12/18/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/18/20
Sports Fan Friday

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1A
“That’s the ___ the cookie crumbles”
Way

4A
Petty quarrel
Spat

8A
Network that airs the documentary series “Frontline”
PBS

11A
Atlantic ___ (Monopoly property): Abbr.
Ave

12A
2004 movie starring Jimmy Fallon and Queen Latifah
Taxi

13A
Carrie Fisher’s role in the “Star Wars” series
Leia

14A
West Coast expansion team that began playing in the NHL in 1991: 3 wds.
San Jose Sharks

17A
Academy of Television ___ & Sciences (Emmys group)
Arts

18A
Response to something cringeworthy
Yikes

19A
Ross who is credited with creating the first American flag
Betsy

22A
Miles ___ gallon
Per

23A
Cookie that’s a common name for black-and-white pets
Oreo

24A
Metal whose chemical symbol is Fe
Iron

26A
Actor DiCaprio, for short
Leo

29A
Midwest expansion team that began playing in the NHL in 2000: 2 wds.
Minnesota Wild

32A
“American Soul” channel
Bet

33A
Doctors for dogs, for short
Vets

34A
“In addition …”
Also

35A
Membership ___ (annual dues)
Fee

36A
Come in
Enter

37A
City-related
Urban

40A
Creepy sound in a haunted house
Moan

42A
Pacific Northwest expansion team that will begin playing in the NHL in 2021: 2 wds.
Seattle Kraken

47A
Fashion model Macpherson who shares her first name with a fashion magazine
Elle

48A
Country that borders Yemen to the east
Oman

49A
“___ tried everything!”
Ive

50A
Change the color of, as Easter eggs
Dye

51A
1992 Robin Williams movie set in a factory that makes playthings
Toys

52A
Permanent drawing on skin, for short
Tat

1D
“A good time ___ had by all”
Was

2D
DuVernay who created OWN’s “Cherish the Day”
Ava

3D
Strong craving
Yen

4D
“American Crime ___” (FX series)
Story

5D
Ghost of Christmas ___ (“A Christmas Carol” character who shows Scrooge his childhood)
Past

6D
The “X” and “Y” lines on a graph
Axes

7D
“___ the season to be jolly …”
Tis

8D
Corporate benefit
Perk

9D
Tour de France transportation
Bike

10D
Back talk
Sass

13D
Villain’s hideout
Lair

15D
Kidd who’s second all-time in assists and steals in the NBA
Jason

16D
“Laughing” animal
Hyena

19D
Fail spectacularly
Bomb

20D
Lake that’s the “E” in the Great Lakes mnemonic device “HOMES”
Erie

21D
Shelter at a campground
Tent

22D
___ and pans
Pots

24D
“Got it”: 2 wds.
I See

25D
Decompose
Rot

26D
Pleasant little tune
Lilt

27D
“What ___ is new?”
Else

28D
Funky aroma
Odor

30D
“In the unlikely ___ of an emergency …”
Event

31D
“I ___ Dance With Somebody” (Whitney Houston hit)
Wanna

35D
Destiny
Fate

36D
Brings home, as a salary
Earns

37D
Previously owned
Used

38D
Depend (upon)
Rely

39D
Cube of hay
Bale

40D
Company-wide note
Memo

41D
“Sure thing!”
Okay

43D
Vacant parcel of land
Lot

44D
The whole ___ and caboodle
Kit

45D
Actress Longoria
Eva

46D
Part of a soccer goal
Net