12/21/19 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/21/19
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1A
The Marvelous ___ Maisel (Amazon series)
Mrs

4A
California congressman Schiff
Adam

8A
Offer as an information source
Cite

12A
Sound made by bursting bubble wrap
Pop

13A
Waiter’s handout
Menu

14A
Laine Hardy’s title as a result of winning a 2019 reality show
Idol

15A
The Righteous Gemstones cable channel
HBO

16A
Rock group
Band

17A
Organism that Purell or Lysol can kill
Germ

18A
Mayor of New York City America’s largest city: 3 wds.
Bill De Blasio

21A
Tell a fib
Lie

22A
___ out (ventilate)
Air

23A
Brother of Cain and Seth
Abel

25A
Pets who play with yarn
Cats

27A
Ammunition in kids’ guns
BBs

30A
Mayor of Chicago America’s third largest city: 2 wds.
Lori Lightfoot

33A
Muscles toned by crunches
Abs

34A
Dollar bills
Ones

35A
Statutes
Laws

36A
Comfort ___ (motel chain)
Inn

37A
Texaco sells it
Gas

38A
Mayor of Los Angeles America’s second largest city: 2 wds.
Eric Garcetti

44A
Oscar-winning actor Benicio del ___
Toro

45A
Crash and ___ (fail in a big way)
Burn

46A
Attendee of every game
Fan

48A
Let’s get moving!
Cmon

49A
Thin black woodwind instrument
Oboe

50A
Utterance of disgust
Ugh

51A
French birds in The Twelve Days of Christmas
Hens

52A
Information about world events
News

53A
Amused response online
LOL

1D
Unit for the number on a speed limit sign: Abbr.
MPH

2D
Eldest Stark boy in Game of Thrones
Robb

3D
They give away surprises in movies
Spoilers

4D
Walk in a leisurely manner
Amble

5D
___ to Me (Netflix series starring Christina Applegate)
Dead

6D
Worst Cooks in America cohost Burrell
Anne

7D
Spa offerings that don’t leave you clean: 2 wds.
Mud Baths

8D
Groucho Marx smoked one
Cigar

9D
Time to beware in March
Ides

10D
Actress Spelling who was the Unicorn on The Masked Singer
Tori

11D
Childlike Sesame Street character
Elmo

19D
Actress Taylor of Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Lili

20D
Grocery shopper’s note
List

23D
Cherry pie ___ mode: 2 wds.
A La

24D
Fosse portrayed in Fosse/Verdon
Bob

25D
Bakery chain seen in malls and airports
Cinnabon

26D
Get older
Age

27D
Quick to mention one’s achievements
Boastful

28D
Take a ___ (#1 hit for Rihanna)
Bow

29D
Canonized people: Abbr.
Sts

31D
___ time no see
Long

32D
Tire that needs replacing
Flat

36D
Computer desktop symbols
Icons

37D
Sequences in DNA strands
Genes

38D
___ A Sketch (kids’ toy)
Etch

39D
Italy’s capital
Rome

40D
Small appliance used to smooth out wrinkled clothes
Iron

41D
___ Goldberg machine (overly complicated contraption)
Rube

42D
Bird that raids cornfields
Crow

43D
Aladdin parrot that shares its name with a Shakespeare villain
Iago

47D
Sports group that plays on rinks: Abbr.
NHL