12/30/16 Answer Daily Celebrity Crossword

12/30/16
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1A
Annual percentage ___ (credit card figure)
Rate

5A
Break down in tears
Sob

8A
Not very outgoing
Shy

11A
Widely adored celebrity
Idol

12A
What “+” means
Plus

14A
“___ Grant” (spin-off of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”)
Lou

15A
Mare’s hair
Mane

16A
Actress Melissa Joan ___
Hart

17A
Bird with very large eyes
Owl

18A
Switch-hitter who hit his 400th home run as a Yankee on 9/10/1962: 2 wds.
Mickey Mantle

21A
Substance in cigarettes
Tar

22A
“Yes, Admiral!”
Aye

23A
____-inspiring (very impressive)
Awe

26A
Synonym (and anagram) of 22-Across
Yea

28A
Virtual assistant that’s part of the Apple Watch
Siri

32A
Switch-hitter who hit his 400th home run as a Yankee on 5/15/2016: 2 wds.
Carlos Beltran

36A
Reality show host Banks
Tyra

37A
Day ____ (Place for a mini-vacation)
Spa

38A
One of 100 members of Congress: Abbr.
Sen

39A
“Drive My ____” (Beatles song)
Car

42A
Put-___ (gags)
Ons

44A
Switch-hitter who hit his 400th home run as a Yankee on 7/3/2016: 2 wds.
Mark Teixeira

50A
Alan Cumming’s role on “The Good Wife”
Eli

51A
Prefix for “potent” or “directional”
Omni

52A
Race car driver Earnhardt
Dale

54A
“Chopped” host ___ Allen
Ted

55A
Turn off, as a TV’s sound
Mute

56A
Malicious
Evil

57A
Tree-felling tool
Axe

58A
Landscaper’s lawn covering
Sod

59A
Look for
Seek

1D
Edge of a drinking glass
Rim

2D
Singer Levine who’s a coach on “The Voice”
Adam

3D
“Krampus” actress ___ Collette
Toni

4D
Choose by vote
Elect

5D
Planet shapes, roughly
Spheres

6D
Big skin-care brand
Olay

7D
Former name of the country now called Myanmar
Burma

8D
Opening for a coin
Slot

9D
Wolf’s cry
Howl

10D
Christmas season
Yule

13D
Remain
Stay

19D
Boxing win
Kayo

20D
____ egg (money that’s set aside for the future)
Nest

23D
Segment of a play
Act

24D
Milky ____ (candy bar)
Way

25D
Be inaccurate
Err

27D
Muscles you “crunch”
Abs

29D
Treasury Department agency that’s busy in April: Abbr.
IRS

30D
“Black Beatles” band ___ Sremmurd
Rae

31D
Cozy hotel
Inn

33D
Be in need of
Lack

34D
Fastened with super-strong glue
Epoxied

35D
Section of a bowling alley
Lane

40D
Part of a molecule
Atom

41D
___ Lupin (Harry Potter character)
Remus

43D
They’re next to the main dish
Sides

44D
“I never ___ man I didn’t like”: 2 wds.
Meta

45D
“Jeopardy!” host Trebek
Alex

46D
What a hitchhiker wants
Ride

47D
Burst ___ flames
Into

48D
Fantastic review
Rave

49D
“That’s ___” (“Untrue!”): 2 wds.
Alie

53D
Caribou cousin
Elk