1/30/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

1/30/21
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1A
Swedish car company discontinued in 2012
Saab

5A
Grown-___ (adults)
Ups

8A
Type of being that Legolas is, in “The Lord of the Rings”
Elf

11A
___ mater (school you once went to)
Alma

12A
___ chi (gentle exercise)
Tai

13A
Zodiac sign of a person born on August 1
Leo

14A
Keep in good order, as a building
Maintain

16A
“I’ll give it ___” (“I can try”): 2 wds.
Ago

17A
Explorer who sailed from England, claiming eastern Canada for Henry VII in 1497: 2 wds.
John Cabot

19A
Allow to board, as a crowded subway: 2 wds.
Let On

22A
Musical subculture associated with skinny jeans and black hair
Emo

23A
Belonging to both of us
Our

24A
“___ never been so embarrassed!”
Ive

27A
Given by mouth, like many medications
Oral

30A
Explorer who sailed from England, circling the globe from 1577 to 1580 and capturing treasure from Spanish ships: 2 wds.
Francis Drake

33A
“What are you going ___ about this?”: 2 wds.
To Do

34A
Tennis server’s wallop
Ace

35A
Metallic element whose symbol is Sn
Tin

36A
Enforcer of the Clean Air Act: Abbr.
EPA

38A
Brothers Joel and Ethan who wrote and directed “True Grit”
Coens

40A
Explorer who sailed from England, mapping the Pacific islands, New Zealand, and Australia from 1768 to 1779: 2 wds.
James Cook

44A
Green who played Vesper Lynd in 2006’s “Casino Royale”
Eva

45A
Deemed the most-watched TV show by Nielsen: Hyph.
Top Rated

49A
Title for a knighted Brit
Sir

50A
Norma ___ (title role for Sally Field)
Rae

51A
18-time MLB All-Star Berra
Yogi

52A
“For shame” sound
Tsk

53A
Elderly
Old

54A
Pollution that can be caused by factory smokestacks
Smog

1A
“A Star Is Born” actor ___ Elliott
Sam

2A
In the style of: 2 wds.
A La

3D
“___ getting through to you?”: 2 wds.
Am I

4D
Stringed instrument that’s popular in bluegrass
Banjo

5D
State where Zion National Park is located
Utah

6D
“No ___, no gain”
Pain

7D
“Well, ___ you asked …”
Since

8D
Carefully done with a lot of detail
Elaborate

9D
Danish maker of building toys
Lego

10D
1/5,280 of a mile
Foot

15D
___ water (bitter and bubbly mixer for some cocktails)
Tonic

18D
Love, in Mexico City
Amor

19D
Upper area in a barn
Loft

20D
Belgian coin
Euro

21D
Official name or symbol that identifies a product
Trademark

25D
Starbucks brand of instant coffee
Via

26D
Computer key to cancel an operation
ESC

28D
Comparable (to)
Akin

29D
Contact ___ solution
Lens

31D
Informal turndown
Nope

32D
Style of interior furnishings
Décor

37D
Baseball player whose home games are at Minute Maid Park
Astro

39D
Gives consent for
Okays

40D
Playful remark
Jest

41D
Car rental company that had the slogan “We Try Harder”
Avis

42D
Black rock mined for fuel
Coal

43D
Newspaper page for essayists’ thoughts: Hyph.
Oped

46D
Former news anchor Brokaw
Tom

47D
Inflated self-worth
Ego

48D
Look for buried treasure, maybe
Dig