12/17/18 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/17/18
Movie Monday

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1A
Off the beaten ___
Path

5A
Pro who audits the books: Abbr.
CPA

8A
Hero in a John le Carré novel
Spy

11A
Double-reed woodwind
Oboe

12A
Assign stars to as a critic might
Rate

14A
Skinny battery size
AAA

15A
Yellowfin or albacore fish
Tuna

16A
Tablet whose accessories include AirPods and the Smart Case
iPad

17A
Liquid that typically can’t be erased
Ink

18A
Actor who plays Donald Rumsfeld in Vice: 2 wds.
Steve Carell

21A
Rocky Mountain deer cousin that can weigh 700 pounds
Elk

22A
Shortly: 3 wds.
In a Bit

25A
Fit ___ fiddle: 2 wds.
As A

28A
Comedy screenwriter and director Brooks
Mel

30A
Sleep ___ (low-power period for a computer)
Mode

31A
Actor who stars as Dick Cheney in Vice: 2 wds.
Christian Bale

35A
___ Disney Resort (Disneyland Paris originally)
Euro

36A
Arab political group based in the West Bank: Abbr.
PLO

37A
Base number of the decimal system
Ten

38A
Prepared like some prunes or tomatoes
Stewed

41A
Parcel of land to build on
Lot

43A
Actor who plays George W. Bush in Vice: 2 wds.
Sam Rockwell

48A
Ignited
Lit

50A
___ Man (Dr. Wily’s enemy in video games)
Mega

51A
Creative notion
Idea

52A
State whose capital is Salem: Abbr.
Ore

53A
Group for the 50-plus set: Abbr.
AARP

54A
Sound heard repeatedly in the Addams Family theme song
Snap

55A
Shoddy
Bad

56A
___ Moines
Des

57A
Military bugle call that can be sung starting with Day is done
Taps

1D
Vessels for stovetop cooking
Pots

2D
Lie along the edge of
Abut

3D
___-deaf (unable to differentiate musical pitches)
Tone

4D
Throw with effort
Heave

5D
Word that can mean either an insect or a sport
Cricket

6D
___ Loved Mama (1992 Garth Brooks song)
Papa

7D
Video game company with an upcoming 2019 VCS console
Atari

8D
Yacht in an America’s Cup race for example
Sailboat

9D
Wok for example
Pan

10D
Plow-pulling animal of Asia
Yak

13D
Garden of God in the Book of Genesis
Eden

19D
Dutch or slippery trees
Elms

20D
Mary’s pet in a nursery rhyme
Lamb

23D
Comedian Eric who was in Monty Python
Idle

24D
New driver typically in terms of age
Teen

25D
Unreturned tennis serves
Aces

26D
Put up or ___ up!
Shut

27D
Took into custody
Arrested

29D
___ Sync Battle (Paramount Network show)
Lip

32D
State school where the Hawkeyes play
Iowa

33D
Writing that uses no lowercase letters: 2 wds.
All Caps

34D
Kindle’s e-reader competitor
Nook

39D
Beauty and the Beast star Watson
Emma

40D
Great fear
Dread

42D
Oliver ___ (Charles Dickens book)
Twist

44D
Fearsome figure in fairy tales
Ogre

45D
Hairspray mom ___ Turnblad
Edna

46D
Look before you ___!
Leap

47D
Circuits around a car-racing track
Laps

48D
Tennis shot that’s often hit with topspin
Lob

49D
Flatow who hosts public radio’s Science Friday
Ira