2/23/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

2/23/22
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Black flying animals that are symbols of Halloween
Bats

5A
Big ___ (fast-food burger)
Mac

8A
It ___ to happen
Had

11A
Jeremy who won an Oscar for Reversal of Fortune
Irons

13A
Much ___ About Nothing
Ado

14A
Grand ___ Opry (country music venue in Nashville)
Ole

15A
TV show that’s aired before
Rerun

16A
Liquor that’s ignited in bananas Foster
Rum

17A
Pioneering Internet provider
AOL

18A
Yacht rock singer whose hits include Longer and Same Old Lang Syne: 2 wds.
Dan Fogelberg

21A
Person who’s not on your side
Foe

22A
If the truth be ___ …
Told

23A
And so on and so on: Abbr.
ETC

26A
Stand ___ (take no more cards)
Pat

28A
Actor Hayes who voices Agent Mary on Netflix’s Q-Force
Sean

31A
Yacht rock singer whose hits include Baker Street and Right Down the Line: 2 wds.
Gerry Rafferty

35A
Musical TV series of the 2010s
Glee

36A
Limit two ___ customer
Per

37A
Was blind but now I ___ (Amazing Grace lyric)
See

38A
You roll them in many board games
Dice

41A
How salad is served typically
Raw

43A
Yacht rock singer whose hits include Living Inside Myself and I Just Wanna Stop: 2 wds.
Ginovannelli

48A
Poke with a needle
Jab

49A
Very permissive
Lax

50A
Tidy up
Clean

51A
Olive’s last name in Popeye cartoons
Oyl

52A
___ to Joy (Beethoven work)
Ode

53A
Jefferson Airplane singer Grace
Slick

54A
Insect that goes from flower to flower
Bee

55A
Like most of the Canadian flag
Red

56A
___ Fifth Avenue (department store)
Saks

1D
Hen or wren for example
Bird

2D
Bay ___ Rapid Transit (what San Francisco’s BART stands for)
Area

3D
War-___ (damaged by a major conflict)
Torn

4D
Tobacco taken through the nose
Snuff

5D
American Horror Story actress Winningham
Mare

6D
Fully grown person
Adult

7D
Group of jazz musicians
Combo

8D
A&E series about people who rarely throw anything away
Hoarders

9D
As easy as falling off ___: 2 wds.
A Log

10D
Nightmare Alley director Guillermo ___ Toro
Del

12D
Charlie Brown’s dog
Snoopy

19D
Equipment
Gear

20D
I had nowhere ___ to turn
Else

23D
What a chick hatches from
Egg

24D
___ Aviv (city in Israel)
Tel

25D
Having the ring of truth
Credible

27D
What’s on ___? (question to a bartender)
Tap

29D
Had a picnic
Ate

30D
It’s celebrated on December 31: Abbr.
Nye

32D
Strap for an equestrian
Rein

33D
Houseplant that has fronds
Fern

34D
Former units of currency in Paris
Francs

39D
Mint green or cherry red for example
Color

40D
Manage to get away from
Evade

42D
___ Fargo (banking company)
Wells

43D
Soul singer Marvin
Gaye

44D
Fired from work in slang
Axed

45D
She calls Han Solo a scruffy-looking nerf herder
Leia

46D
___ of effort (lazy person’s problem)
Lack

47D
Pen fillers
Inks

48D
What an unemployed person is looking for
Job