12/25/18 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/25/18
TV Tuesday

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1A
Illuminated
Lit

4A
“The House With a Clock in Its Walls” actress Blanchett
Cate

8A
“If I may be so ___ …”
Bold

12A
“The Oath” star Barinholtz
Ike

13A
Work without ___ (be daring): 2 wds.
A Net

14A
___ Big Crunch Bar (chocolate candy)
Oreo

15A
Ticketmaster add-on
Fee

16A
“Reno 911!” star who plays Desna on “Claws”: 2 wds.
Niecy Nash

18A
City on Florida’s Gulf Coast
Tampa

20A
Moccasin or flip-flop for example
Shoe

21A
1980s sitcom that Warner Brothers has announced a reboot of
Alf

23A
Normal
Usual

27A
Prefix for “dextrous” or “valent”
Ambi

30A
Animal’s retreat
Lair

33A
Gangsta rap group that included Ice Cube and Eazy-E
NWA

34A
“True Blood” star who plays Polly on “Claws”: 2 wds.
Carrie Preston

37A
Drawn game
Tie

38A
Oscar winner Jared of “Dallas Buyers Club”
Leto

39A
Informed
Told

40A
Growl like a rabid dog
Snarl

42A
Government group that funds theater: Abbr.
NEA

44A
Deeply ___ beliefs
Held

47A
Group of letters denoting non-heterosexual people
LGBTQ

51A
“Scrubs” star who plays Quiet Ann on “Claws”: 2 wds.
Judy Reyes

55A
Lucy who stars in “Elementary”
Liu

56A
“___ Here to Eternity”
From

57A
“The Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Leakes
Nene

58A
Selma’s state: Abbr.
ALA

59A
Joint below the thigh
Knee

60A
Numbers at a racetrack say
Odds

61A
It might be queen-sized
Bed

1D
Raise up
Lift

2D
Store chain that sells Bjursta and Skogsta dining tables
Ikea

3D
Overflow (with)
Teem

4D
Word after “ear” or “Erie”
Canal

5D
Singer/songwriter DiFranco
Ani

6D
Simple tops worn in summer
Tee

7D
___ A Sketch (kids’ drawing toy)
Etch

8D
Parts of a skeleton
Bones

9D
“… good witch ___ bad witch?” (“The Wizard of Oz” question): 2 wds.
Or A

10D
“___ Miz” (Broadway musical for short)
Les

11D
Homer Simpson’s annoyed grunt
Doh

17D
“___ pulling my leg!”
Youre

19D
Duo
Pair

22D
Beat a hasty retreat
Flee

24D
“Make a joyful noise ___ the Lord” (Psalms)
Unto

25D
Missing in the military: Abbr.
AWOL

26D
Candy ___ (board game for young children)
Land

27D
___ up (misbehaves)
Acts

28D
Primary
Main

29D
La ___ Tar Pits
Brea

31D
Properly suited to the task
Apt

32D
Metal that can be “wrought” or “cast”
Iron

35D
In worse shape healthwise
Iller

36D
Male deer
Stag

41D
What “life” and “wife” do phonetically
Rhyme

43D
“It’s someone ___ problem now”
Elses

45D
Carson’s successor as “Tonight Show” host
Leno

46D
Recolored
Dyed

48D
Talk too much
Blab

49D
Kitchen floor covering option
Tile

50D
Central area on a college campus
Quad

51D
Initials of the US president who was elected at age 43 in 1960
JFK

52D
Receptacle for contestants’ votes on “Survivor”
Urn

53D
Mate of a 36-Down
Doe

54D
Terminate
End