12/12/19 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/12/19
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Hair ___ (barrette)
Clip

5A
___ for tat (appropriate response)
Tit

8A
30-second spots on TV often
Ads

11A
Move slowly like molasses
Ooze

12A
Fictional explorer played by Isabela Moner in a 2019 movie
Dora

13A
China’s chairman from 1949 to 1976
Mao

14A
It’s a ___ point (It doesn’t actually matter)
Moot

15A
Tiny unit of matter
Atom

16A
2019 and 2020 for example: Abbr.
Yrs

17A
LA hip-hop artist who won a 2019 Grammy for Best Rap Performance for Bubblin: 2 wds.
Anderson Paak

20A
It’s between a lake and an ocean in size
Sea

21A
Remarked
Said

22A
Roth who directed 2018’s Death Wish remake
Eli

25A
Singer DiFranco with such albums as Evolve and Reprieve
Ani

27A
A little moist
Damp

30A
LA hip-hop artist who was nominated for eight Grammys in 2019: 2 wds.
Kendrick Lamar

34A
Lighten (up)
Ease

35A
Catch ___ later!
You

36A
2015 comedy starring Melissa McCarthy as a CIA agent
Spy

37A
Blue-green
Teal

40A
Maple syrup is made from it
Sap

42A
Late LA hip-hop artist nominated for a 2019 Grammy for Best Rap Album for Victory Lap: 2 wds.
Nipsey Hussle

47A
Members of your family
Kin

48A
___ I made myself clear?
Have

49A
Excuse me …
Ahem

50A
End of some company names: Abbr.
Inc

51A
Done
Over

52A
Weaving machine
Loom

53A
Bumped into
Met

54A
Actor Studi who received an Academy Honorary Award in 2019
Wes

55A
___ Lisa (Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece)
Mona

1D
Condition of a long-unconscious hospital patient
Coma

2D
Diving bird that’s a symbol of Canada
Loon

3D
Sport shirt brand that is heavily associated with the 1980s
Izod

4D
Oh for ___ sake!
Petes

5D
1980s band whose biggest hit was Africa
Toto

6D
Actor Jeremy of HBO’s Watchmen
Irons

7D
Florida city where football’s Outback Bowl is held
Tampa

8D
Actress who played Lynne Cheney in Vice: 2 wds.
Amy Adams

9D
Opposite of light in terms of color
Dark

10D
Brand of soapy steel wool scouring pads
Sos

12D
Bottled water brand
Dasani

18D
___-view mirror
Rear

19D
Elton John musical based on an opera
Aida

22D
___ out an existence (barely manage to survive)
Eke

23D
Actress Seydoux of The Grand Budapest Hotel
Lea

24D
Natural impulse
Instinct

26D
Slick and frozen like some sidewalks in winter
Icy

28D
It might display state borders
Map

29D
Ask intrusive questions
Pry

31D
Like the end of a swimming pool where the diving board is
Deep

32D
Okay for Orthodox Jews to eat
Kosher

33D
Honolulu feast
Luau

38D
Put on ___ (what a troupe of entertainers might do): 2 wds.
A Show

39D
Don’t ___ me hanging! (Tell me your decision!)
Leave

41D
Sacred hymn
Psalm

42D
Number of justices on the Supreme Court
Nine

43D
Fashion designer ___ Saint Laurent
Yves

44D
Scat!
Shoo

45D
Ponce de ___ (Spanish conquistador)
Leon

46D
Zombieland: Double Tap costar Stone
Emma

47D
One of the Kardashian sisters
Kim