12/16/18 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/16/18
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1A
Actor Idris of Luther
Elba

5A
Initials for a sandwich with a crunch
BLT

8A
Father in baby talk
Dada

12A
Boorish oaf
Lout

13A
Brazilian city with a huge Carnival celebration for short
Rio

14A
Major test
Exam

15A
Less is ___
More

16A
Brewery product that might be pale golden or brown
Ale

17A
The Breakfast Club actress Sheedy
Ally

18A
Queen of All Media whose estate is called The Promised Land: 2 wds.
Oprah Winfrey

21A
___ Mateo California
San

22A
Endangered Species ___ (1973 legislation)
Act

23A
Main ingredient in Oodles of Noodles
Ramen

26A
With 33-Across King of Pop whose estate was called Neverland
Michael

30A
___ G (Sacha Baron Cohen character)
Ali

31A
Actress Gadot who plays Wonder Woman
Gal

32A
Tampa ___ Rays (baseball team)
Bay

33A
See 26-Across
Jackson

36A
In that place
There

38A
___ out a meager existence (barely survive)
Eke

39A
Class where you’d dissect a frog for short
Bio

40A
King of Rock and Roll whose estate was called Graceland: 2 wds.
Elvis Presley

46A
Birthstone of October
Opal

47A
Surcharge
Fee

48A
Grow fatigued
Tire

49A
Writer/actress Waithe who was in Ready Player One
Lena

50A
This puts me ___ disadvantage: 2 wds.
At A

51A
Wicked
Evil

52A
Stag or doe
Deer

53A
Purple minus blue
Red

54A
Shallow’s opposite
Deep

1A
Night Night ___! (Sesame Street book)
Elmo

2D
Waistband part through which a belt is threaded
Loop

3D
Aaron who dueled with Alexander Hamilton
Burr

4D
Drill sergeant’s command to relax: 2 wds.
At Ease

5D
Muscular strength
Brawn

6D
Actress Taylor of American Crime
Lili

7D
Part of the foot that’s an anagram of elation
Toenail

8D
Scarcity
Dearth

9D
Shaft that connects two wheels
Axle

10D
Radio and TV personality Carson ___
Daly

11D
Actress Schumer who was nominated for a Tony in 2018
Amy

19D
Millennium Falcon commander ___ Solo
Han

20D
Government agency that monitors TV obscenity: Abbr.
FCC

23D
Howard’s best friend on The Big Bang Theory
Raj

24D
Order ___ carte (choose menu items individually): 2 wds.
A La

25D
What an emcee speaks into for short
Mic

26D
Last ___ Standing (Tim Allen sitcom)
Man

27D
The Simpsons character who lives in the Springfield Retirement Castle
Abe

28D
Listening organ
Ear

29D
Harsh substance in some cleaning products
Lye

31D
Makes a lot of forward progress: 2 wds.
Goes Far

34D
Fiber used in body armor
Kevlar

35D
Go downhill in Aspen or Vail
Ski

36D
It may feature a Windsor knot
Tie

37D
Was the person who put a party together
Hosted

39D
Give us this day our daily ___ …
Bread

40D
Type of fencing sword that’s not a saber or foil
Epee

41D
Justice League actress Diane
Lane

42D
SNL comedian Davidson
Pete

43D
While it’s happening like a breaking news report
Live

44D
Large lake bordering Cleveland
Erie

45D
Website with customer reviews
Yelp

46D
Having existed for a long time
Old