12/10/16 Answer Daily Celebrity Crossword

12/10/16
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1A
Divisions of a tennis match
Sets

5A
“The ___ and the Pendulum” (Edgar Allan Poe story)
Pit

8A
Noise made with the thumb and middle finger
Snap

12A
Look at lustfully
Ogle

13A
Night before Christmas
Eve

14A
“Glee” character who had a fake stutter
Tina

15A
Greek philosopher who taught Plato
Socrates

17A
Mythical Tibetan creature
Yeti

18A
By way of, on a GPS
Via

19A
Temporarily stopped
Halted

21A
Chopped into small cubes
Diced

24A
Red hat with a tassel
Fez

25A
Unpleasant aroma
Odor

26A
Former Olympic figure skater Lipinski
Tara

29A
Enjoy a snowy slope
Ski

32A
“Anchorman: The Legend of ___ Burgundy”
Ron

33A
Retiring US senator Barbara from California
Boxer

34A
“State of the Union” cable channel
CNN

35A
1980s sitcom featuring a furry alien
Alf

36A
Thin plant in a swamp
Reed

37A
“___ I Was Your Man” (2013 Bruno Mars hit)
When

38A
Utilize
Use

40A
Prepares, like homemade beer
Brews

41A
Place to play air hockey and pinball
Arcade

44A
Greens ____ (charge at a golf course)
Fee

45A
Curl up like a snake
Coil

46A
French philosopher who wrote “Candide”
Voltaire

51A
Thoroughly defeat
Rout

52A
Farm female who might be shorn
Ewe

53A
Animal that’s similar to a frog
Toad

54A
Online vendor of handicrafts
Etsy

55D
Jimbo’s friend on “South Park”
Ned

56D
Plays the kazoo
Hums

1D
“Rescue this sinking ship!”
SOS

2D
Sense of self-worth
Ego

3D
R&B group with T-Boz, Left Eye, and Chili
TLC

4D
Waiter or waitress
Server

5D
“I’d Rather Go Naked than Wear Fur” organization: Abbr.
PETA

6D
“From what ___ heard …”
Ive

7D
New Age musician John who once hosted “Entertainment Tonight”
Tesh

8D
Chicago-___ pizza
Style

9D
German philosopher who wrote about the “will to power”
Nietzsche

10D
____ meridiem (what “a.m.” stands for)
Ante

11D
Took care of a bill
Paid

16D
Financial ___ (monetary assistance for students)
Aid

20D
Way off in the distance
Afar

21D
“____ the Explorer”
Dora

22D
Greatly adored celebrity
Idol

23D
Chinese philosopher whose writings are the basis of a religion
Confucius

26D
Tic-tac-____
Toe

27D
Brand of body spray
Axe

28D
“Little ____ Corvette” (Prince song)
Red

30D
Was completely sure of
Knew

31D
Bed-and-breakfasts
Inns

33D
Raised, as show dogs
Bred

37D
Christmas garland on a door
Wreath

39D
Flavor that isn’t sweet, sour, bitter, or umami
Salty

40D
Racetrack transaction
Bet

41D
Unit of forestland
Acre

42D
___ beer float (soda fountain order)
Root

43D
Tied in a score
Even

44D
Hightailed it
Fled

47D
“You ___ it to yourself …”
Owe

48D
Debtor’s note
IOU

49D
Male counter part of 52-Across
Ram

50D
Publication executives: Abbr.
Eds