12/15/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/15/22
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Vaccination in slang
Jab

4A
Arroz ___ cubana (Spanish rice dish): 2 wds.
Ala

7A
___ Maria (type of liqueur)
Tia

10A
Uncle Sam’s land: Abbr.
USA

11A
Salary ceiling
Cap

12A
Not fresh anymore
Old

13A
The River singer who won the CMA Award for Entertainer of the Year seven times: 2 wds.
Garth Brooks

16A
Like Matt Bomer and Zachary Quinto
Gay

17A
___ in (choose to participate)
Opt

18A
Bulls and stallions for example
Males

21A
___-upmanship
One

22A
Letters From ___ Jima (Clint Eastwood film)
Iwo

23A
What you spill when you’re gossiping
Tea

25A
What people address you as
Name

29A
Come Over singer who won the CMA Award for Entertainer of the Year four times: 2 wds.
Kenny Chesney

32A
Like art that pushes the boundaries
Edgy

33A
Airport with many connecting flights
Hub

34A
Supporting device for a rugby ball
Tee

35A
London Has Fallen actress Melissa
Leo

37A
Decides to exclude
Omits

39A
Comic-___ (annual fan fest in San Diego)
Con

40A
Letters promising repayment
Iou

41A
Country Boy singer who won the CMA Award for Entertainer of the Year three times: 2 wds.
Alan Jackson

46A
Horse that’s seen better days
Nag

47A
___ Ridge Tennessee (The Atomic City)
Oak

48A
Animal that mates with a ram
Ewe

49A
Science Guy Bill
Nye

50A
Whoopee!
Yay

51A
Solidify like Jell-O
Set

1D
Ceramic container for cider
Jug

2D
Drunk ___ skunk: 2 wds.
As A

3D
Flatboat that might haul garbage
Barge

4D
In need of a heat pack perhaps
Achy

5D
Place with beakers and petri dishes
Lab

6D
Garment worn when barbecuing
Apron

7D
___ your own horn (boast)
Toot

8D
Things of that ___ (similar objects)
Ilk

9D
Promos at the beginning of many podcasts
Ads

14D
Delectable
Tasty

15D
Removes the lid of
Opens

18D
Former vice president Pence
Mike

19D
Astonished
Awed

20D
___ Island (home of the New York Islanders NHL team)
Long

21D
Island between Kauai and Molokai
Oahu

24D
Sound effect in an empty auditorium
Echo

26D
___-Hero (2022 Taylor Swift single)
Anti

27D
Come into contact with
Meet

28D
Organs with rods and cones
Eyes

30D
What most dental floss is made from
Nylon

31D
Digital format for a novel: Hyph.
Ebook

36D
Find satisfaction in
Enjoy

38D
Greek goddesses who were sources for mortals’ creative inspirations
Muses

39D
Container for a pet hamster
Cage

40D
Really gross
Icky

41D
Ask ___ Landers (advice column from 1955 to 2002)
Ann

42D
___ it on a bit thick (overpraise)
Lay

43D
Baseball level that includes the El Paso Chihuahuas and the Albuquerque Isotopes
AAA

44D
Have loans to pay back
Owe

45D
Back part of a soccer goal
Net