12/31/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/31/21
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1A
Kitten’s foot
Paw

4A
Box-office failures, or things that explode
Bombs

9A
Vehicle whose driver is called a hack
Taxi

12A
80 or more, for an octogenarian
Age

13A
“The Good Fight” actress McDonald
Audra

14A
A weather balloon or shooting star might be mistaken for it: Abbr.
UFO

15A
NBA player Oscar who formerly held the record for 31-Across
Robertson

17A
Antiperspirant brand
Ban

18A
Campbell’s container
Can

19A
Item shown at security checkpoints: 2 wds., abbr.
ID Card

21A
Black mark on a ladybug
Spot

23A
Lightweight wood
Balsa

25A
“___ the Walrus” (Beatles song): 2 wds.
I Am

26A
Served supper to
Fed

27A
“The Devil Wears ___” (Meryl Streep film)
Prada

31A
Two-digit totals in at least three of five statistical categories (assists, blocks, points, rebounds, and steals) during a single basketball game: Hyph.
Triple Doubles

34A
2020 “Dancing With the Stars” contestant Anne
Heche

35A
Goof up
Err

36A
Vampire ___ (animal that drinks blood)
Bat

37A
Fully cognizant
Aware

39A
Resort island near Java
Bali

40A
Newspaper item of interest to job hunters: 2 wds.
Want Ad

43A
Curving path
Arc

44A
India Pale ___
Ale

45A
NBA player Russell who broke the record for 31-Across on May 10, 2021
Westbrook

50A
Money deducted from a paycheck
Tax

51A
Pain reliever sold by Bayer
Aleve

52A
“I Really Like You” singer Carly ___ Jepsen
Rae

53A
“Claws” cable channel
TNT

54A
Substance that causes bread to rise
Yeast

55A
Cardiology test: Abbr.
EKG

1D
Not up to ___ (below average)
Par

2D
Long, long ___ (in the distant past)
Ago

3D
Graphic novel published online
Web Comic

4D
Farm building that’s often red
Barn

5D
What three strikes make, in baseball
Out

6D
Physicians’ degrees: Abbr.
MDs

7D
Super-hot oven setting
Broil

8D
Prickly annoyance near a Florida beach
Sandspur

9D
Where the Bay of Pigs is
Cuba

10D
Off in the distance
Afar

11D
Superspy also known as 007
Bond

16D
Have some dessert
Eat

20D
Nutrient that’s limited in the keto diet, for short
Carb

21D
People such as Darth Maul and Darth Vader
Sith

22D
Peel, as a potato
Pare

23D
Insect in an apiary
Bee

24D
Puff ___ (snake that inflates its body when threatened)
Adder

26D
Escaped a swatter, perhaps: 2 wds.
Flew Away

28D
Fish also known as longfin tuna
Albacore

29D
Hand out the cards
Deal

30D
___ Spumante (sparkling wine)
Asti

32D
Baby ___ (Kimora Lee Simmons’s clothing brand)
Phat

33D
Miner’s discovery
Ore

38D
Singer with the recent #1 hit “Easy on Me”
Adele

39D
“It’s cold in here!”
Brr

40D
100-___ light bulb
Watt

41D
“Resident Alien” star Tudyk
Alan

42D
Call from behind a counter
Next

43D
Aid and ___
Abet

46D
Salty body of water
Sea

47D
Cable boxes connect to them
TVs

48D
The ___ Ridge Boys (country group with the 1981 hit “Elvira”)
Oak

49D
Pony ___ (type of beer container)
Keg