12/7/18 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/7/18
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1A
It’s played in billiard halls
Pool

5A
Like unseasoned food often
Bland

10A
Dumb ___ box of hammers: 2 wds.
As A

13A
Martial art that’s an Olympic event
Judo

14A
Hard worker’s monetary reward
Raise

15A
Boom Boom ___ (Black Eyed Peas hit)
Pow

16A
Tennis player who won the AP Athlete of the Year award in 1989: 2 wds.
Steffi Graf

18A
BlackBerry for example: Abbr.
PDA

19A
Where you might relax with a rubber duckie
Tub

20A
English class composition
Essay

22A
___ cage (chest protector)
Rib

25A
Number in a contact list: Abbr.
Tel

27A
Arid
Dry

28A
State whose license plates say Famous Potatoes
Idaho

30A
Have bills to pay
Owe

32A
Bring in like the harvest
Reap

36A
Tennis player who won the AP Athlete of the Year award in 2002 2009 2013 and 2015: 2 wds.
Serena Williams

39A
James ___ Carter (full name of the president before Reagan)
Earl

40A
Band that included Mike Mills and Peter Buck
Rem

41A
Watering holes in a desert
Oases

42A
Captain Jean-___ Picard (sci-fi character)
Luc

44A
Person crossing the street on foot for short
Ped

46A
Explosive sticks: Abbr.
TNT

47A
Energy giant whose name was removed from the Astros’ ballpark in 2002
Enron

50A
Many years ___ …
Ago

52A
Fawn’s mom
Doe

53A
Tennis player who won the AP Athlete of the Year award in 1974 1975 1977 and 1980: 2 wds.
Chris Evert

60A
Investment plan for the later years: Abbr.
IRA

61A
___ It to Beaver (classic TV series)
Leave

62A
Operatic piece for a soprano
Aria

63A
Paving material
Tar

64D
Permanently remove from school
Expel

65D
Child of a ram and a ewe
Lamb

1D
Bedtime garb for short
PJs

2D
For crying ___ loud!
Out

3D
Poem that honors someone
Ode

4D
Storage space in a barn
Loft

5D
Illegal payment to an official
Bribe

6D
Live-streaming slowness
Lag

7D
What goes through a snorkel
Air

8D
Government group with four cryptologic centers: Abbr.
NSA

9D
Postpone until later
Defer

10D
Programs on a phone
Apps

11D
A&W Cream ___
Soda

12D
I guess I got carried ___
Away

17D
Japanese mattress
Futon

21D
Where Damascus and Aleppo are
Syria

22D
Ascend
Rise

23D
Original thought
Idea

24D
Roseanne’s surname
Barr

26D
Rob who played Sam Seaborn on The West Wing
Lowe

27D
The First State: Abbr.
Del

29D
Hiya!
Hello

31D
Namby-pamby person
Wimp

33D
Far ___ (Marco Polo’s destination)
East

34D
Response from parishioners
Amen

35D
Covert sound to get someone’s attention
Psst

37D
Jump shot’s path
Arc

38D
Place to enjoy an après-ski hot drink
Lodge

43D
Prince Harry’s relationship to Prince George Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis
Uncle

45D
Wooden stand in a painter’s studio
Easel

47D
Make changes to as a Facebook post
Edit

48D
Julie & Julia director Ephron
Nora

49D
Backside
Rear

51D
Shape of some compacts’ mirrors
Oval

54D
Place a curse on
Hex

55D
Grammy Award for Best ___ Performance (prize Kendrick Lamar won in 2018)
Rap

56D
Now ___ seen everything!
Ive

57D
The Paleozoic for one
Era

58D
Edge of a canyon
Rim

59D
Pick up the ___ (pay the bill)
Tab