12/17/19 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/17/19
TV Tuesday

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1A
Dress edges
Hems

5A
Opposite of fiction
Fact

9A
A ___ in the Pod (maternity clothing store chain)
Pea

12A
Country where Saddam Hussein was president
Iraq

13A
___ Soothe (Vaseline lotion variety in a green bottle)
Aloe

14A
Month for National Coming Out Day: Abbr.
Oct

15A
With 25-Across NBC sketch comedy series since 1975 whose regulars have included Gilda Radner Eddie Murphy and Tina Fey: 2 wds.
Saturday Night

18A
Opposite of nays in voting
Ayes

19A
Object involved in an eclipse
Moon

20A
Washing the dishes or vacuuming for example
Chore

23A
Hip-hop performances
Raps

25A
See 15-Across
Live

26A
Way of walking
Gait

28A
Rock ___ Block (HGTV show)
The

31A
Dwight Eisenhower’s nickname
Ike

32A
1990s-2000s Fox sketch comedy series that introduced Alex Borstein Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key: 2 wds.
Mad TV

33A
Somerhalder who stars on Netflix’s V-Wars
Ian

34A
___ capita income
Per

35A
Word before shoppe in some antique stores’ names
Olde

36A
Canadian sketch comedy series of the 1970s and 1980s that featured Catherine O’Hara John Candy and Rick Moranis: Abbr.
SCTV

37A
Sheep that aren’t ewes
Rams

39A
Gumby’s pony friend
Pokey

40A
Essence of one’s being
Soul

42A
Garden dirt
Soil

44A
1990s Fox sketch comedy series developed by Keenen Ivory Wayans that gave Jamie Foxx and Jim Carrey their start: 3 wds.
In Living Color

50A
Get 100% on as a final exam
Ace

51A
___ surgeon (kind of dentist)
Oral

52A
On cloud ___ (delighted)
Nine

53A
___ school (future doctor’s institution)
Med

54A
Regular stipend or salary
Wage

55A
Rock genre associated with Gary Glitter and David Bowie
Glam

1D
To each ___ own
His

2D
The Mesozoic ___
Era

3D
Gym gear used as a cushion
Mat

4D
Four-sided shape
Square

5D
Slowly disappear as time passes
Fade

6D
___ poor Yorick! (line from Hamlet)
Alas

7D
Playing hard to get
Coy

8D
Start of a countdown often
Ten

9D
Springy toy that you bounce on: 2 wds.
Pogo Stick

10D
Amazon smart speaker featuring Alexa
Echo

11D
Note on a memo indicating who it’s intended for: Abbr.
Attn

16D
___ chips (dark bread bits found in Chex Mix)
Rye

17D
Naughty little devil
Imp

20D
Word that can follow paper or binder
Clip

21D
Walk in rugged terrain
Hike

22D
Contradicted by a higher court’s decision
Over Ruled

23D
Bar mitzvah for one
Rite

24D
Off-road buggy for example: Abbr.
ATV

26D
How cowboys might refer to women
Gals

27D
Tally up
Add

29D
Abhor
Hate

30D
Green with ___ (quite jealous)
Envy

32D
Parent honored in May
Mom

36D
Bye!: 2 wds.
Soloing

38D
___ Baba and the Forty Thieves
Ali

39D
Photograph for short
Pic

40D
Thailand’s name prior to 1940
Siam

41D
I’ll try anything ___
Once

42D
Get caught as fabric on a nail
Snag

43D
Look at with lust
Ogle

45D
Formal oath
Vow

46D
What a Roth plan is: Abbr.
Ira

47D
Panini singer ___ Nas X
Lil

48D
Snakes ___ Plane (2006 movie): 2 wds.
On A

49D
Band whose last studio album was 2011’s Collapse Into Now
Rem