12/22/16 Answer Daily Celebrity Crossword

12/22/16
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1A
Dish that might have a base of lettuce or spinach
Salad

6A
“Rumour ___ It” (Adele song)
Has

9A
Plopped down on a sofa
Sat

12A
Wear away due to wind or water
Erode

13A
Reindeer relative
Elk

14A
Belonging to us
Our

15A
Insurance company with a duck in its TV ads
Aflac

16A
Menu phrase that means “with ice cream”: 3 wds.
A La Mode

18A
A cappella group whose 2014 holiday album “That’s Christmas to Me” was certified double platinum
Pentatonix

20A
Crackling noise on the radio
Static

23A
“On ____ Majesty’s Secret Service” (James Bond movie)
Her

24A
What a cow chews
Cud

25A
___ Halen (“Jump” band)
Van

27A
Bag
Sack

31A
Italian tenor whose 2009 holiday album “My Christmas” was certified double platinum: 2 wds.
Andrea Bocelli

35A
Ace of ___ (“The Sign” band)
Base

36A
Abbreviation between a real name and a stage name
Aka

37A
Soak up the sun’s rays
Tan

38A
Actress McClanahan of “The Golden Girls”
Rue

41A
___ Joy (candy bar)
Almond

43A
“Britain’s Got Talent” sensation whose 2010 holiday album “The Gift” was certified triple platinum: 2 wds.
Susan Boyle

47A
Capital of New Jersey
Trenton

48A
President-____ (term for an incoming president who has not yet been inaugurated)
Elect

52A
Legal drinking ___
Age

53A
Abbreviation at the end of many company names
Inc

54A
From the capital of Italy
Roman

55A
Ruby’s color
Red

56A
A cyclops has only one
Eye

57A
Grunting sound from an angry bull
Snort

1A
“Under the ___” (song from “The Little Mermaid”)
Sea

2D
Sound similar to “woof” and “ruff”
Arf

3D
“OMG, that’s funny!” in a text
LOL

4D
Change with the times
Adapt

5D
Intentionally mislead
Deceive

6D
“If you can’t stand the ___, get out of the kitchen”
Heat

7D
God, to Muslims
Allah

8D
Piece of footwear for a hockey player
Skate

9D
Any moment now
Soon

10D
BMW rival
Audi

11D
Fearsome dinosaur with little arms: 2 wds.
Trex

17D
___ code (system of communication for a telegraph)
Morse

19D
Campus sports organization: Abbr.
NCAA

20D
Worker who crosses a picket line
Scab

21D
Albacore, for example
Tuna

22D
____ fuel to the fire (makes things worse)
Adds

26D
The San Antonio Spurs belong to it: Abbr.
NBA

28D
Adele’s vocal range
Alto

29D
Scottish family
Clan

30D
Three of a ____ (certain poker hand)
Kind

32D
Showed a second time on TV
Reran

33D
“Sounds good to me”
Okay

34D
People who phone into a radio show
Callers

39D
Loosen, as shoelaces
Untie

40D
“____ and Ivory” (1982 hit song)
Ebony

42D
___ baller (tool for scooping out a cantaloupe)
Melon

43D
Yelp rating unit
Star

44D
Strong craving
Urge

45D
Bit in a bird feeder
Seed

46D
“Let’s settle this ___ and for all!”
Once

49D
Dashboard Confessional’s music genre
Emo

50D
Honda or Hyundai, for example
Car

51D
“Animal Kingdom” cable channel
TNT