12/13/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/13/24
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1A
Absolutely love
Adore

6A
Tiny organism that can make you ill
Germ

10A
Brazil’s ____ Paulo Cathedral
Sao

13A
Precious gemstone
Jewel

14A
Zip-___-Doo-Dah (Oscar-winning Disney song): Hyph.
Adee

15A
___ with activity (be bustling)
Hum

16A
2019 Best Female Athlete ESPY winner who wrote the kids book series The Kicks: 2 wds.
Alex Morgan

18A
Rock that’s mined
Ore

19A
Well ___ of (better off without)
Rid

20A
Dying remnant of a fire
Ember

21A
Diddy’s real first name
Sean

22A
___ you for real?
Are

23A
Parked oneself on a bench
Sat

25A
A long way off
Afar

28A
Take possession of
Get

31A
Space station’s circular path
Orbit

35A
2003 and 2013 Best Female Athlete ESPY winner who wrote the kids book The Adventures of Qai Qai: 2 wds.
Serena Williams

38A
Impressively large, or a brand of trash bags
Hefty

39A
Ostrich cousin
Emu

40A
Largest of the Three Bears
Papa

41A
___ Just Not That Into You (2009 rom-com)
Hes

43A
Cubes in a glass of tea
Ice

45A
Novelty pet that’s really a plant
Chia

48A
Upper part of the leg
Thigh

51A
Exit this program computer key
Esc

54A
Gridiron official, for short
Ref

55A
2021 Best Female Athlete ESPY winner who wrote the kids book The Way Champs Play: 2 wds.
Naomi Osaka

57A
Clumsy brute
Oaf

58A
Pod in gumbo recipes
Okra

59A
Be worthy of
Merit

60A
Ariana Grande’s No Tears Left to ____
Cry

61A
Demographic group before millennials, for short: 2 wds.
Gen X

62A
Hides in one’s hand, like a magician
Palms

1D
Not fully closed, like a car door
Ajar

2D
Supermarket counter with cold cuts and potato salad, often
Deli

3D
Was in the hole, financially
Owed

4D
Tyrannosaurus ___
Rex

5D
Fudd who calls Bugs Bunny a wabbit
Elmer

6D
Clothing
Garb

7D
On the cutting ___
Edge

8D
Brings up, as a child
Rears

9D
Dudes
Men

10D
High-top or high heel, for example
Shoe

11D
Ethereal glow
Aura

12D
Good ___ (sign of positive things to come, perhaps)
Omen

17D
Last Greek letter
Omega

21D
Marking on a skunk or zebra
Stripe

22D
Freeway of Love singer Franklin
Aretha

24D
ISP that appeared frequently in the movie You’ve Got Mail
Aol

25D
Barbecue grill residue
Ash

26D
Charge for service
Fee

27D
Sound of a dog’s bark
Arf

29D
Female animal with fleece
Ewe

30D
Mean Girls actor Meadows
Tim

32D
29-Down’s sound
Baa

33D
Someone who might play a prank on their babysitter
Imp

34D
Airport group that monitors body scanners: Abbr.
Tsa

36D
Bill ___ the Science Guy
Nye

37D
Mario’s brother in various Nintendo games
Luigi

42D
I’d ___ my reputation on it!
Stake

44D
Bite like an alligator
Chomp

45D
Alligator lookalike, for short
Croc

46D
Can you ___ me now? (line from Verizon commercials)
Hear

47D
Not at all certain
Iffy

49D
What a truck driver honks
Horn

50D
Large-screen film format
Imax

51D
Nobleman who’s married to a countess
Earl

52D
Quickly read through
Skim

53D
Pets that might have a calico or black coat
Cats

55D
Eggy drink at Christmastime
Nog

56D
What Poseidon was the Greek god of
Sea