1/6/18 Answer Daily Celebrity Crossword

1/6/18
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1A
Arizona city near Phoenix
Mesa

5A
Word that can precede “com” or follow “polka”
Dot

8A
Expert on tax regulations: Abbr.
CPA

11A
Related (to)
Akin

12A
Reverent wonderment
Awe

13A
Caterer’s coffee dispense
Urn

14A
US Secretary of State who was formerly an Exxon executive: 2 wds.
Rex Tillerson

17A
“Revenge ____ dish best served cold”: 2 wds.
Is A

18A
Faucet
Tap

19A
Make a selection
Opt

22A
Lacking confidence
Timid

24A
____-ray Disc
Blu

27A
Sound of a laugh: Hyph.
Haha

29A
Athlete who’s not paid to play
Amateur

31A
US Secretary of State who announced “I am in control here” after President Reagan was shot: 2 wds.
Alexander Haig

34A
Zebra-striped gridiron official
Referee

35A
See 30-Down
Edge

36A
Elementary school class where students do clay modeling
Art

37A
NAACP ___ Awards
Image

40A
Toy-abusing kid in “Toy Story”
Sid

41A
Employ, as a tool
Use

42A
Tattoos, in slang
Ink

44A
US Secretary of State (and fourth president) who oversaw the Louisiana Purchase: 2 wds.
James Madison

50A
“____ Sync Battle” (show hosted by LL Cool J)
Lip

51A
Cable channel with the slogan “Positively entertaining
Ion

52A
A straight one is the shortest distance between two points
Line

53A
Places for anesthesiologists and nurses: Abbr.
Ors

54A
Game, ___, and match
Set

55A
Gait that’s not as fast a canter
Trot

1D
Make a scratch in the surface of
Mar

2D
___ out a win (barely come out on top)
Eke

3D
“___ of one, half a dozen of the other”
Six

4D
Prefix meaning “against”
Anti

5D
___ Lama (Tibetan spiritual leader)
Dalai

6D
Bird with a reputation for being wise
Owl

7D
Golf course reservation: 2 wds.
Tee Time

8D
Division between two zodiac signs
Cusp

9D
Athlete who’s paid to play
Pro

10D
____ Arbor (city in Michigan)
Ann

15D
Suffix for “hobby” or “lobby”
Ist

16D
____ O’Reilly (character on M*A*S*H”)
Radar

19D
Scarlett’s last name in “Gone With the Wind”
Ohara

20D
Whiter in the face
Paler

21D
Robber’s crime
Theft

23D
Tyler Perry character with a film franchise built around her
Madea

24D
Small adornments in cornrows
Beads

25D
Mario’s brother in video games
Luigi

26D
Goaded
Urged

28D
Tool for the Tin Man
Axe

30D
With 35-Across, stage name of U2’s lead guitarist
The

32D
Get out of bed
Arise

33D
Archenemy, or the subtitle of a 2002 “Star Trek” movie
Nemesis

38D
“Fee-fi-fo-fum” utterer in a fairy tale
Giant

39D
Terminate
End

41D
Masked guys behind home plate, for short
Umps

43D
What a Scottish groom often wears
Kilt

44D
“Waiting for Tonight” singer, for short: 2 wds.
J Lo

45D
Hot-___ balloon
Air

46D
_____, Larry, and Curly (the Three Stooges)
Moe

47D
Title of respect for a man
Sir

48D
She sang with Lennon on “Double Fantasy”
Ono

49D
___ worth (financial amount)
Net