1/7/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

1/7/23
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1A
Legendary guitarist Hendrix
Jimi

5A
Two to a Spaniard
Dos

8A
___ vinegar (seasoning for fish and chips)
Malt

12A
___ mitt (cook’s glove)
Oven

13A
Bedroom furniture wood
Oak

14A
It might be measured in square meters
Area

15A
Type of social event Alice attends in Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: 2 wds.
Tea Party

17A
Mouthwash flavor
Mint

18A
State where Bryce Canyon is
Utah

19A
Gather gradually
Amass

20A
Solar system body beyond Neptune
Pluto

23A
Actor John who was born in South Korea
Cho

24A
Ad-___ (line that wasn’t in the script)
Lib

25A
Eccentric purveyor of headwear who attends 15-Across: 2 wds.
Mad Hatter

31A
Has 1 001 ___! (advertising claim)
Uses

33A
Stand Beside Me country singer Jo ___ Messina
Dee

34A
Drifter who rides the rails
Hobo

35A
Long-eared animal who attends 15-Across: 2 wds.
March Hare

38A
Talk for hours on end
Gab

39A
Cabinet department concerned with homeownership: Abbr.
Hud

40A
Dental images: Hyph.
Xrays

42A
Janitor’s implement
Broom

45A
Italian greeting or farewell
Ciao

47A
This can’t be happening!: 2 wds.
Oh No

48A
Sleepy rodent who attends 15-Across
Dormouse

52A
Crude oil source
Well

53A
Much ___ About Nothing (Emma Thompson movie)
Ado

54A
Unexpected omission among Oscar nominations
Snub

55A
Big name in potato chips
Lays

56A
___ in Black (sci-fi franchise)
Men

57A
Burial vault
Tomb

1D
Scribble (down)
Jot

2D
___ heard that before!
Ive

3D
Could you do ___ favor?: 2 wds.
Me A

4D
The collective opinions from a focus group for example
Input

5D
Girl explorer with a talking purple backpack
Dora

6D
It may begin I do solemnly swear …
Oath

7D
Clouds’ place
Sky

8D
Woolly ancestor of an elephant
Mammoth

9D
Featured song in Carmen or The Magic Flute for example
Aria

10D
Round thing in a pair of binoculars
Lens

11D
Ink images on the body for short
Tats

16D
Tiny unit of matter
Atom

19D
Bingo!
Aha

20D
Violet-colored fruit
Plum

21D
Actress Rinna who’s on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Lisa

22D
App whose home screen asks Where to?
Uber

23D
Singer who starred in the movies Silkwood and Mermaids
Cher

26D
Adderall is sometimes prescribed for it: Abbr.
ADHD

27D
Government department Hank works for on Breaking Bad: Abbr.
DEA

28D
Garment for Julius Caesar
Toga

29D
Website that specifically bans the sale of uranium and plutonium
Ebay

30D
Steals from
Robs

32D
Learning institutions
Schools

36D
How to play a kazoo
Hum

37D
Eye ___ (test at an optometrist’s office)
Exam

41D
Henhouse perch
Roost

42D
Try to knock down pins
Bowl

43D
Actress Seehorn of the AMC short-form series Cooper’s Bar
Rhea

44D
Heaven ___ knows!
Only

45D
Zip ___ (part of a US mailing address)
Code

46D
Component of steel
Iron

48D
Grand Coulee ___ (structure in Washington state)
Dam

49D
___ Pizzeria & Grill (restaurant chain)
Uno

50D
Result when numbers are added
Sum

51D
Fall back as the tide
Ebb