12/15/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/15/23
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1A
Ray of sunlight
Beam

5A
Bear’s hand
Paw

8A
Gastrointestinal ___
Tract

13A
Running shoe competitor to Adidas and Nike
Avia

14A
Passionate emotion
Ire

15A
Free ___ (1993 movie about a whale)
Willy

16A
NBA guard who won the 2022-2023 Sixth Man of the Year award while with the Boston Celtics: 2 wds.
Malcolm Brogdon

19A
Friendly squeeze
Hug

20A
One who easily falls for scams
Sap

21A
Yes in the Navy
Aye

22A
Hosts of beauty pageants: Abbr.
Mcs

25A
Three: Prefix
Tri

27A
Prattle on
Gab

29A
Person from Riyadh or Cairo typically
Arab

31A
Little hellion
Imp

33A
2023 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Sheryl
Crow

36A
Utah Jazz forward who won the NBA 2022-2023 Most Improved Player award: 2 wds.
Laurimark Kanen

40A
___ Campbell: I’ll Be Me (2014 documentary about the singer)
Glen

41A
___-fungible token (what NFT stands for)
Non

42A
All-knowing advisor
Guru

43A
Put on a show
Act

45A
Small dog that’s originally from China
Pug

47A
Current title for California’s Laphonza Butler: Abbr.
Sen

48A
Police radio alert: Abbr.
Apb

51A
Part of the body that produces wax
Ear

53A
Screw-top alternative to a wine bottle’s cork
Cap

55A
Memphis Grizzlies center who won the NBA 2022-2023 Defensive Player of the Year award: 3 wds.
Jaren Jackson Jr

61A
Liquids low on the pH scale
Acids

62A
Singer Torme who was nicknamed the Velvet Fog
Mel

63A
Bottom of a sneaker
Sole

64A
Witherspoon who starred in Big Little Lies
Reese

65A
___ Dameron (BB-8’s owner in the Star Wars movies)
Poe

66A
Stepped (on)
Trod

1D
Exclamation from Emeril
Bam

2D
Actress Mendes
Eva

3D
Be under the weather
Ail

4D
___ 1 (the speed of sound)
Mach

5D
Early American at the first Thanksgiving
Pilgrim

6D
Limb with the elbow and wrist
Arm

7D
Spiders’ creations
Webs

8D
Sales unit for a pair of items: Hyph.
Two Pack

9D
Unfairly influence as election results
Rig

10D
Actor Alan who won Emmys for M*A*S*H and The West Wing
Alda

11D
Be sickly sweet
Cloy

12D
Cagney & Lacey actress Daly
Tyne

17D
Not in the office
Out

18D
Cloth used to wipe up oil spills
Rag

22D
Prefix for content or adjusted
Mal

23D
Rocky outcrop
Crag

24D
Bob Odenkirk’s character on Breaking Bad
Saul

26D
Supermodel who was born in Somalia
Iman

28D
Shamelessly talk about one’s own achievements
Brag

30D
La ___ Tar Pits (Los Angeles attraction)
Brea

32D
___ up (keep from toppling over like a kickstand does for a bike)
Prop

34D
Weighty burden
Onus

35D
If that ___ only the case …
Were

37D
Stick that’s burned for religious and meditative purposes
Incense

38D
Joint on one’s finger
Knuckle

39D
Sister in a convent
Nun

44D
___ Mahal
Taj

46D
Filling-station fuel
Gas

48D
Slightly cracked as a door
Ajar

49D
Marathoner’s speed
Pace

50D
Cheese that’s similar to Camembert
Brie

52D
Alternative to stairs for wheelchair users
Ramp

54D
Blog entry
Post

56D
High-level employees at a newspaper: Abbr.
Eds

57D
Elon Musk for SpaceX and Tesla: Abbr.
CEO

58D
Neither a borrower ___ a lender be
Nor

59D
If You Had My Love singer’s nickname: 2 wds.
Jlo

60D
Main color on the Swiss flag
Red