12/11/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/11/22
People Sunday

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1A
Actress ___ Pinkett Smith
Jada

5A
Thumb drive’s port: Abbr.
USB

8A
Tool that’s similar to a shovel
Spade

13A
Skin-care brand with a Retinol24 line
Olay

14A
Fatal Affair actress Long
Nia

15A
Hot ___ (drink that’s sometimes topped with mini marshmallows)
Cocoa

16A
We’ve Only Just Begun singer whose last name means a person who makes things from wood: 2 wds.
Karen Carpenter

19A
Superlative ending
Est

20A
Freddy Krueger’s street
Elm

21A
He’ll be here ___ minute now
Any

22A
Indiana Illinois or Kentucky in Monopoly: Abbr.
Ave

23A
Animal that might live in a farm filled with sand
Ant

24A
Type of dance that requires special shoes
Tap

27A
State whose capital is Augusta
Maine

30A
Nintendo console first released in 2006
Wii

31A
Lady ___ (Stefani Germanotta’s stage name)
Gaga

32A
360° host whose last name means a person who makes barrels: 2 wds.
Anderson Cooper

35A
Slow-cooked dish
Stew

36A
Thanks a ___!
Lot

37A
Rival of Sensodyne and Colgate
Crest

38A
Chilean ___ bass
Sea

39A
Buddy
Pal

40A
Pig’s enclosure
Sty

41A
Money in the middle of a poker table
Pot

42A
Insect kept by an apiarist
Bee

43A
___ on a Grecian Urn (John Keats poem)
Ode

46A
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest actress whose last name means a person who makes arrows: 2 wds.
Louise Fletcher

51A
An ___ of prevention is worth a pound of cure
Ounce

52A
Liquor whose brands include Captain Morgan and Bacardi
Rum

53A
Jewelry that might indicate someone’s marital status
Ring

54A
___ national product
Gross

55D
That’s right
Yes

56D
Toy that goes up and down: Hyph.
Yoyo

1D
It has a setup and a punch line
Joke

2D
Unfortunately … as Shakespeare would put it
Alas

3D
It could hit the bull’s-eye
Dart

4D
Agreement from the first mate
Aye

5D
I give up!
Uncle

6D
Thailand’s former name
Siam

7D
American ___ Association (lawyers’ group)
Bar

8D
Candle’s aroma
Scent

9D
Animal that may be ridden at a fancy birthday party
Pony

10D
OK you can drop the ___
Act

11D
Female antelope
Doe

12D
Place for a hearing aid
Ear

17D
Not in a million years!
Never

18D
Extreme anxiety
Panic

22D
Get ___ lease on life: 2 wds.
Anew

23D
If it ___ broke don’t fix it
Aint

24D
Word that can follow masking or Scotch
Tape

25D
They’re significantly different in a May-December romance
Ages

26D
___-time job (work that’s less than 40 hours a week)
Part

27D
Quantity that can be measured in grams
Mass

28D
Penny-___ (small-time)
Ante

29D
What comes to mind
Idea

30D
Cashmere or angora for example
Wool

31D
Spare me the ___ details
Gory

33D
Former SNL regular Jenny
Slate

34D
Eightsome
Octet

39D
Contorts for the camera
Poses

40D
Appears to be
Seems

41D
Instagram postings for short
Pics

42D
Color that can also mean sad
Blue

43D
Its state tree is the buckeye
Ohio

44D
Repudiate
Deny

45D
Therefore
Ergo

46D
Cylindrical piece of wood
Log

47D
___ Flag Means Death (HBO Max series)
Our

48D
One in Spain
Uno

49D
Cook in boiling oil
Fry

50D
React to a tearjerker
Cry