12/15/18 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/15/18
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1A
Card that’s required for a blackjack
Ace

4A
Rancher’s unit of land
Acre

8A
Cocktail party conversation
Chat

12A
Chuckle in an online message
LOL

13A
Doggone it!
Drat

14A
Lieutenant or private for example
Rank

15A
Female in a flock
Ewe

16A
Wire material used in screens
Mesh

17A
Low female singing voice
Alto

18A
Animals that are the focus of 39-Across’s work
Chimpanzees

21A
Large house plus its grounds
Estate

23A
Vote of disapproval
Nay

24A
Satisfied sound from a cat
Purr

25A
Space-saving bed
Cot

26A
Compete
Vie

29A
Person such as 39-Across who studies apes and monkeys
Primatologist

33A
Bit of a minute: Abbr.
Sec

34A
Conservative US political party: Abbr.
Gop

35A
You have no ___ what’s involved here
Idea

36A
Elation
Joy

37A
Neighbor of Jordan and Syria
Israel

39A
Trailblazing 84-year-old English scientist: 2 wds.
Jane Goodall

43A
Better than ___
Ever

44A
Time for two days away from work!: Abbr.
TGIF

45A
Bratty little scamp
IMP

48A
Tie up at harbor
Dock

49A
Anti-irritant used in some tissues
Aloe

50A
It consists mostly of nitrogen
Air

51A
Pen liquids
Inks

52A
The sun never ___ on the British Empire
Sets

53A
Vocalize
Say

1A
Fermented alcoholic drink
Ale

2D
Animal on a roundup
Cow

3D
___ Company (square on a Monopoly board)
Electric

4D
Allow to enter
Admit

5D
___ brûlée (custard dessert)
Creme

6D
Sound of a scratchy voice
Rasp

7D
Gasoline additive made from corn
Ethanol

8D
2006 hit for Gnarls Barkley
Crazy

9D
___ and hearty (in good health)
Hale

10D
Small required bet in a card game
Ante

11D
Possible boxing match results: Abbr.
TKOs

19D
Damage
Harm

20D
Alliance that Ukraine and Georgia are aspiring members of: Abbr.
NATO

21D
Omar who starred in Love & Basketball
Epps

22D
Having no doubt
Sure

25D
Patrol car driver
Cop

26D
Sweet onions from Georgia
Vidalias

27D
Gotcha that makes sense: 2 wds.
I See

28D
Phrase that shortens a list of people: 2 wds.
Etal

30D
Awestruck
Agog

31D
Corollas and Camrys for example
Toyotas

32D
Boy’s opposite
Girl

36D
Yanks quickly
Jerks

37D
Person who’s no brainiac
Idiot

38D
Vaults for valuables
Safes

39D
___ High Council (group in Star Wars movies)
Jedi

40D
Doorbell-ringing cosmetics company
Avon

41D
Where a man’s Adam’s apple is
Neck

42D
Gaze at lewdly
Ogle

46D
Hamm who’s in the National Soccer Hall of Fame
Mia

47D
Be a snoop
Pry