2/18/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

2/18/23
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1A
The Prestige and The Fighter star Christian
Bale

5A
Plopped down on a sofa
Sat

8A
Public persona
Image

13A
Farm animals that might be yoked together
Oxen

14A
Blueberry pie ___ mode: 2 wds.
Ala

15A
___ Peace Prize
Nobel

16A
Have on as a scarf
Wear

17A
Ready ___ go!
Set

18A
Numbers like 2 4 6 8 and 10
Evens

19A
Crime-solving forensic expert created by Patricia Cornwell: 2 wds.
Kay Scarpetta

22A
Like many marchers in a pride parade
Gay

23A
UFO passengers: Abbr.
Ets

24A
Disney mermaid who trades her voice for legs
Ariel

27A
Band with the 1985 hit Take On Me: Hyph.
Aha

29A
Play-___ (toy clay)
Doh

32A
Private detective featured in an Alphabet Series created by Sue Grafton: 2 wds.
Kinsey Millhone

36A
Stomach muscles
Abs

37A
Download for an Android say
App

38A
___ space (region studied with telescopes)
Outer

39A
Diagram that shows national borders
Map

41A
Cable channel that airs The Cube game show
TBs

42A
Public defender-turned-private eye created by Sara Paretsky: 3 wds.
Vi Warshawski

48A
Without ___ (completely broke): 2 wds.
Acent

49A
What on Earth ___ you talking about?
Are

50A
Tiny amount
Iota

53A
Activities that are prohibited: Hyph.
Nonos

54A
Falsehood
Lie

55A
Female animals that get fleeced
Ewes

56A
Mail-in contest submission
Entry

57A
Reduced-___ milk
Fat

58A
Fell to the bottom of the sea
Sank

1D
Weapon for the Avengers’ Hawkeye
Bow

2D
Sharp tool used by a firefighter
Axe

3D
Slow drip from a pipe
Leak

4D
Infuriates
Enrages

5D
1990s teen magazine whose title means impertinent
Sassy

6D
Phillies third baseman Bohm
Alec

7D
Ciao!: Hyph.
Tata

8D
Bungling
Inept

9D
Relocates to a new home
Moves

10D
Aid and ___ (assist with crimes)
Abet

11D
Polite chap
Gent

12D
Idina Menzel’s Frozen role
Elsa

20D
Connecticut school whose teams are the Bulldogs
Yale

21D
Cha Cha ___ Smooth (2022 movie)
Real

24D
Calvin Broadus ___ Snoop Dogg: Abbr.
Aka

25D
Lung-protecting bone
Rib

26D
Shoo-___ (certain winners)
Ins

27D
Piece of equipment onstage at a rock concert
Amp

28D
___ flask (liquor container that’s often concealed)
Hip

29D
Decimal for example
Dot

30D
Twenty-___ (blackjack)
One

31D
He Thinks He’ll Keep ___ (Mary Chapin Carpenter hit)
Her

33D
Sharp sounds from Chihuahuas
Yaps

34D
High arcing tennis shots
Lobs

35D
Sled dogs
Huskies

39D
Large home that may have a butler
Manor

40D
Pretentious like some indie films
Artsy

41D
Chirping sound
Tweet

42D
Rooftop wind direction indicator
Vane

43D
Symbol on a smartphone
Icon

44D
Jack and Jill ___ up the hill …
Went

45D
Fifty percent
Half

46D
Opera solo
Aria

47D
___ State University (school in Ames)
Iowa

51D
Midmorning hour
Ten

52D
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