1/31/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

1/31/21
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1A
Disrespectful remark from a bratty kid
Sass

5A
Music genre from Jamaica
Ska

8A
Need medical assistance
Ail

11A
Part of a lobster that might have a rubber band around it while in a restaurant’s tank
Claw

12A
Ad-___ (improvised line)
Lib

13A
Con’s opposite, in a debate
Pro

14A
Well-qualified
Able

15A
Pub serving
Ale

16A
___ squad (group of cheerleaders)
Pep

17A
2013-2017 A&E series for which Vera Farmiga was Emmy-nominated: 2 wds.
Bates Motel

20A
Actor Hiddleston who plays Loki in Marvel movies
Tom

21A
___ out (relax)
Veg

23A
Room coolers: Abbr.
Acs

26A
Dead heat
Tie

28A
Sword used in the Olympic pentathlon
Epee

30A
2013 psychological horror movie starring Vera Farmiga: 2 wds.
The Conjuring

33A
Person who commits perjury
Liar

34A
___ up on the wrong side of the bed
Get

35A
Brain scan: Abbr.
Eeg

36A
“It feels like so long ___”
Ago

37A
President Coolidge’s nickname
Cal

39A
2009 movie for which Vera Farmiga was Oscar-nominated: 4 wds.
Up In The Air

45A
Sideshow ___ (Sideshow Bob’s successor, on “The Simpsons”)
Mel

47A
Pasty food at a Hawaiian luau
Poi

48A
___ known as (phrase before an alias)
Also

49A
Bird with a “great horned” variety
Owl

50A
Former “Today” coanchor Curry
Ann

51A
Triggered a traffic cop’s radar gun
Sped

52A
Anderson who directed the upcoming movie “The French Dispatch”
Wes

53A
Most popular pet in the US
Dog

54A
“Stay on your ___” (“Remain alert”)
Toes

1D
Person who works despite a general strike
Scab

2D
Jessica of “Sin City”
Alba

3D
Tablemate of pepper
Salt

4D
Opposite of sour
Sweet

5D
Closing forcefully, as a door
Slamming

6D
Drug trafficker’s unit of weight
Kilo

7D
Place ___ (wager money): 2 wds.
A Bet

8D
Stereotypically American dessert that might be served à la mode
Apple Pie

9D
Country that shares its island with part of the UK: Abbr.
Ire

10D
Prune, as a dead tree limb
Lop

18D
Hernando de ___ (16th-century explorer)
Soto

19D
“Will I ___ use algebra in real life?”
Ever

22D
Linda and Bob’s son, on “Bob’s Burgers”
Gene

23D
The Hawks or Falcons, on scoreboards
Atl

24D
___ Pet (novelty gift that grows green “hair”)
Chia

25D
Beach birds
Seagulls

27D
Popping out, as a DVD from its player
Ejecting

29D
Hard-boiled ___
Egg

31D
Something harvested by a farmer
Crop

32D
State that’s north of Arizona
Utah

38D
___ common denominator (math term)
Least

40D
Tablet with a Mini version
iPad

41D
Taboo activity: Hyph.
Nono

42D
Pet food whose past spokespeople have included Lorne Greene and Ed McMahon
Alpo

43D
“That clarifies things”: 2 wds.
I See

44D
Fishing reels are attached to them
Rods

45D
Trim the grass
Mow

46D
“She” sheep
Ewe