12/12/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/12/21
People Sunday

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1A
Seize, as a suspect
Nab

4A
18-wheeler
Semi

8A
Andy who sang the 1978 #1 hit “Shadow Dancing”
Gibb

12A
“Penny Dreadful” actress Green
Eva

13A
“Just think it ___”
Over

14A
Where Laos and Lebanon are
Asia

15A
1961 musical for which Rita Moreno won an Oscar: 3 wds.
West Side Story

18A
Black residue in a fireplace
Soot

19A
___ a hand (helps out)
Lends

20A
Worms, in fishing
Bait

22A
Olympic swords
Epees

25A
“Lou Grant” star who died in August
Asner

27A
___ & Tina Turner (1960s-1970s R&B duo)
Ike

28A
The ___ (band with the rock opera “Tommy”)
Who

31A
Kids’ program for which Rita Moreno won an Emmy: 3 wds.
The Muppet Show

34A
Group of tennis games
Set

35A
Start a legal case against
Sue

36A
Take part in a school bee
Spell

37A
Member of the losing team in the 2021 World Series
Astro

39A
Young blokes
Lads

40A
Type of cropped pants named for an Italian island
Capri

43A
“You haven’t changed ___!”: 2 wds.
A Bit

45A
2017-2020 sitcom for which Rita Moreno was nominated for three Critics’ Choice Awards: 5 wds.
One Day At A Time

50A
“Hold ___ your hat!” (“It’s gonna be bumpy!”): 2 wds.
Onto

51A
Competitor of Lyft
Uber

52A
Dine on
Eat

53A
Person of equal standing
Peer

54A
Passionate desire
Lust

55A
“Rah, rah, ___-boom-bah!”
Sis

1A
Never-before-seen
New

2A
La Brea or Vineland, in Los Angeles: Abbr.
Ave

3D
Bed for a younger baby
Bassinet

4D
Unexceptional: Hyph.
Soso

5D
Online announcement for a social gathering
Evite

6D
“Chicago ___” (NBC drama)
Med

7D
Cillian Murphy’s homeland: Abbr.
Ire

8D
Tech mogul and philanthropist Bill
Gates

9D
“Help ___ the way!”: 2 wds.
Is on

10D
Basketball legend Larry
Bird

11D
Howls at the moon
Bays

16D
___ pole (tribal carving)
Totem

17D
Rains pellets of ice
Sleets

20D
Mammals sometimes said to be “in the belfry”
Bats

21D
1970s tennis champ Arthur
Ashe

23D
The Pied ___ of Hamelin
Piper

24D
___ by (live hand-to-mouth)
Eke

26D
Country where Vladimir Putin is president
Russia

28D
“Breakfast of Champions” cereal
Wheaties

29D
Have in one’s grasp
Hold

30D
Flat-faced hooters
Owls

32D
___ off (postpone)
Put

33D
Banana ___ (ice cream dessert)
Split

37D
Passion
Ardor

38D
Hall & ___ (“She’s Gone” singers)
Oates

40D
Pen for a hen
Coop

41D
World War II diarist ___ Frank
Anne

42D
Longtime Cincinnati Reds player Rose
Pete

44D
Milhouse’s best friend, on “The Simpsons”
Bart

46D
Oscar-winning actor Brynner
Yul

47D
___ Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Abu

48D
___ tai (rum cocktail)
Mai

49D
Vulcans and Romulans, for example: Abbr.
Ets