12/20/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/20/23
Wayback Wednesday

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
Something that stops a river’s flow
Dam

4A
___ and Nancy (1986 Gary Oldman movie)
Sid

7A
Timing problem on a video call
Lag

10A
Five-year-old brother of Kyle on South Park
Ike

11A
Keep ___ safe distance (stand back): 2 wds.
At A

12A
Roman numeral in the title of a second sequel
III

13A
Scottish New Wave band with the 1985 hit Don’t You (Forget About Me): 2 wds.
Simple Minds

16A
Awkwafina Is ___ From Queens (Comedy Central sitcom)
Nora

17A
___-existing condition
Pre

18A
Press + on a calculator
Add

20A
Lacking all skill
Inept

24A
Have you ___ my glasses?
Seen

27A
___ 17 (current Apple software release)
ios

29A
Shad ___ (kind of caviar)
Roe

30A
American New Wave band with the 1983 hit Burning Down the House: 2 wds.
Talking Heads

33A
Hospital areas with cardiac monitors: Abbr.
Ers

34A
Partner of neither
Nor

35A
Hey you! sound
Psst

36A
Beg
Plead

38A
Albums with only a few songs: Abbr.
Eps

40A
Mamma ___!
Mia

42A
2003-2016 Cowboys quarterback Tony
Romo

45A
English New Wave band with the 1984 hit People Are People: 2 wds.
Depeche Mode

49A
The Sweetest ___ (Simpsons episode whose title is a pun on a Sade song)
Apu

50A
Megan Thee Stallion’s music genre
Rap

51A
Title for a knight
Sir

52A
Sharp sound from a Pomeranian
Yap

53A
People who polish authors’ manuscripts: Abbr.
Eds

54A
On ___ Majesty’s Secret Service (James Bond film)
Her

1D
Insult in slang
Dis

2D
Related (to)
Akin

3D
Note that might begin To all employees:
Memo

4D
Leafy course often topped with dressing
Salad

5D
Suffix for Wyoming or Wisconsin
Ite

6D
Somewhat wet
Damp

7D
Wrinkle-prone fabric
Linen

8D
Kool-___ (drink mix with a Sharkleberry Fin flavor)
Aid

9D
They fight on behalf of the US: Abbr.
Gis

14D
Trick that’s pulled on an April fool
Prank

15D
___ Spring (green soap brand)
Irish

19D
Pterodactyl or triceratops for short
Dino

21D
Key spans of time in history
Eras

22D
Cacao bean holders
Pods

23D
Way to assess a student’s knowledge
Test

24D
Single unit tracked by an Apple Watch
Step

25D
Coming 2 America actor James ___ Jones
Earl

26D
You’re really something ___!
Else

28D
Angry beast in an enchanted forest
Ogre

31D
Movie that wasn’t produced by a major studio
Indie

32D
___ salts (substance used in a foot bath)
Epsom

37D
Excite as a crowd at a sports event: 2 wds.
Amp Up

39D
Gets ready for short
Preps

41D
Approximately 4047 square meters
Acre

43D
___ pit (area at a rock concert)
Mosh

44D
Voodoo priestess Mama ___ of The Princess and the Frog
Odie

45D
Training ___ (Denzel Washington movie)
Day

46D
Antipollution group of the government: Abbr.
Epa

47D
You ___ to be there
Had

48D
Drop the ball
Err