12/17/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/17/22
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1A
Synonym and rhyme for grab
Nab

4A
American fashion designer Jacobs
Marc

8A
Portable container for a flute
Case

12A
Prefix that means environmentally friendly
Eco

13A
Taken by mouth
Oral

14A
Outer portion of a sunflower seed
Hull

15A
Weird
Odd

16A
Company Wile E. Coyote likes to order from
Acme

17A
Podcast host Carolla
Adam

18A
Harriet actress who wrote the children’s book Remember to Dream Ebere: 2 wds.
Cynthia Erivo

21A
Isle of Dogs director Anderson
Wes

22A
Large container for dyeing
Vat

23A
Pinocchio codirector Guillermo del ___
Toro

25A
Undergarments that usually have shoulder straps
Bras

27A
Could you please keep it down?
Shh

30A
Magic Mike actor who wrote the children’s book The One and Only Sparkella: 2 wds.
Channing Tatum

33A
___-tops (hairstyles worn by the Beatles early on)
Mop

34A
Would you like anything ___?
Else

35A
Design that represents a brand
Logo

36A
Rose who was the lead singer on Paradise City
Axl

37A
Component of an atlas
Map

38A
12 Years a Slave actress who wrote the children’s book Sulwe: 2 wds.
Lupita Nyongo

44A
I’d like to say something …
Ahem

45A
Noises from sheep
Baas

46A
Last word in the title of the first Indiana Jones movie
Ark

48A
Lavish affection (on)
Dote

49A
Toe the ___ (follow orders)
Line

50A
Item placed under 20 mattresses in a fairy tale
Pea

51A
Potting ___ (place for plants)
Shed

52D
Fraternal group whose junior program is appropriately called Antlers
Elks

53D
Vanilla ___ latte (non-dairy coffee option)
Soy

1D
Prefix meaning new
Neo

2D
Letters on an electrical adapter
ACDC

3D
Head-to-toe spa treatment: 2 wds.
Body Wrap

4D
Water-filled ditches around castles
Moats

5D
Shape of a horseshoe
Arch

6D
Malek who starred on Mr. Robot
Rami

7D
What a low-cut shirt might reveal
Cleavage

8D
Word that can follow eye or pie
Chart

9D
German car brand that’s a Volkswagen subsidiary
Audi

10D
Czech or Serb for example
Slav

11D
Sesame Street character who has a goldfish named Dorothy
Elmo

19D
Gas in many advertising signs
Neon

20D
In the direction of the sunrise
East

23D
Cable channel that shows many old films
TCM

24D
So what have we here?
Oho

25D
Like time that a client can be charged for
Billable

26D
Medical professionals who work with doctors: Abbr.
RNs

27D
Solutions that are meant to be temporary
Stop Gaps

28D
Bear ___ (strong embrace)
Hug

29D
Medical plan option: Abbr.
HMO

31D
Come up to the counter!
Next

32D
Emmy- Grammy- Oscar- and Tony-winning songwriter Menken
Alan

36D
Got ready to photograph something
Aimed

37D
Grandma ___ (painter who began at the age of 77)
Moses

38D
Boys in Scotland
Lads

39D
This seems bad: Hyph.
Uhoh

40D
The Who guitarist Townshend
Pete

41D
It gets hammered
Nail

42D
Don’t ___ my chain (You’re not fooling me)
Yank

43D
Brand with a limited-edition Snickerdoodle sandwich cookie
Oreo

47D
Mary ___ (cosmetics brand)
Kay