12/30/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/30/22
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1A
New England Patriots’ organization: Abbr.
NFL

4A
Psychedelic drug some people took at Woodstock: Abbr.
LSD

7A
Cowboy boot’s spiked attachment
Spur

11A
Prohibition ___ (period when alcohol was illegal)
Era

12A
Toledo’s state
Ohio

14A
___ in (introduce gradually)
Phase

15A
Put on as a jacket
Don

16A
Agency whose Orion spacecraft splashed down on December 11: Abbr.
Nasa

17A
Caught with a lasso
Roped

18A
Center who played his 18th season for the Los Angeles Lakers in 2021-2022: 2 wds.
Dwight Howard

21A
But ___ Cheerleader (1999 Natasha Lyonne film): 2 wds.
Im A

22A
Well goodness gracious!: 2 wds.
My My

23A
___ home (house that may have a fridge connected to the Internet)
Smart

25A
Garage band’s sample recording
Demo

26A
Burglarize
Rob

29A
Power forward who played his 19th season for the Los Angeles Lakers in 2021-2022: 2 wds.
Carmelo Anthony

32A
Yuck!
Ick

33A
___ phone (texting device)
Cell

34A
Class you barely have to study for: 2 wds.
Easy A

35A
All-day breakfast restaurant chain
Ihop

36A
Hepburn’s My Fair Lady costar Harrison
Rex

37A
Power forward and oldest active player in the NBA who is playing his 20th season with the Miami Heat: 2 wds.
Udonis Haslem

43A
Mischievously make fun of
Tease

44A
Where a shipwreck survivor may wash up
Isle

45A
With 38-Down style of the Empire State Building
Art

48A
Units of measure for cattle ranches
Acres

49A
Very vivid color-wise
Neon

50A
Aussie hopper
Roo

51A
TV personality like Jimmy Fallon or Pat Sajak
Host

52A
Professional who’s knowledgeable about tax filings: Abbr.
CPA

53A
Are we having fun ___?
Yet

1D
Beatty nominated for an Oscar for Network
Ned

2D
To and ___ (back and forth)
Fro

3D
Historic building or natural feature visited by tourists
Landmark

4D
Comedian Love of the 2013-2022 talk show The Real
Loni

5D
Thick carpet style
Shag

6D
You can ___ it out but you can’t take it!
Dish

7D
Flamboyant
Showy

8D
Smurf with a white beard
Papa

9D
Software buyer
User

10D
Comedian Chris of Peacock’s Bust Down
Redd

13D
Quaker hot cereal with an Apples & Cinnamon variety
Oatmeal

14D
Hype as a product
Promote

19D
Like cookies fresh from the oven in terms of temperature
Warm

20D
Song sung in church
Hymn

21D
Apple desktop computer
iMac

23D
___-fi (literary genre with spaceships and aliens)
Sci

24D
People who are really good with computers
Techies

25D
Marine mammal that resembles a porpoise
Dolphin

26D
Culinary herb that’s also a woman’s name
Rosemary

27D
Deep black gemstone
Onyx

28D
Hanging ___ thread: 2 wds.
By A

30D
Many babies born in August astrologically
Leos

31D
Loser to the tortoise in a fable
Hare

35D
Zoomed-in detail on a map
Inset

37D
The Beehive State
Utah

38D
See 45-Across
Deco

39D
Rowboat’s paddles
Oars

40D
Be with you in ___! (Wait one moment!): 2 wds.
A Sec

41D
Food for hogs
Slop

42D
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies actress Headey
Lena

46D
Fish eggs in caviar
Roe

47D
Toddler
Tot