2/17/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

2/17/23
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1A
Children
Kids

5A
Fitting
Apt

8A
Vessel for boiling spaghetti
Pot

11A
Adam and Eve’s home in the Bible
Eden

12A
Uh-uh
Nah

13A
BrewDog product such as Hazy Jane or Elvis Juice: Abbr.
Ipa

14A
1995 NL Rookie of the Year Hideo ___
Nomo

15A
Diners Drive-Ins and Dives host Fieri
Guy

16A
Prom night outfit for short
Tux

17A
Argentine soccer star who won the Golden Ball (best player) at the 2022 World Cup: 2 wds.
Lionel Messi

20A
Pen ___ (someone to write letters to)
Pal

21A
Ambulance team member: Abbr.
Emt

22A
___ anemone (aquatic animal that looks like a flower)
Sea

25A
Cease to function
Die

27A
Circular defensive trench
Moat

30A
French soccer star who won the Golden Boot (top goal scorer with 8) at the 2022 World Cup: 2 wds.
Kylian M Bappe

33A
App with restaurant reviews
Yelp

34A
Certain simian
Ape

35A
Four-time WNBA champion Bird
Sue

36A
Big galoot
Oaf

38A
Greek letter before theta
Eta

40A
Middle Eastern team that handed Argentina the eventual champion its only loss in the 2022 World Cup: 2 wds.
Saudi Arabia

45A
Box containing the pieces of a model airplane perhaps
Kit

46A
___-Jo (1988 Olympic runner’s nickname)
Flo

47A
It’s fun to stay at the ___ (lyric from a Village People hit)
YMCA

49A
Vow at the altar: 2 wds.
I Do

50A
2022 movie title character whose first name is Lydia
Tar

51A
Wearing footwear
Shod

52A
___ Leppard (Pour Some Sugar on Me band)
Def

53A
___ Holiness (term for the Pope)
His

54A
Scatters as seeds
Sows

1D
Male doll sold near the Barbies
Ken

2D
Someone who’s worshipped
Idol

3D
Actress Moore
Demi

4D
Be a busybody
Snoop

5D
Jolie who played Thena in Eternals
Angelina

6D
Actor Dano of The Fabelmans
Paul

7D
Parsley sage rosemary and ___
Thyme

8D
Auto racer’s opportunities to refuel: 2 wds.
Pit Stops

9D
Major work of classical music
Opus

10D
1978-1983 sitcom starring Danny DeVito
Taxi

18D
Nothing in Mexico
Nada

19D
2021 US Open champion Raducanu
Emma

22D
Expanse that’s seen above the horizon
Sky

23D
Private ___ (detective)
Eye

24D
More than just short on: 3 wds.
All Out Of

26D
Rulers of Japan
Emperors

28D
The Simpsons character who is originally from West Bengal
Apu

29D
Peg used in football and golf
Tee

31D
Apple tablet
iPad

32D
___ testing (software checking)
Beta

37D
Where E comes in the alphabet
Fifth

39D
The ___ (1989 Ed Harris sci-fi movie)
Abyss

40D
Lose traction on the road
Skid

41D
Home health-care worker
Aide

42D
Jai ___ (fast-moving sport)
Alai

43D
If you ask me to a texter
IMHO

44D
Don’t have ___ man! (Bart Simpson saying): 2 wds.
A Cow

48D
Promotional messages
Ads