12/12/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/12/23
TV Tuesday

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1A
German automaker of the Ultimate Driving Machine
BMW

4A
Food before the main course for short
App

7A
Red-coated cheese
Edam

11A
Waikiki’s island
Oahu

13A
Turn ___ (relinquish your amateur status)
Pro

14A
Stand up
Arise

15A
Word that can follow gum or rain
Drop

16A
Liquor that’s derived from molasses
Rum

17A
Ziti or rotini for example
Pasta

18A
The Good Wife actress who stars in the spin-off Elsbeth as a lawyer catching criminals: 2 wds.
Carrie Preston

21A
Vinaigrette ingredient
Oil

22A
Patron
User

23A
Hoping to reach first base: 2 wds.
At Bat

26A
Sharp item in a sewing basket
Pin

28A
Manning whose #10 was retired by the New York Giants
Eli

31A
Turner & Hooch actress who plays an NYPD officer in Elsbeth: 2 wds.
Carra Patterson

35A
Nwodim who’s been on SNL since 2018
Ego

36A
Website revenue sources
Ads

37A
Musical symbols indicating pauses
Rests

38A
Handy Internet access: Hyph.
Wifi

41A
Archaeology excavation
Dig

42A
Treme actor who plays an NYPD captain in Elsbeth: 2 wds.
Wendell Pierce

48A
Forced removal from one’s country
Exile

49A
Dinghy mover
Oar

50A
Magazine focused on fashion and beauty
Elle

52A
___ Stick (brand of deodorant)
Speed

53A
Settle into the bleachers
Sit

54A
Job to be done
Task

55A
Mix as salad
Toss

56A
Make an effort
Try

57A
In the ___ hours (very late at night)
Wee

1D
Physique for short
Bod

2D
Artist Chagall or singer Anthony
Marc

3D
Horse-halting word
Whoa

4D
It leads into May
April

5D
The Great British Baking Show judge Leith
Prue

6D
___ and Circumstance (graduation tune)
Pomp

7D
Wipe clean as a blackboard
Erase

8D
Mental anguish
Distress

9D
If I might be so bold ___ suggest …: 2 wds.
As To

10D
Intend
Mean

12D
Tumult
Uproar

14D
Tarzan’s hairy pals
Apes

19D
Actress Wilson who’s married to Tom Hanks
Rita

20D
Littlest one in the litter
Runt

23D
Team’s best pitcher
Ace

24D
Signature often written in spray paint
Tag

25D
Chocolaty treats that sometimes come in a two-bite variety
Brownies

26D
Writing tablet
Pad

27D
___ a long story
Its

29D
Parking area
Lot

30D
Tie-___ (promotional items for a movie)
Ins

32D
Bucket
Pail

33D
New York lake or canal
Erie

34D
Feeling of disappointment
Regret

39D
Goes nowhere in traffic
Idles

40D
Page of friends’ posts on Facebook
Feed

41D
Unclean
Dirty

42D
Toward Chicago from New York City
West

43D
Large trade fair for short
Expo

44D
Got trounced
Lost

45D
Couple
Pair

46D
What an eagle grips with
Claw

47D
Ask someone ___
Else

51D
Just ___ by (barely survive)
Eke