12/20/20
People Sunday
Are you stuck with the Crosswords With Friends Puzzle Today? Stuck No More. We offer complete solutions as well as “no spoiler” mode to give you that little extra push. Or simply use this cheat sheet to help you get the best and fastest completion time possible.
1A
“___, humbug!” (“A Christmas Carol” exclamation)
Bah
4A
Cable channel that airs “Moonbase 8” and “Inside the NFL,” in TV listings
Sho
7A
Bond paid to leave jail while awaiting trial
Bail
11A
Thurman who has starred in three Quentin Tarantino films
Uma
12A
Dumb clod
Oaf
13A
Reedy instrument in an orchestra
Oboe
14A
CBS sitcom that Anna Faris recently left
Mom
15A
Joan of ___
Arc
16A
“Have I got ___ for you!” (“Here’s something you don’t know!”)
News
17A
“Lust for Life” and “Spartacus” actor who lived to be 103: 2 wds.
Kirk Douglas
20A
___ Angeles, California
Los
21A
Spanish “one”
Uno
22A
Self-referential, in modern lingo
Meta
24A
Specialized radiology scan: Abbr.
Mri
25A
Bargain ___ (store’s container for cheap items)
Bin
28A
“The Invisible Man” and “Titanic” actress who lived to be 100: 2 wds.
Gloria Stuart
31A
Fraction of an hour: Abbr.
Min
32A
“So long!”
Bye
33A
Unexciting
Blah
34A
E.B. White classic “Charlotte’s ___”
Web
35A
Actress DeLaria of “Orange Is the New Black”
Lea
36A
“Oh, God!” and “The Sunshine Boys” actor who lived to be 100: 2 wds.
George Burns
41A
At any ___ (regardless of that)
Rate
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
42A
Sprinted
Ran
43A
Nickname of 1920s US president Coolidge
Cal
45A
C ___ “Charlie”: 2 wds.
Asin
46A
Notorious ___ (nickname for a late member of the Supreme Court)
RBG
47A
“Dumbo” actress Green
Eva
48A
“Don’t ___ with Texas”
Mess
49D
“Most definitely”
Yes
50D
Mountain ___ (yellow-green soda)
Dew
1D
___ rap (unjust criticism)
Bum
2D
Running ___ (on a rampage)
Amok
3D
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway sensation about a founding father
Hamilton
4D
Has a leisurely wash in the tub
Soaks
5D
Not soft
Hard
6D
“Naturally!”: 2 wds.
Of Course
7D
Afro-Cuban hand drum
Bongo
8D
Cain and ___ (brothers in the Bible)
Abel
9D
State with an early primary caucus
Iowa
10D
“___ is more” (“Keep it simple”)
Less
18D
King of the jungle’s sound
Roar
19D
The “U” in “CPU”
Unit
22D
Film studio that shares its name with a Las Vegas casino
MGM
23D
Manning who retired from the NFL after the 2019 season
Eli
24D
“The Andy Griffith Show” town
Mayberry
25D
___ budget amendment (proposed Constitutional addition)
Balanced
26D
NPR host Glass
Ira
27D
To the ___ degree (endlessly)
Nth
29D
“___ your pardon?”: 2 wds.
I Beg
30D
Rideshare alternative to Lyft
Uber
34D
Small brown birds of South Carolina
Wrens
35D
Organs for breathing
Lungs
36D
1960s-1970s singer Parsons, or a small unit of mass
Gram
37D
Effortlessness
Ease
38D
Company known for manufacturing elevators
Otis
39D
Bob Dylan classic “It Ain’t Me ___”
Babe
40D
Put away for a rainy day
Save
44D
What police officers uphold
Law