2/17/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

2/17/21
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Flightless bird from New Zealand, or a nickname for someone from New Zealand
Kiwi

5A
As easy as falling off a ___
Log

8A
___-rock (music genre that includes Britpop and grunge)
Alt

11A
Where Adam and Eve ate fruit
Eden

12A
Meryl Sheep on “Sesame Street,” for example
Ewe

13A
Novelty “pet” made from terra cotta and seeds
Chia

14A
Word before “an ear” or “a hand”
Lend

15A
With 27-Across, 1958 Everly Brothers hit featuring Chet Atkins on guitar: 3 wds.
All I Have

17A
___ furniture (rain-resistant tables and seating)
Patio

19A
Business that might have a sauna or steam room
Spa

20A
Slick-talking
Glib

23A
Freezer ___ (grocery store section)
Aisle

27A
See 15-Across: 4 wds.
To Do Is Dream

29A
“___ changed woman!”: 2 wds.
Im A

31A
Group that supports “open carry” gun laws: Abbr.
NRA

32A
Months ___ (sometime in 2020)
Ago

33A
1960 Everly Brothers hit that was their best-selling single: 2 wds.
Cathys Clown

38A
Happen next
Ensue

39A
Person listed in a will
Heir

40A
Crunchy sandwich, for short
BLT

42A
Sour fruit
Lemon

46A
1958 Everly Brothers hit about troubles with love and school
Problems

51A
“___ That Tune” (classic game show)
Name

52A
Devout
Holy

53A
Sound heard by a milkmaid
Moo

54A
Staff onboard a ship
Crew

55A
Homophone of “die”
Dye

56A
Move that forces a wrestler’s shoulders to the mat
Pin

57A
Anna was engaged to him in “Frozen”
Hans

1D
Brown seaweed
Kelp

2D
Creative thought
Idea

3D
___ vegan (stopped eating animal products)
Went

4D
Rainbow color before violet
Indigo

5D
Actress Seydoux of the upcoming movie “The French Dispatch”
Lea

6D
Supposedly wise bird
Owl

7D
Alternatives to mousses and styling pomades
Gels

8D
Word that’s shouted after enlightenment
Aha

9D
Mariska Hargitay’s “Law & Order: SVU” character, for short
Liv

10D
___ Bo (fitness routine)
Tae

13D
Seat
Chair

16D
Tablet that competes with Microsoft’s Surface
iPad

18D
Like a tree with many rings
Old

21D
Charged particles
Ions

22D
Wood used in canoes
Birch

24D
Rams head coach McVay
Sean

25D
Fail to keep up
Lag

26D
Moody music genre
Emo

27D
Skin designs that Rihanna has more than 20 of, for short
Tats

28D
When goods are marked down
Sale

29D
Skating on thin ___
Ice

30D
“He’s a ___ after my own heart”
Man

34D
Affectionate term for a male spouse
Hubby

35D
Scream
Yell

36D
Fluid that a mechanic might change in your car
Oil

37D
Tool for tightening a bolt
Wrench

41D
Seasonal employee hired for the Christmas rush, maybe
Temp

43D
Actress Rooney ___
Mara

44D
Sign of what’s to come
Omen

45D
What a TV anchor delivers
News

46D
Advanced degree that may require a dissertation defense: Abbr.
PHD

47D
Singer Orbison
Roy

48D
Cheer from a South American soccer fan
Ole

49D
“Me,” in France
Moi

50D
Mother’s boy
Son