12/16/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/16/21
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Calculate the sum of some numbers
Add

4A
Emmy-winning sportscaster Berman
Len

7A
Makes tears in
Rips

11A
Carefully cultivate
Nurture

13A
Judge Sotomayor or actress Braga
Sonia

14A
Top Female R&B artist at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards: 2 wds.
Doja Cat

15A
Carried, as in a recyclable bag
Toted

16A
2021 song by 14-Across that interpolates the chorus from Olivia Newton-John’s “Physical”: 3 wds.
Kiss Me More

18A
Get in the way of, as progress
Impede

21A
“The Beat With ___ Melber” (MSNBC show)
Ari

22A
Animated character
Toon

23A
Pleasant gusts of wind
Breezes

27A
Adam’s partner in Eden
Eve

28A
2020 song by 14-Across that later hit #1 when remixed with Nicki Minaj: 2 wds.
Say So

30A
“___ on a Grecian Urn” (poem by John Keats)
Ode

31A
Insurance company that used blimps called Snoopy One and Snoopy Two
Met Life

33A
Nickel, dime, or quarter
Coin

34A
“It’s all ___ day’s work”: 2 wds.
In A

35A
Rented, as a vacation house
Leased

37A
2021 Saweetie song featuring 14-Across: 2 wds.
Best Friend

41A
French “farewell”
Adieu

42A
2021 song by 14-Across that received a popularity boost on TikTok
Streets

46A
Angry tiger’s sound
Snarl

47A
Something done to gratify one’s vanity: 2 wds.
Ego Trip

48A
___ Club (rival of Costco)
Sams

49A
___ Productions (James Bond film company, named for a period of time)
Eon

50A
Pen for pigs
Sty

1A
“Shadow ___ Bone” (Netflix series)
And

2A
Twosome
Duo

3A
Basketball star Julius Erving, to fans: 2 wds., abbr.
DR J

4A
“___ Dreams” (2018 Juice WRLD song)
Lucid

5D
Clear the contents of, as a hard drive
Erase

6D
Brings home in a paycheck
Nets

7D
Person sharing one’s apartment, for short
Roomie

8D
“Spider-Man: ___ the Spider-Verse” (2018 film)
Into

9D
Walkway over water
Pier

10D
The Marquis de ___
Sade

12D
Movie where Liam Neeson vows “I will find you”
Taken

13D
Sound system
Stereo

17D
Where the Spirit rover roved
Mars

18D
Big-ticket ___ (high-priced purchase)
Item

19D
Change residences
Move

20D
Amanda Gorman, for one
Poet

23D
“Talk to you later!”
Bye

24D
Tourist attractions with caged animals
Zoos

25D
Actress McClurg or singer Brickell
Edie

26D
“___ One Your Love” (1979 Stevie Wonder song)
Send

28D
Wicked and immoral
Sinful

29D
From ___ (how secret admirers admire)
Afar

32D
Gas-pump units in Europe
Liters

33D
West Point enrollee
Cadet

35D
“Unhand me!”: 2 wds.
Let Go

36D
Houston company at the center of a 2001 scandal
Enron

37D
Deep male voice
Bass

38D
___ Mode (fashion designer in “The Incredibles”)
Edna

39D
Old kingdom now called Thailand
Siam

40D
“Ah yes, it’s clear now”: 2 wds.
I See

43D
Where critical work is done in hospitals: Abbr.
Ers

44D
___ for tat (equal retaliation)
Tit

45D
Espionage expert
Spy