1/15/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

1/15/22
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1A
Type of animal that Tarzan grew up with
Ape

4A
Network that airs “Queens”
ABC

7A
Ding-___ (bell’s sound)
Dong

11A
Places for baths
Tubs

13A
ABBA hit “Mamma ___”
Mia

14A
Japanese city whose name literally means “eastern capital”
Tokyo

15A
Australia’s national gem
Opal

16A
Iron-___ (some decals)
Ons

17A
Beginning stage
Onset

18A
“And Still I Rise” poet who will be honored on a US quarter this year: 2 wds.
Maya Angelou

21A
Tote with great effort
Lug

22A
“Come right in!”
Enter

25A
Ann ___, Michigan
Arbor

28A
Perceive
See

30A
Was at the front of the pack
Led

32A
Cherokee Nation’s first female principal chief who will be honored on a US quarter this year: 2 wds.
Wilman Mankiller

36A
Self-image that often grows with fame
Ego

37A
Offbeat
Odd

38A
Craving attention
Needy

39A
It’s inserted into a cup of bubble tea
Straw

42A
Glorifying poem that dates back to ancient Greece
Ode

43A
First Chinese American Hollywood movie star who will be honored on a US quarter this year: 3 wds.
Anna Maywong

49A
Word that can follow “needle” or “air”
Craft

52A
Sopping ___
Wet

53A
Neighborhood
Area

54A
Some female relatives
Aunts

55A
“___ you done yet?”
Area

56A
Thick-skinned tubers
Yams

57A
Ties the knot
Weds

58A
“By all means”
Yes

59A
Prune, as a tree branch
Lop

1D
Tiny source of energy
Atom

2D
Insect stage after larva
Pupa

3D
Site where people sell collectible bobbleheads
Ebay

4D
First ___ equals
Among

5D
Chandler’s last name, on “Friends”
Bing

6D
Job for a detective
Case

7D
Pastry with a hole in the middle
Donut

8D
Grants permission for
Oks

9D
“Bill ___ Saves the World” (former Netflix show)
Nye

10D
“If you’ve ___ it, flaunt it!”
Got

12D
Downhill event where skiers race through flags
Slalom

14D
Bugs Bunny or Roger Rabbit, for example
Toon

19D
Colored energy field surrounding a person, according to psychics
Aura

20D
Vegetable that looks like an overgrown scallion
Leek

23D
“Legally Blonde” protagonist Woods
Elle

24D
Marsh plant
Reed

25D
Wowed feeling
Awe

26D
Devices in an oil field
Rigs

27D
Ink stain
Blot

28D
Like a toddler who lost his favorite toy
Sad

29D
Put a stop to
End

31D
Moisture-free
Dry

33D
Freshly cut, as a golf fairway
Mown

34D
___ 500 (annual auto race since 1911)
Indy

35D
Room to maneuver
Leeway

40D
Simple boats that just float along
Rafts

41D
Insects that don’t exist in Greenland
Ants

42D
Hall & ___ (pop music duo)
Oates

44D
“Go ___!” (“Scram!”)
Away

45D
Adjective for “mortals” or “pittance”
Mere

46D
Verbal
Oral

47D
“Finding ___” (2003 movie about a lost fish)
Nemo

48D
Hand-over-mouth reaction
Gasp

49D
Cry of a crow
Caw

50D
“The Golden Girls” actress McClanahan
Rue

51D
“___ one more thing!”
Also