12/5/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/5/20
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1A
Shaggy animals found on Asian mountains
Yaks

5A
Screw ___ (top of some wine bottles)
Cap

8A
Orange vegetable
Yam

11A
News article that may include a funeral date, for short
Obit

12A
Stadium cheer that sounds like a cosmetics brand
Ole

13A
Vegan character on “The Simpsons”
Apu

14A
“Since U Been ___” (Kelly Clarkson hit)
Gone

15A
“My mind ___ blank”: 2 wds.
Is A

16A
Section of a journey
Leg

17A
Revolutionary Black feminist who was an inaugural honoree on the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor: 2 wds.
Audre Lorde

20A
Oxygen canister for a scuba diver
Tank

21A
Purple shade similar to lavender
Lilac

24A
Prank
Gag

27A
Work hard for
Earn

28A
“Go Tell It on the Mountain” author who was an inaugural honoree on the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor: 2 wds.
James Baldwin

33A
Custardy dessert often baked in a ramekin
Flan

34A
New Age station on Sirius XM with a relaxing name
Spa

35A
African country where Lupita Nyong’o was raised
Kenya

37A
___ clean (confessed)
Came

41A
San Francisco gay rights martyr who was an inaugural honoree on the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor: 2 wds.
Harvey Milk

45A
Person who’s very good at something
Pro

47A
Dodgers infielder Muncy
Max

48A
Indonesian island with a mostly Hindu population
Bali

49A
___ Mail (alternative to Outlook)
AOL

50A
End ___ high note: 2 wds.
On A

51A
Send forth, as heat
Emit

52A
Casual top named for its shape
Tee

53A
Band whose final album was 2011’s “Collapse Into Now”
Rem

54A
Get out of bed
Rise

1D
Exercise sometimes done in Lululemon gear
Yoga

2D
“It’s ___ time!” (“Finally!”)
About

3D
___ sorta (in a manner of speaking)
Kinda

4D
Back part of a ship
Stern

5D
Curl up like a cobra
Coil

6D
“Not only that …”
Also

7D
Treasure found in an oyster
Pearl

8D
Postgraduate school that Bill Clinton and Sonia Sotomayor attended: 2 wds.
Yale Law

9D
Larger relative of a monkey
Ape

10D
Container for cocoa or coffee
Mug

18D
Medical tests that record heart activity: Abbr.
EKGs

19D
“I ___ of embarrassment!” (“It was so humiliating!”)
Died

22D
“All Things Considered” host Shapiro
Ari

23D
“United Shades of America” cable channel
CNN

25D
Muscles toned with sit-ups
ABS

26D
Generation ___ (difference between the young and the old)
Gap

28D
President who cofounded the Peace Corps: Abbr.
JFK

29D
Frothy beverage in a tavern
Ale

30D
Entry point for a sewer worker
Manhole

31D
Irish singer whose “May It Be” was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song
Enya

32D
Frilly, like some bridal gowns
Lacy

36D
What knights wear
Armor

38D
“For ___ waves of grain …” (“America the Beautiful” lyric)
Amber

39D
Florida city with the world’s busiest cruise ship port
Miami

40D
Perry ___ (fashion brand)
Ellis

42D
Weather ___ (wind direction indicator)
Vane

43D
It might cover everything taught during a college course
Exam

44D
Toy used on a windy day
Kite

45D
Game show host Sajak
Pat

46D
Fish eggs rich in omega-3 fatty acids
Roe