1/27/18 Answer Daily Celebrity Crossword

1/27/18
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1A
“That leaves a ___ to be desired”
Lot

4A
Bottom of a statue
Base

8A
“The Late Late ___ With James Corden”
Show

12A
“____ Yankee Doodle dandy …”: 2 wds.
Im A

13A
Sore after a workout
Achy

14A
“Don’t ___ your luck!”
Push

15A
Sound of a ray gun
Zap

16A
Place for a kid’s “house” in the backyard
Tree

17A
Stare at creepily
Ogle

18A
Pioneering biologist known for her book “Silent Spring”: 2 wds.
Rachel Carson

21A
“Steady as ___ goes!”
She

22A
Biblical boat with animal pairs
Ark

23A
Film starring James Cromwell and a pig
Babe

25A
Mentally sound
Sane

27A
Before now
Ago

30A
Pioneering biologist known for his theory of evolution: 2 wds.
Charles Darwin

33A
Station wagon or sedan, for example
Car

34A
Eggs over ___
Easy

35A
Jafar’s parrot, in “Aladdin”
Iago

36A
Abbreviation after a list
ETC

37A
Squid’s fluid
Ink

38A
Pioneering biologist known for his work in genetics: 2 wds.
Gregor Mendel

44A
Breezy
Airy

45A
Roof part usually seen in the plural
Eave

46A
Find fault constantly
Nag

48A
Smack in the face
Slap

49A
Part of a list of instructions
Step

50A
Actress and producer Longoria
Eva

51A
Cockroach, termite, or rat
Pest

52A
What a camper pitches
Tent

53A
Arbor ___ (spring observance)
Day

1D
Gossip columnist Smith who died in November
Liz

2D
“The Wire” character ___ Little
Omar

3D
Spanish restaurant that serves bite-sized dishes: 2 wds.
Tapas Bar

4D
Soak in the tub
Bathe

5D
Unit of measure for a real estate parcel
Acre

6D
“Where the Sidewalk Ends” author Silverstein
Shel

7D
Something that looks as good as sweets taste: 2 wds.
Eye Candy

8D
Hybrid eating utensil
Spork

9D
____ and kisses
Hugs

10D
Capital of Norway
Oslo

11D
“____ I was your age ..”
When

19D
Chaz Bono’s mother
Cher

20D
Sector
Area

23D
Privately include in an email: Abbr.
BCC

24D
Puzzle solver’s shout
Aha

25D
Kelly Ripa’s cohost Ryan
Seacrest

26D
Stubborn pack animal
Ass

27D
Roused from sleep
Awakened

28D
Band’s booking
Gig

29D
Singer Yoko who turns 85 in February
Ono

31D
Joker portrayer Jared
Leto

32D
Outer layer of Edam cheese
Rind

36D
Country where the Great Pyramids are
Egypt

37D
Klutzy
Inept

38D
Sound of amazement
Gasp

39D
Make mad
Rile

40D
Paleozoic and Cenozoic, for two
Eras

41D
Defeat in chess
Mate

42D
On an ___ keel (calm and stable)
Even

43D
Hot stuff from a volcano
Lava

47D
Like Ellen DeGeneres or Anderson Cooper
Gay