12/5/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/5/21
People Sunday

Are you stuck with the Crosswords With Friends Puzzle Today? Stuck No More. We offer complete solutions as well as “no spoiler” mode to give you that little extra push. Or simply use this cheat sheet to help you get the best and fastest completion time possible.

1A
Just okay not great: Hyph.
Soso

5A
Actor Alda who hosts the podcast Clear Vivid
Alan

9A
Faucet or spigot
Tap

12A
Twelve ___ (Ashley’s estate in Gone With the Wind)
Oaks

13A
Indiana pro basketball player
Pacer

14A
It’s just a number some say
Age

15A
I Will Always Love You singer with a memorable 1991 Super Bowl performance of the national anthem: 2 wds.
Whitney Houston

19A
Kama ___ (ancient Sanskrit guide to lovemaking)
Sutra

20A
Follow as a consequence
Ensue

21A
Beers that are often rather bitter: Abbr.
Ipas

24A
Groups of cattle on a ranch
Herds

27A
On ___ (without a guaranteed buyer)
Spec

30A
Use swear words
Curse

33A
Wayne’s World actress Carrere
Tia

34A
Dance With My Father singer with a memorable 1997 Super Bowl performance of the national anthem: 2 wds.
Luther Vandross

37A
Residue from a campfire
Ash

38A
Simple type of question with one of two possible answers: Hyph.
Yes No

39A
Make art by scratching a surface
Etch

40A
Motif in music or literature
Theme

42A
Past tense of ’tis
Twas

44A
Race in which runners pass a baton
Relay

47A
Instrument played by Alicia Keys
Piano

51A
Spotlight singer with a memorable 2009 Super Bowl performance of the national anthem: 2 wds.
Jennifer Hudson

55A
___ you sure about that?
Are

56A
Ward off
Deter

57A
Roof projection
Eave

58A
What a softball player swings
Bat

59A
Takes the gold medal
Wins

60A
Establishments offering mud baths
Spas

1A
Spreads as seeds during planting season
Sows

2A
Pearl Harbor’s island
Oahu

3D
Short comedy segment
Skit

4D
Bird with the largest eggs of any land animal
Ostrich

5D
Big primate
Ape

6D
___ a finger on (touch)
Lay

7D
Feeling you might have after a long workout
Ache

8D
Very brightly colored
Neon

9D
Golden morsel from Ore-Ida: 2 wds.
Tater Tot

10D
Adele’s Million Years ___
Ago

11D
Implement for signing checks
Pen

14D
Hurried or tried to join a sorority
Rushed

17D
Brief siesta
Nap

18D
WNBA star Bird who’s engaged to Megan Rapinoe
Sue

22D
Unit of measure for a meadow
Acre

23D
Nissan Pathfinders and Subaru Foresters for example: Abbr.
Suvs

25D
Tiddlywink for one
Disc

26D
Accessory worn by Miss America
Sash

27D
Movable piece in vertical window blinds
Slat

28D
Helpful sign on a shop door that opens inward
Push

29D
Computer-to-modem cable for those without wi-fi
Ethernet

31D
Twitter ___ (impassioned sequence of tweets)
Rant

32D
Jon ___ (Game of Thrones character)
Snow

35D
Where shadow can be applied on the face
Eyelid

36D
Lives (at)
Resides

41D
Fellows
Men

43D
Shopkeeper on The Simpsons
Apu

45D
Some but not many: 2 wds.
Afew

46D
Mythical creature of the Himalayas
Yeti

48D
Letters that mean quickly!
ASAP

49D
PBS science series named for an exploding star
Nova

50D
Small bills in a cash drawer
Ones

51D
Give a hard poke to
Jab

52D
Obama ___ (period from 2009 to 2017)
Era

53D
Kylo ___ (Adam Driver’s Star Wars role)
Ren

54D
There are 24 of them in a day: Abbr.
Hrs