1/3/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

1/3/22
Movie Monday

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1A
___ and switch (unethical business practice)
Bait

5A
Fast punch from a boxer
Jab

8A
___ up your sleeve (hidden advantage)
Ace

11A
Ye ___ Book Shoppe
Olde

12A
Have the guts
Dare

13A
Comedian Rickles who voiced Mr. Potato Head in the “Toy Story” films
Don

14A
Weaver’s machine
Loom

15A
Shaped like a flattened souvenir penny
Oval

16A
Figure out 5 1
Add

17A
2010 animated film starring Steve Carell as the supervillain Gru: 2 wds.
Despicable Me

20A
First full month of autumn: Abbr.
Oct

21A
___ a precedent
Set

22A
“Dancing With the Stars” network
ABC

25A
Yahoo! alternative for email
AOL

27A
The full alphabet: 3 wds.
A To Z

31A
2007 comedy-drama starring Steve Carell as a widowed advice columnist: 4 wds.
Dan In Real Life

35A
Dropped to the bottom of a bathtub, say
Sank

36A
“That’s ___-brainer!”: 2 wds.
A No

37A
Peter ___ peanut butter
Pan

38A
Food that’s sometimes hard-boiled
Egg

41A
“I Like ___” (presidential campaign slogan for Eisenhower)
Ike

43A
2007 comedy starring Steve Carell as a congressman who builds an ark: 2 wds.
Evan Almighty

49A
“With all ___ respect …”
Due

50A
Athletic footwear brand
Avia

51A
Long-ago time
Yore

52A
Crematorium container
Urn

53A
“I won’t ___ a soul”
Tell

54A
“The Amazing Race” host Keoghan
Phil

55A
Small mark from a pencil point
Dot

56A
Shrewdly tricky
Sly

57A
Hammer, hatchet, or hacksaw
Tool

1D
“The ___ and the Beautiful” (soap opera)
Bold

2D
Natural ingredient in Vaseline Soothing Hydration lotion
Aloe

3D
Wedding ceremony vows: 2 wds.
I Dos

4D
Pace of a piece of music
Tempo

5D
Programming language that’s also the name of an island
Java

6D
Many Jordanians or Iraqis
Arabs

7D
“Beauty and the Beast” heroine
Belle

8D
Eve’s mate in the Bible
Adam

9D
“The Da Vinci ___”
Code

10D
High-___ (upscale)
End

12D
Medical professional
Doctor

18D
“Wait, ___ explain!”: 2 wds.
I Can

19D
And other people: 2 wds., abbr.
Etal

22D
Product promotions
Ads

23D
Sheep’s bleat
Baa

24D
“The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer” channel
CNN

26D
“No Time to Die” actress Seydoux
Lea

28D
Gratuity
Tip

29D
“Son ___ gun!”: 2 wds.
Of A

30D
“Your Moment of ___” (closing segment of “The Daily Show”)
Zen

32D
Furniture chain from Sweden
Ikea

33D
Any zoo creature
Animal

34D
TV series where Gugu Mbatha-Raw plays Ravonna Renslayer
Loki

39D
Almost-invisible insects
Gnats

40D
Mallet banged to call a meeting to order
Gavel

42D
Country with the Great Pyramids
Egypt

43D
Currency that uses the symbol €
Euro

44D
Opening in the back of a suit jacket
Vent

45D
“Emily in Paris” star Collins
Lily

46D
Hostess snack cake similar to a Swiss roll: 2 wds.
Hoho

47D
Musical threesome
Trio

48D
Billy Idol’s “Rebel ___”
Yell

49D
Total failure
Dud