12/14/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/14/21
TV Tuesday

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1A
Liberal ___ (college study)
Arts

5A
In need of chicken soup, maybe
Ill

8A
Structure that holds back water
Dam

11A
Tiny opening in the epidermis
Pore

12A
“Impeachment: American Crime Story” actress ___ Dawn Chong
Rae

13A
Bird associated with Australia
Emu

14A
Rain really hard
Pour

15A
Texter’s “Wow!”
Omg

16A
Chris’s sister on “Family Guy”
Meg

17A
“The Following” actor who plays FBI agent Jackie Rohr on Showtime’s “City on a Hill”: 2 wds.
Kevin Bacon

20A
Abbreviation for unlisted items
Etc

21A
Reaction to a hilarious tweet, perhaps
Lol

22A
Paid athlete
Pro

25A
“The Margaret ___” (podcast named for a comedian)
Cho

27A
___ a bell (sound vaguely familiar)
Ring

30A
“Crossing Jordan” actress who plays Jackie’s wife Jenny Rohr on “City on a Hill”: 2 wds.
Jill Hennessy

33A
Mountain Dew, for one
Soda

34A
Late ___ (charge for a returning a library book late)
Fee

35A
Meat that may be cured and glazed
Ham

36A
Lie a little
Fib

38A
“That’s overly personal about yourself, don’t you think?”: Abbr.
TMI

40A
“Leverage” actor who plays Assistant District Attorney DeCourcy Ward on “City on a Hill”: 2 wds.
Aldi Shodge

44A
___ mode (topped with ice cream): 2 wds.
A La

45A
Colorful Japanese carp
Koi

46A
Movie composer Menken
Alan

48A
___ and haw (be indecisive)
Hem

49A
Take a wrong turn, for example
Err

50A
Firefighter’s sprayer
Hose

51A
Get the ___ (be fired from a job)
Axe

52A
Ruby or crimson
Red

53A
Had an unpaid balance
Owed

1D
TikTok or Venmo, for example
App

2D
Chess piece that can’t move diagonally
Rook

3D
Based on a ___ story
TRUE

4D
Launch a tennis ball
Serve

5D
Japanese cooking show with theme ingredients: 2 wds.
Iron Chef

6D
Ewe’s baby
Lamb

7D
Lawful
Legal

8D
Destroy completely, as a condemned building
Demolish

9D
1980s sitcom starring Sherman Hemsley as a church deacon
Amen

10D
___ shot (photo of a criminal)
Mug

18D
Symptom of a mosquito bite
Itch

19D
Common ___ (set of teaching standards)
Core

22D
Kids’ sleepwear, for short
PJs

23D
Brazil’s second-largest city (after São Paulo), for short
Rio

24D
Former sweetheart: 2 wds.
Old Flame

26D
Fraction equal to about 33%: 2 wds.
One Third

28D
Super-secret US government group: Abbr.
NSA

29D
Facility with treadmills and yoga mats
Gym

31D
___-back (easygoing)
Laid

32D
“Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” captain
Nemo

37D
Motorcycle enthusiast
Biker

39D
State famous for potatoes
Idaho

40D
Soccer star ___ Morgan
Alex

41D
___ loser (bad sport)
Sore

42D
Shine like lightning bugs
Glow

43D
Lighten, as a burden
Ease

44D
Swedish band whose biggest hit was 1985’s “Take On Me”: Hyph.
Aha

47D
Homer’s neighbor who says “Hi-diddly-ho!” on “The Simpsons”
Ned