12/24/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/24/23
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1A
Smashing success
Hit

4A
Sound from a snarling dog
Grr

7A
Go on a spree at the mall say
Shop

11A
Poem of homage
Ode

12A
Costing nothing
Free

13A
Supportive walking stick
Cane

14A
___ soup (food sometimes used to describe thick fog)
Pea

15A
sex ___ and videotape (1989 movie)
Lies

16A
Killer whale
Orca

17A
Four-time Masters champion with a lemonade and iced tea drink named after him: 2 wds.
Arnold Palmer

20A
Bird associated with wisdom
Owl

21A
Discontinue
End

22A
Large country in West Africa
Mali

25A
Perform in a play
Act

26A
So You Think You Can Dance host Deeley
Cat

29A
1930s child actress with a kiddie cocktail named after her: 2 wds.
Shirley Temple

33A
Thin opening
Gap

34A
Michigan ___ (major street in Chicago): Abbr.
Ave

35A
Very dry like Death Valley
Arid

36A
World War II Flying ___ (one of Snoopy’s personas)
Ace

37A
Put money on the line
Bet

39A
Top Hat actress/dancer with a gin cocktail named after her: 2 wds.
Ginger Rogers

45A
Stinky scent
Odor

46A
Monetary unit of Slovakia and Slovenia
Euro

47A
Exclamation that often goes with aah
Ooh

49A
Misplace
Lose

50A
Thin opening in a vending machine
Slot

51A
In the style of: 2 wds.
Ala

52A
Run away from danger
Flee

53A
Four plus three plus two plus one
Ten

54A
She has children
Mom

1D
Little jump
Hop

2D
I had no ___! (That’s news to me)
Idea

3D
It’s shed when crying
Tear

4D
Cook over hot coals
Grill

5D
Wooden part of a saxophone’s mouthpiece
Reed

6D
With all due ___ …
Respect

7D
Admonish
Scold

8D
Grievous bodily ___ (serious injury)
Harm

9D
A single time
Once

10D
Fruit with Bosc and Anjou varieties
Pear

12D
Move like water in a stream
Flow

18D
Film ___ (gritty movie genre)
Noir

19D
Penny-___ (two-bit)
Ante

22D
Additive in Doritos that enhances savory flavors: Abbr.
Msg

23D
Now I get it!
Aha

24D
Pay ___ service to (give minimal support to)
Lip

25D
Vote in favor in Congress
Aye

26D
Procedure done by an EMT perhaps: Abbr.
Cpr

27D
Boxer Muhammad or his daughter Laila
Ali

28D
Thank you for coming to my ___ Talk
Ted

30D
Fabric for a doily or bridal veil
Lace

31D
Tallest mountain on Earth
Everest

32D
Running ___ (political co-candidate)
Mate

36D
Concur
Agree

37D
Chemical element with the symbol B
Boron

38D
Quartet of major entertainment awards for short
Egot

39D
Sport where you use a club to drive or putt
Golf

40D
Object or person worshipped by a devotee
Idol

41D
Facial feature that smells
Nose

42D
The Golden ___ (Do unto others …)
Rule

43D
1990 B-52’s song whose title means wander
Roam

44D
With no one else around
Solo

48D
Meat in many sub sandwiches
Ham