12/8/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/8/23
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1A
Posting that might be hosted by WordPress
Blog

5A
Unholy singer Smith
Sam

8A
Lass’s brother
Lad

11A
Posterior
Rear

12A
___ You Gonna Go My Way (Lenny Kravitz song)
Are

13A
Ginger ___ (Schweppes product)
Ale

14A
American decathlete who lit the Olympic cauldron in Los Angeles in 1984: 2 wds.
Rafer Johnson

17A
Pacific island territory of the United States
Guam

18A
That ___ what I meant!
Isnt

19A
___ in! (Start eating!)
Dig

22A
Genre of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Ska

23A
Machine parts with teeth
Cogs

24A
Locales
Areas

26A
___-Devil (1989 Roseanne Barr movie)
She

28A
With 29-Across Japanese tennis player who lit the Olympic cauldron in Tokyo in 2021
Naomi

29A
See 28-Across
Osaka

33A
Warning sound from a tiny dog
Yap

35A
Top floor of a house perhaps
Attic

36A
___ life regression (supposed hypnotic treatment)
Past

39A
Brain activity readout: Abbr.
Eeg

41A
Author Rita ___ Brown
Mae

42A
___-Seltzer (antacid brand)
Alka

43A
Clasp firmly
Grip

45A
Canadian hockey player who lit the Olympic cauldron in Vancouver in 2010: 2 wds.
Wayne Gretzky

50A
Band’s sound booster
Amp

51A
Big Top ___-wee (1988 movie)
Pee

52A
Large piece of living room furniture
Sofa

53A
Gold ___ (brand of socks)
Toe

54A
Do you have something to ___ to this discussion?
Add

55A
Set of playing cards
Deck

1D
I’m freezing!
Brr

2D
___ & Perrins (brand of Worcestershire sauce)
Lea

3D
Klutz
Oaf

4D
Olympic diver Louganis
Greg

5D
Wheel of Fortune host who’s retiring after this season
Sajak

6D
Pleasant smells
Aromas

7D
Doesn’t excite me
Meh

8D
Fictional soccer coach Ted
Lasso

9D
___ Came Polly (2004 rom-com)
Along

10D
Flaws on the surface of a can
Dents

15D
Country that invaded Ukraine in 2022
Russia

16D
Most friendly
Nicest

19D
Former NFL quarterback Marino
Dan

20D
Glass who hosts the radio show This American Life
Ira

21D
Neo ___ (former video game system with a rhyming name)
Geo

25D
Author of The Joy Luck Club: 2 wds.
Amy Tan

27D
Sub sandwich
Hoagie

30D
Device often found at a cash-only establishment: Abbr.
Atm

31D
South Korean automaker
Kia

32D
Perfect serve in tennis
Ace

34D
Fastened with a small wooden fastener
Pegged

36D
Handle roughly as a puppy might: 2 wds.
Paw At

37D
Landmark in San Antonio Texas
Alamo

38D
Videoconference app whose name is an anagram of pesky
Skype

40D
Wasn’t accurate
Erred

44D
Mental condition triggered by a terrifying event: Abbr.
PTSD

46D
Group that regulates pesticides: Abbr.
Epa

47D
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 actress Saldana
Zoe

48D
Restaurant founded by Colonel Sanders
KFC

49D
Shaggy Asian cousin of a cow
Yak