12/2/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/2/20
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Company that supplied Wile E. Coyote’s contraptions
Acme

5A
Plenty ticked off
Mad

8A
Gush out, as from a volcano
Spew

12A
What a beard covers up
Chin

13A
Tool that rhymes, appropriately, with “hacks”
Axe

14A
___ Zor-El (birth name of Superman’s cousin, played by Melissa Benoist)
Kara

15A
1940 comedy starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell as exes working at a newspaper: 3 wds.
His Girl Friday

18A
___-conscious (thinking about the environment)
Eco

19A
GPS suggestion: Abbr.
Rte

20A
Tropicana and Minute Maid, for two: Abbr.
Ojs

21A
Island memento worn around the neck
Lei

22A
“___ Dobbs Tonight” (Fox Business Network show)
Lou

23A
Swaying to and ___
Fro

26A
Adequately skilled
Able

29A
Quick drink from a flask
Nip

31A
Honeydew or casaba, for example
Melon

33A
1938 comedy starring Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn as a mismatched pair tracking down an escaped leopard: 3 wds.
Bringing Up Baby

36A
The softest wood in the world
Balsa

37A
Amy who wrote “The Joy Luck Club”
Tan

38A
Highest point
Apex

39A
Indefinite amount
Any

40A
___ Poke (caramel candy)
Slo

42A
Rachael of “30 Minute Meals” fame
Ray

44A
School bake sale organizer: Abbr.
PTA

45A
Fifth note of the musical scale
Sol

46A
“Every dog ___ its day”
Has

49A
1937 comedy starring Cary Grant and Irene Dunne as a couple in the midst of divorce proceedings: 3 wds.
The Awful Truth

53A
Sign for the superstitious
Omen

54A
Not fully healthy
Ill

55A
Tickle Me ___ (“Sesame Street” toy)
Elmo

56A
President between Tyler and Taylor
Polk

57D
Trailways transportation
Bus

58D
Container for displaying cut flowers
Vase

1D
Post-marathon feeling
Ache

2D
“Très ___!” (“How stylish!”)
Chic

3D
Soy-based Japanese soup
Miso

4D
The language this clue is written in: Abbr.
Eng

5D
Cocktail made with gin and vermouth
Martini

6D
Wheel-to-wheel connector
Axle

7D
Hard rock band ___ Leppard
Def

8D
Winter Olympics ramp: 2 wds.
Ski Jump

9D
Falsely increases, as an expense account
Pads

10D
Disco ___ (the late 1970s, musically)
Era

11D
One-___ mirror
Way

16D
Extreme wrath
Ire

17D
Aussie marsupial, for short
Roo

21D
“Eye” of a camera
Lens

22D
Organization for athletes like Michelle Wie: Abbr.
LPGA

23D
What a bird’s wings do
Flap

24D
Supreme Court justice’s garment
Robe

25D
Black gem
Onyx

26D
“Mamma Mia!” group
Abba

27D
Healthy stuff in some muffins
Bran

28D
Flower associated with Easter
Lily

30D
Go ___ hysterics
Into

32D
Website featuring auctions
Ebay

34D
It’s filled at a service station: 2 wds.
Gas Tank

35D
Lays flat, as a sleeping bag
Unrolls

41D
Two-time Oscar nominee Jude
Law

43D
Ctrl-___-Del (computer key combination)
Alt

44D
Banana cover
Peel

45D
“Star Trek” role originally played by George Takei
Sulu

46D
Dance often performed in a grass skirt
Hula

47D
“Fast cash” devices: Abbr.
ATMs

48D
Loafer or pump, for example
Shoe

49D
Crop ___ (midriff-baring item)
Top

50D
Blue Cross Blue Shield offering: Abbr.
HMO

51D
Little white lie
Fib

52D
Race, as a motor
Rev