12/15/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/15/20
TV Tuesday

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1A
Purina Puppy ___
Chow

5A
Simple dwelling that might be built with mud or thatch
Hut

8A
Actress Gretchen who has a recurring role on HBO’s “Perry Mason”
Mol

11A
Have an ___ of mystery (be intriguing)
Aura

12A
Bon ___ powdered cleanser
Ami

13A
Georgia’s western neighbor: Abbr.
Ala

14A
1984 martial arts movie upon which the streaming show “Cobra Kai” is based: 3 wds.
The Karate Kid

17A
Tree whose wood is used in some wands in the Harry Potter books
Elm

18A
Alter, as the US Constitution
Amend

19A
“There’s a traitor in our ___!”
Midst

22A
Plastic ___ Band (music group formed by John and Yoko)
Ono

23A
Son of Isaac first mentioned in Genesis 25:25
Esau

24A
Pop singer Grande’s nickname
Ari

25A
Just a ___ in the machine
Cog

28A
Actor reviving his role as Daniel LaRusso in “Cobra Kai”: 2 wds.
Ralph Macchio

31A
“You’ll shoot your ___ out!” (line from “A Christmas Story”)
Eye

32A
ISP that had a pay-per-hour system until 1996
AOL

33A
Sleight of ___ (magician’s skill)
Hand

34A
US Army troops, for short
Gis

35A
Stool pigeons
Finks

36A
Use cusswords
Swear

39A
Triple ___ (liqueur in a margarita)
Sec

40A
Actor reviving his role as Johnny Lawrence in “Cobra Kai”: 2 wds.
William Zabka

45A
Elbow’s place
Arm

46A
www.clemson.___
Edu

47A
Brand of trash bags and sandwich bags
Glad

48A
He battled Agent Smith in “The Matrix”
Neo

49A
Rodent that represents the current year in the Chinese calendar
Rat

50A
“Annabelle: Creation” actress Miranda
Otto

1D
Pet that might chase a laser pointer’s beam
Cat

2D
“Could you repeat that?”
Huh

3D
Metal in its raw state
Ore

4D
Stops sleeping: 2 wds.
Wakes Up

5D
“First, do no ___” (doctors’ maxim)
Harm

6D
Actress Thurman
Uma

7D
The highest-grossing movie ever until “Avatar” beat it
Titanic

8D
“They don’t ___ ’em like they used to”
Make

9D
Actress Lena of “Alias” and “Hunters”
Olin

10D
Diane who costarred on HBO’s “Enlightened”
Ladd

15D
___ F4 (keyboard combination that closes the current window)
Alt

16D
Very personal type of music
Emo

19D
“It’s a ___ technicality”
Mere

20D
“May ___ a few words?”: 2 wds.
I Say

21D
Longtime Atlanta Brave Murphy
Dale

22D
___ tradition (the passing down of stories through the generations)
Oral

24D
“Cornflake Girl” singer Tori
Amos

25D
“Captain Marvel” actress Gemma
Chan

26D
Hog’s comment
Oink

27D
Deities
Gods

29D
Like a gorilla’s body compared to a human’s
Hairier

30D
Musical for which Catherine Zeta-Jones won an Oscar
Chicago

34D
Actress Gadot who plays Wonder Woman
Gal

35D
Shriner’s red hat
Fez

36D
Aquatic bird with a long, flexible neck
Swan

37D
Electrical cord
Wire

38D
“Sesame Street” monster who took off in popularity in the 1980s
Elmo

39D
Filthy reading material
Smut

41D
Junior prosecutor: Abbr.
Ada

42D
Toasted sandwich with three main ingredients, for short
BLT

43D
“Friendsgiving” star Dennings
Kat

44D
Shakespeare’s “Much ___ About Nothing”
Ado