12/21/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/21/24
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1A
Important body part for a baseball pitcher
ARM

4A
Very thick slice, as of bacon
SLAB

8A
Casual hats that are sometimes worn backward
CAPS

12A
Feel regret about
RUE

13A
___ apparent (next in line for the throne)
HEIR

14A
Square footage
AREA

15A
First 24-hour TV news channel
CNN

16A
When said three times, a phrase meaning “et cetera”
YADA

17A
More than several
MANY

18A
Cofounder of the Industrial Workers of the World, and five-time US presidential candidate: 3 wds.
EUGENE V DEBS

21A
Large decorative vase
URN

22A
Early ISP
AOL

23A
Worship from ___ (secretly have a crush on)
AFAR

26A
Huge fuss
ADO

27A
Meat that might be dry-cured or smoked
HAM

30A
Founder and first president of the American Federation of Labor: 2 wds.
SAMUEL GOMPERS

34A
Grass that’s baled on a prairie
HAY

35A
Children’s ___ (books for kids, for short)
LIT

36A
Fox sportscaster Andrews
ERIN

37A
Viper of Egypt
ASP

38A
Emergency procedure performed by an EMT: Abbr.
CPR

40A
Cofounder and first president of the United Farm Workers of America: 2 wds.
CESAR CHAVEZ

45A
Former electric car from Chevrolet
BOLT

46A
Bunnies’ floppy features
EARS

47A
Unruly crowd
MOB

49A
Peak
ACME

50A
“This won’t hurt ___”: 2 wds.
A BIT

51A
Cow’s remark
MOO

52A
Elevator’s entrance
DOOR

53A
Medication serving
DOSE

54A
Piece of equipment a roadie might set up
AMP

1D
Joan of ___
ARC

2D
Ancient Norse symbol
RUNE

3D
Restaurant’s bill of fare
MENU

4D
More introverted
SHYER

5D
“How Do I Live” singer Rimes
LEANN

6D
Helper
AIDE

7D
Showy pretense of courage
BRAVADO

8D
Humped beast of burden
CAMEL

9D
United ___ Emirates
ARAB

10D
Cartoonists’ drawing tools
PENS

11D
Intone
SAY

19D
Spiritual guide
GURU

20D
___ and gloom
DOOM

23D
Powdery volcanic residue
ASH

24D
Airline safety watchdog: Abbr.
FAA

25D
Six-time Oscar nominee Adams
AMY

26D
Reality show currently hosted by Terry Crews: Abbr.
AGT

27D
“Tell ___ About It” (Billy Joel song)
HER

28D
Nickname for pop singer Grande
ARI

29D
ISP that debuted in 1995
MSN

31D
Character who sings “Into the Unknown” in “Frozen II”
ELSA

32D
Understand by watching a speaker’s mouth move: Hyph.
LIP-READ

33D
Creepy, overly sexual person, for short
PERV

37D
Autumn flower
ASTER

38D
Actor Hemsworth or Noth
CHRIS

39D
Gooey white adhesive
PASTE

40D
2017 Pixar movie
COCO

41D
Muppet who hosted “The Not-Too-Late Show” from 2020-2021
ELMO

42D
___ San Lucas (Mexican resort city)
CABO

43D
Jane Austen novel upon which the movie “Clueless” is loosely based
EMMA

44D
Popular videoconferencing platform
ZOOM

45D
The Big ___ Wolf
BAD

48D
Conk on the head
BOP