12/22/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/22/21
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Tax preparation expert: Abbr.
CPA

4A
“Love It or List It” cable channel
HGTV

8A
Sweet fruit with a fuzzy skin
Kiwi

12A
Pioneering Internet company
AOL

13A
Plant ingredient in Banana Boat’s After Sun Gel
Aloe

14A
Monetary policy subject: Abbr.
Econ

15A
Texter’s “Too funny!”
LOL

16A
Modeled, as a new dress
Wore

17A
Inert gas used in colorful signs
Neon

18A
His 1958 song “Run Rudolph Run” hit the top 10 for the first time ever in 2021: 2 wds.
Chuck Berry

21A
___ Equis (Mexican beer)
Dos

22A
Mighty trees
Oaks

25A
Made an emotional appeal
Pled

27A
Inflatable boat
Raft

30A
McShane who starred in “Deadwood”
Ian

32A
His 1970 song “Feliz Navidad” hit the top 10 for the first time ever in 2020: 2 wds.
Jose Feliciano

35A
Got comfortable in a La-Z-Boy
Sat

36A
Highest peak
Apex

37A
Many planets are named after them
Gods

38A
Cozy breakfast area
Nook

40A
Custodian’s long-handled tool
Mop

41A
His 1959 song “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” hit the top 10 for the first time ever in 2021: 2 wds.
Dean Martin

47A
Tall storage building for corn or wheat
Silo

50A
Low in fat, like some beef
Lean

51A
“___ created a monster!”
Ive

52A
___-the-counter medicine
Over

53A
Performed in a musical
Sang

54A
The Grinch’s pet dog
Max

55A
Automatic advances in a tournament bracket
Byes

56A
Cookie in a McDonald’s McFlurry
Oreo

57A
Word that can go before “hill” or “eater”
Ant

1D
Math class that has “AB” and “BC” AP tests, for short
Calc

2D
Bear friend of Kanga and Owl
Pooh

3D
Mentions in a roundabout way: 2 wds.
Alludes To

4D
NBA team that retired Dominique Wilkins’s #21
Hawks

5D
Lumpy mass that rhymes with “blob”
Glob

6D
Ripped up
Tore

7D
Change course suddenly
Veer

8D
Nairobi and Mombasa’s country
Kenya

9D
Hockey rink surface
Ice

10D
Attempt to win someone’s heart by serenading them, maybe
Woo

11D
Hotel on a rural highway, perhaps
Inn

19D
Secret language
Code

20D
University military program: Abbr.
ROTC

23D
Korean-made sedan since 2000: 2 wds.
Kia Optima

24D
Hourglass particles
Sand

25D
Overnight attire, for short
PJs

26D
Borrowed sum of money
Loan

27D
Senator’s counterpart on Capitol Hill: Abbr.
Rep

28D
Craft beer variety
Ale

29D
Repair, as damaged equipment
Fix

31D
Denials
Nos

33D
Artificial
Fake

34D
“Young Frankenstein” character who has a notable hump
Igor

39D
Pungent aromas
Odors

40D
Fruit used in chutney
Mango

42D
“And another thing …”
Also

43D
Just a stone’s throw away
Near

44D
Lion’s hair
Mane

45D
“The One and Only ___” (2020 Angelina Jolie movie)
Ivan

46D
___ to nothing (almost zero)
Next

47D
Cry your eyes out
Sob

48D
Vine on Wrigley Field’s walls
Ivy

49D
Brand of jeans
Lee