2/10/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

2/10/24
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1A
The Simpsons exclamation that was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2001
Doh

4A
Con game
Scam

8A
Former First Lady Truman
Bess

12A
Alien vessel in Independence Day: Abbr.
UFO

13A
Make sharper as a knife
Hone

14A
Plow-pulling animals
Oxen

15A
Set the ___ high (make competition difficult)
Bar

16A
Chilled as a beverage
Iced

17A
Iridescent gem that might be given for a 14th anniversary
Opal

18A
Matilda child actress who wrote the memoir Where Am I Now?: 2 wds.
Mara Wilson

21A
Up in the air
Aloft

23A
Pet that might use a scratching post
Cat

24A
The ___ Star State (nickname for Texas)
Lone

25A
Knight and Day actress Cameron
Diaz

27A
Bone shown by a chest X-ray
Rib

30A
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial child actress who wrote the memoir Little Girl Lost: 2 wds.
Drew Barrymore

33A
A basic Hulu plan includes them
Ads

34A
Deceptive ploy
Ruse

35A
Give off as radiation
Emit

36A
Weather that impairs visibility for pilots
Fog

37A
= Accumulate
Amass

38A
Stand by Me child actor who wrote the memoir Just a Geek: 2 wds.
Wil Wheaton

42A
Dessert at a wedding reception
Cake

43A
Small Spanish appetizer
Tapa

44A
Rug rat
Tot

47A
Desserts at bakeries
Pies

48A
Necessary ___ (something unpleasant that has to be done)
Evil

49A
Red Roof ___ (economy hotel chain)
Inn

50A
State that’s home to the NBA’s Jazz
Utah

51A
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine actor Auberjonois
Rene

52A
Camp bed
Cot

1D
Confer knighthood upon
Dub

2D
Memoirs ___ Geisha (2005 movie): 2 wds.
Of A

3D
Chemicals in the body such as estrogen and testosterone
Hormones

4D
Garment with sleeves
Shirt

5D
Caffeine Free ___-Cola
Coca

6D
Turn over ___ leaf: 2 wds.
A New

7D
Federal health insurance program
Medicare

8D
Give a push from below
Boost

9D
Large industry fair for short
Expo

10D
Actor Gunn of the Guardians of the Galaxy movies
Sean

11D
Show featuring Andrew Dismukes and Punkie Johnson: Abbr.
SNL

19D
Not too many: 2 wds.
A Few

20D
Sitting around and letting someone else do the chores say
Lazy

21D
88-year-old actor Alan
Alda

22D
The ___ of the Rings
Lord

25D
Jamie Lee Curtis to Janet Leigh
Daughter

26D
Federal group that conducts audits: Abbr.
IRS

27D
Like a candlelit dinner accompanied by soft music say
Romantic

28D
Colorful part of an eye
Iris

29D
Backs a racehorse perhaps
Bets

31D
Facial feature that may be arched
Brow

32D
Interoffice note
Memo

36D
In the ___ (personally in real life)
Flesh

37D
___ of Two Cities (Charles Dickens novel): 2 wds.
A Tale

38D
Hold up a second!
Wait

39D
Store chain that is the largest individual user of wood in the world
Ikea

40D
Overhanging part of a roof
Eave

41D
You could hear ___ drop!: 2 wds.
A Pin

42D
Computer’s brain: Abbr.
CPU

45D
Double Fantasy musical artist Yoko
Ono

46D
Stuff that can create a blast: Abbr.
TNT