2/17/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

2/17/24
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1A
What Viola Davis and Dev Patel do for a living
Act

4A
German shepherd’s barking sound
Arf

7A
Actor John who was born in South Korea
Cho

10A
Wang of high fashion
Vera

12A
Edgar Allan ___
Poe

13A
Death Becomes ___ (Meryl Streep movie)
Her

14A
Eastern neighbor of Syria
Iraq

15A
Chum
Pal

16A
Curved line
Arc

17A
Inventor of the single-wire telegraph: 2 wds.
Samuel Morse

20A
Navarro who cohosts The View
Ana

21A
Professional baseball player in Washington DC for short
Nat

22A
___ Wednesday (holy day that was on February 14 this year)
Ash

25A
This tastes so good!
Yum

27A
___ soup (starter at a Japanese restaurant)
Miso

30A
Inventor of the phonograph: 2 wds.
Thomas Edison

33A
Parcel (out)
Mete

34A
Make a flub
Err

35A
They run magazines and newspapers: Abbr.
Eds

36A
Get married to
Wed

38A
A pirate’s might have an X on it
Map

40A
Inventor of the alternating-current motor: 2 wds.
Nikola Tesla

45A
Chewbacca’s covering
Fur

46A
Floral necklace given in Oahu
Lei

47A
McGregor of Birds of Prey
Ewan

48A
The Afterparty actor Barinholtz
Ike

49A
Young man in Scotland
Lad

50A
Philosopher Immanuel
Kant

51A
Peacock comedy where Seth MacFarlane voices a stuffed bear
Ted

52A
Times of orbits around the sun: Abbr.
Yrs

53A
Owner of a Lonely Heart band
Yes

1D
Rental-car company with a red logo
Avis

2D
Molly’s Game actor Michael
Cera

3D
Transportation option at some theme parks
Tram

4D
Celebratory clapping
Applause

5D
Travel around like a nomad
Roam

6D
Serious criminal
Felon

7D
Harshly chew out
Chastise

8D
Roll-call response
Here

9D
Dungeons & Dragons or Lord of the Rings beast
Orc

11D
Color similar to teal and turquoise
Aqua

18D
Irish musician with four Grammy Awards for Best New Age Album
Enya

19D
Actor Malek of Oppenheimer
Rami

22D
Convenience outside a bank: Abbr.
Atm

23D
Isn’t ___ Lovely (Stevie Wonder song)
She

24D
Illegally started a car without a key: Hyph.
Hot Wired

26D
Mythical half-human sea creatures
Mermaids

28D
Grass roll
Sod

29D
Add-___ (optional extras)
Ons

31D
Not at all courageous
Meek

32D
Darn it!
Drat

37D
Hello ___! (1964 Broadway musical with Carol Channing)
Dolly

39D
Sneak a look
Peek

40D
Weapon of mass destruction for short
Nuke

41D
TV producer Norman who died in December at the age of 101
Lear

42D
Barely move on the dance floor
Sway

43D
Lois who works with Clark Kent
Lane

44D
Bugs often seen in sidewalk cracks
Ants

45D
Muscular and toned
Fit