12/2/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/2/22
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1A
Nickname for a medical practitioner
Doc

4A
Loathe
Hate

8A
NCIS actor ___ Cole
Gary

12A
Prosecutor’s aide: Abbr.
Ada

13A
Pre-holiday nights
Eves

14A
Sword in the Olympic pentathlon’s fencing event
Epee

15A
___ ear (musical inability)
Tin

16A
First name of Bugs Bunny’s girlfriend
Lola

17A
Penny
Cent

18A
Four-time Pro Bowl quarterback who retired in 2019 at the age of 29: 2 wds.
Andrew Luck

21A
Craving
Yen

22A
Turbine part that spins
Rotor

26A
Any of the goddesses who inspired poets and artists
Muse

28A
Don’t ___ little thing like that get you down: 2 wds.
Let A

31A
___ nutshell (essentially): 2 wds.
In A

32A
#1 tennis player who retired in 2022 at the age of 25: 2 wds.
Ashleigh Barty

35A
Rock band ___ Speedwagon
Reo

36A
Vincent ___ (John Travolta in Pulp Fiction)
Vega

37A
Many summer births astrologically
Leos

38A
Easy ___ (simple): 2 wds.
As Pie

40A
Mai ___ (rum cocktail)
Tai

41A
Former NBA Rookie of the Year who retired in 2012 at the age of 27: 2 wds.
Brandon Roy

47A
___ Order (Star Wars group)
Jedi

50A
Tree’s anchor
Root

51A
Iron ___ (rock used in the manufacture of steel)
Ore

52A
Alphabetically comprehensive: 3 wds.
A To Z

53A
Where you are if you’re spelunking
Cave

54A
Groundbreaking
New

55A
Go ___ over (be super-enthusiastic about)
Gaga

56A
___ a tear (begin to cry)
Shed

57A
Our situation is desperate!
Sos

1D
Info in a spreadsheet
Data

2D
Anthony Hopkins’s role in Thor: Ragnarok
Odin

3D
Place to buy peppermints and chocolates: 2 wds.
Candy Shop

4D
British actress Mirren
Helen

5D
Declare openly
Avow

6D
___ me about it!
Tell

7D
Jacob’s twin brother in the Bible
Esau

8D
Lizard that licks its own eyeballs
Gecko

9D
Bonobo or chimpanzee for example
Ape

10D
Stimpy’s Chihuahua pal
Ren

11D
Until this moment
Yet

19D
Word that can follow blooper or highlight
Reel

20D
Sea creature that walks sidewise
Crab

23D
Crowbar-like items needed when changing flats: 2 wds.
Tire Irons

24D
Latch ___ (take hold of)
Onto

25D
Light beams
Rays

26D
Lion actress Rooney ___
Mara

27D
Finds a purpose for
Uses

28D
Big fib
Lie

29D
Have ___ on your face (be embarrassed)
Egg

30D
___ Carter V (2018 Lil Wayne album)
Tha

33D
Word often seen between happily and after
Ever

34D
Actor Cumming of Schmigadoon!
Alan

39D
I Took a Pill in ___ (Mike Posner song)
Ibiza

40D
Carried as in a cloth bag
Toted

42D
Semicircles
Arcs

43D
The Daily Show host Trevor who’s stepping down
Noah

44D
Brand of soap whose name is a bird
Dove

45D
Cookie with a gluten-free variety
Oreo

46D
Trees whose wood is found in longbows
Yews

47D
British car such as an E-Pace or XE for short
Jag

48D
When a plane is expected to land: Abbr.
Eta

49D
Doberman or Dalmatian for example
Dog