12/24/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/24/20
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
“To each ___ own”
His

4A
Baseball sluggers swing them
Bats

8A
Siestas
Naps

12A
Vow from a bride or groom: 2 wds.
I Do

13A
Leave off a list
Omit

14A
Just sitting around
Idle

15A
“American Idol” winner whose “Underneath the Tree” topped the Adult Contemporary chart in 2013: 2 wds.
Kelly Clarkson

18A
Part of a roof where you might see icicles
Eave

19A
Long, hard journey
Trek

20A
Corrupt, immoral person
Sleaze

23A
Beamed from ear to ear
Smiled

27A
Long-nosed fish
Pike

29A
“That’s ___-brainer!”: 2 wds.
A No

30A
Country singer whose “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” topped the Adult Contemporary chart in 2017: 2 wds.
Brett Eldredge

36A
“Thanks ___ nothing!”
For

37A
“Bridesmaids” actress Rudolph
Maya

38A
“All sports” or “hits from 2000 to today,” for a radio station
Format

42A
Deprived (of)
Bereft

46A
Apple desktop
iMac

48A
Opposite of false, on a quiz
TRUE

49A
Pop trio whose “Like It’s Christmas” topped the Adult Contemporary chart in 2019: 2 wds.
Jonas Brothers

54A
First man in Genesis
Adam

55A
Bird you might be “as happy as”
Lark

56A
Simple, portable bed
Cot

57A
Mythical creature of Nepal and Tibet
Yeti

58A
Maker of Thick & Fluffy Classic French Toast
Eggo

59A
Give it a whirl
Try

1A
Walks on a mountain trail, say
Hikes

2A
As perfect as possible
Ideal

3D
Complete, as a jigsaw puzzle
Solve

4D
___ band (male counterpart of a girl group)
Boy

5D
Largest movie theater chain in the world
AMC

6D
Message from a pinball game that’s been handled too roughly
Tilt

7D
___ and Stripes (nickname for the American flag)
Stars

8D
Former South Carolina governor Haley
Nikki

9D
A political campaign might run negative ones
Ads

10D
Arab group once led by Yasir Arafat: Abbr.
Plo

11D
Legislator with a six-year term: Abbr.
Sen

16D
Jumped
Leapt

17D
Band with the 1989 hit “Stand”
Rem

21D
Unwanted spot on the face
Zit

22D
___ by (just barely manage)
Eke

24D
Young man, in Scotland
Lad

25D
Official language of Barbados and the Bahamas: Abbr.
Eng

26D
Deer that lacks antlers
Doe

28D
West ___ (furniture store that’s a sister company of Pottery Barn)
Elm

30D
Person you might give a homemade bracelet to: Abbr.
BFF

31D
“In Which Kanga and Baby ___ Come to the Forest and Piglet Has a Bath” (A.A. Milne chapter)
Roo

32D
Goof up
Err

33D
Portion of hair gel
Dab

34D
Pumpernickel is one variety of it
Rye

35D
Planet between Venus and Mars
Earth

39D
Home to the NBA’s Heat
Miami

40D
Morning hours: Abbr.
Ams

41D
Place to play blackjack in a casino
Table

43D
Construct, as a skyscraper
Erect

44D
Outbreak of activity that rhymes with “juror”
Furor

45D
Ill-tempered (perhaps about an exam)
Testy

47D
Rocky cliff
Crag

49D
Former late-night host Leno
Jay

50D
Poem that might use words like “e’en” and “o’er”
Ode

51D
Young singer and actor Wolff
Nat

52D
www.heart.___ (URL for the American Heart Association)
Org

53D
How a boxing match may end: Abbr.
TKO