12/22/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/22/20
TV Tuesday

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1A
Animal foot with claws
Paw

4A
Suffix for “lion” or “count”
Ess

7A
Awards given by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Emmys

12A
“You can’t have it ___ ways!”
Both

13A
Kris Kringle, ___ Santa Claus
Aka

14A
Carpenter’s tool that reads the same forward and backward
Level

15A
Succulent plant used in skin care products
Aloe

16A
Word before “City,” “Ant,” and “Copter” in video game titles
Sim

17A
Having nothing inside
Empty

18A
“Weeds” actor who starred in the Netflix holiday movie “Holiday Rush”: 2 wds.
Romany Malco

21A
Drink sometimes made from chamomile
Tea

22A
Almond or cashew, for example
Nut

23A
Particularly: Abbr.
ESP

26A
Expect, as a phone call
Await

29A
Organization that does school fundraising: Abbr.
PTA

30A
“I don’t want you to get the wrong ___ …”
Idea

31A
“High School Musical” actress who starred in the Netflix holiday movies “The Knight Before Christmas” and “The Princess Switch”: 2 wds.
Vanessa Hudgens

34A
La Quinta ___ & Suites (hotel chain)
Inns

35A
US espionage organization: Abbr.
CIA

36A
Patty and Selma, to Lisa Simpson
Aunts

37A
___ the light (understand at last)
See

38A
Dapper ___ (well-dressed man)
Dan

39A
It could be used to touch up your roots
Dye

40A
“Escape From New York” actor who starred in the Netflix holiday movie “The Christmas Chronicles 2”: 2 wds.
Kurt Russell

45A
Actress Anna of 2018’s “Overboard”
Faris

48A
Vehicle that might have a fixed rate to go to the airport
Cab

49A
Move gently in the breeze, like tree branches
Sway

50A
Person who negotiates on an athlete’s behalf
Agent

51A
Supreme Court justice ___ Coney Barrett
Amy

52D
Japanese alcoholic beverage
Sake

53D
___ straw (curved, plastic item stuck into a drink)
Bendy

54D
Government group concerned with electronic surveillance: Abbr.
NSA

55D
Pull a fast ___
One

1D
Water ___ (team sport in a pool)
Polo

2D
It’s split to create nuclear energy
Atom

3D
Cereal that features athletes on its boxes
Wheaties

4D
Class that’s practically impossible to fail: 2 wds.
Easy A

5D
Fat-free variety of milk
Skim

6D
“Full Frontal” host Bee
Samantha

7D
Choose for public office
Elect

8D
“I didn’t get the ___” (“Nobody told me”)
Memo

9D
Award for the best athlete in the league: Abbr.
MVP

10D
“Are we there ___?”
Yet

11D
Wily
Sly

12D
Place to buy a cocktail
Bar

19D
NBA team in the Atlantic division of the Eastern Conference
Nets

20D
Party for tourists to Hawaii
Luau

23D
Adam and Eve were cast out of it
Eden

24D
Heaven-___ (coming at the perfect time)
Sent

25D
Opposite of fail
Pass

26D
Rental car company whose name is an anagram of a credit card company
Avis

27D
Wax and ___ (get bigger and smaller)
Wane

28D
Robinson who was the original host of “The Weakest Link”
Anne

29D
Container purchased at Sherwin-Williams, say: 2 wds.
Paint Can

30D
“Yeah, you’re probably right”: 3 wds.
I Guess So

32D
Lasting reminder of a past injury
Scar

33D
The dog ___ of summer
Days

38D
“Son of a Preacher Man” singer Springfield
Dusty

39D
Nickname for the president from 2001 to 2009
Dubya

40D
Nice
Kind

41D
Ewes’ mates
Rams

42D
McGregor of “Moulin Rouge!”
Ewan

43D
What the Caspian Sea is (despite its name)
Lake

44D
Homophone of “lie”
Lye

45D
Adjective used in a nickname for the Beatles
Fab

46D
Voting ___ (18, in the United States)
Agent

47D
Chihuahua pal of Stimpy, in cartoons
Ren