___ Saint Laurent
Yves

52A
___ Lasso (former Jason Sudeikis sitcom)
Ted

53A
Can you hear me ____?
Now

1D
Sajak who retired from hosting Wheel of Fortune in June
Pat

2D
I just missed my ___! (cry from an inattentive highway driver)
Exit

3D
Nevada gambling city
Reno

4D
Driving ___ (place to practice golf)
Range

5D
Ring-shaped coral formation
Atoll

6D
Farewell!: Hyph.
Tata

7D
Language usually avoided in formal writing
Slang

8D
Home where honey is made
Hive

9D
So ___ heard
Ive

10D
Quill, for example
Pen

16D
Person who worships Ganesha and Lakshmi
Hindu

18D
Game show creator Griffin
Merv

19D
Meat served in cutlets
Veal

22D
____ Today (newspaper)
Usa

23D
Sank one’s teeth into
Bit

24D
Shade-providing tree
Elm

25D
Web portal released alongside Windows 95
Msn

26D
Food that may be hard-boiled or soft-boiled
Egg

27D
Hairstyling goo
Gel

28D
California’s northern neighbor: Abbr.
Ore

30D
Number of sides on a stop sign
Eight

31D
Precipitation that could ruin an outdoor concert
Rain

32D
Hockey score
Goal

36D
Traffic pylons
Cones

37D
Knock the socks off of
Amaze

38D
Geometric shape such as a cube or cylinder
Solid

39D
Me Tarzan, you ___
Jane

40D
Eyes Wide ___ (Nicole Kidman movie)
Shut

41D
Slender
Thin

42D
Number that’s neither positive nor negative
Zero

43D
Intelligence agent
Spy

44D
Actress Tyler
Liv

47D
In mint condition
New