12/20/18 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/20/18
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
The alphabet to kindergartners
ABCs

5A
Smack hard on the head
Bop

8A
Meaty part of a crab
Claw

12A
Actress Rooney ___ of Carol
Mara

13A
California’s hot dry Santa ___ winds
Ana

14A
Caption of Facebook’s laughing reaction
Haha

15A
Crafty ruse
Ploy

16A
Imagine Dragons hit on Billboard’s 2017 year-end Hot 100 … or a person who has faith
Believer

18A
Julia Michaels hit on Billboard’s 2017 year-end Hot 100 … or problems
Issues

20A
Bangs shut
Slams

21A
Cry hard
Sob

22A
I ___ born this way (Lady Gaga lyric)
Was

23A
Jeer from a heckler
Boo

25A
Everything ___ (all the rest)
Else

28A
E on a compass
East

32A
French Montana hit on Billboard’s 2017 year-end Hot 100 … or very memorable
Unforgettable

35A
Soy product with soft and firm varieties
Tofu

36A
___ of operations (headquarters)
Base

37A
Fancy fish eggs
Roe

38A
TV channel that’s also an explosive
TNT

40A
___ Speedwagon
Reo

42A
___ and Frankie (Netflix comedy)
Grace

45A
Kendrick Lamar hit on Billboard’s 2017 year-end Hot 100 … or modest
Humble

48A
Khalid hit on Billboard’s 2017 year-end Hot 100 … or where you are
Location

50A
Anna’s sister in a 2013 Disney movie
Elsa

52A
They can help you access your bank accounts: Abbr.
ATMs

53A
___ wrestling (messy competition)
Mud

54A
An illiterate person can’t do it
Read

55A
Be introduced to
Meet

56A
Priciest MacBook model
Pro

57A
___ Detective (HBO series returning in January 2019)
TRUE

1D
It boosts a guitar’s sound
Amp

2D
Resort island near Java
Bali

3D
Draw a line through as a list item: 2 wds.
Cross Off

4D
Ultimate authority: Hyph.
Say So

5D
Paul Bunyan’s blue ox
Babe

6D
Loved ___ (people you care a lot about)
Ones

7D
Good friend
Pal

8D
Talk show host Handler
Chelsea

9D
Fiery liquid in Super Mario video games
Lava

10D
Throat-clearing sound
Ahem

11D
Star ___: The Force Awakens
Wars

17D
Patience ___ virtue: 2 wds.
Is A

19D
Lyft’s main competitor
Uber

22D
Moistens
Wets

23D
Except for
But

24D
Be My Yoko ___ (Barenaked Ladies song)
Ono

26D
Pride parade initials
LGBT

27D
___ of Love (1989 Al Pacino movie)
Sea

29D
Wheeled device that can strengthen your core muscles: 2 wds.
Abroller

30D
___-mo replay
Slo

31D
Peg that a golfer uses
Tee

33D
Social reject
Outcast

34D
___ of office (how long an elected person serves)
Term

39D
Shrimp catcher
Net

41D
He cohosted At the Movies with Siskel
Ebert

42D
___ rock (genre associated with David Bowie in the 1970s)
Glam

43D
Tedious learning method
Rote

44D
Summit
Acme

45D
Lunch break’s length often
Hour

46D
Computer command after a goof
Undo

47D
Grandson of Abraham and Sarah
Esau

49D
Young troublemaker
Imp

51D
Ending for Power or lime
Ade