7/1/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/1/23
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1A
Hold firmly
Grip

5A
Genetic molecule studied in the Human Genome Project: Abbr.
DNA

8A
Ham, ___, and Japheth (biblical trio who rode out the flood in the ark their father built)
Shem

12A
It’s hot stuff to a volcanologist
Lava

13A
Happy Days actor Howard
Ron

14A
Video game franchise whose first game is subtitled Combat Evolved
Halo

15A
Fun for all ___ (Phrase on a board game box)
Ages

16A
Cheeriors ___ Crunch (line of breakfast cereal)
Oat

17A
The good dinosaur in The Good Dinosaur
Arlo

18A
Tootsi actor who starred in Death of a Salesman on Broadway in 1984: 2 wds
Dustin Hoffman

21A
Jan Brady portrayer Plumb
Eve

22A
Sorry ___ Sorry (Demi Lovato song)
Not

23A
With 35-Across, the lead role in Arthur Miller’s play Death of a Salesman
Willy

26A
Source of pork
Pig

27A
Welcome ____ (item in front of a door)
Mat

30A
Rental car company with a We Try Harder motto since 1962
Avis

31A
Cable channel known for Yellowjackets and Superpumped, for short
Sho

32A
What a jelly donut doesn’t have in the middle
Hole

33A
Color of blushing cheeks
Red

34A
What I ___ for Love (song from A chorus line)
Did

35A
See 23-Across
Loman

36A
Bring up, as a grievance
Air

37A
Emulate a seamtress
Sew

38A
The Wire actor who starred in Death of a Salesman on Broadway in 2022: 2 wds.
Wendell Pierce

45A
Cookie with a limited-edition Blackout Cake variety
Oreo

46A
Paddle used in a crew race
Oar

47A
Hawkeye actress Farmiga
Vera

48A
Speed impediment whose name is hard to say if you have it
Lisp

49A
What a bartender refers to as rocks
Ice

50A
Actress Mireille
Enos

51A
Suffix for snooze or Oktober
Fest

52A
Science educator Bill who played himself on an episode of The Big Bang Theory
Nye

53A
Hitchcock movie named after its murder weapon
Rope

1D
___ You Came (2011 hit for the Wanted)
Glad

2D
Maker of Simply Chunky Marinara pasta sauce
Ragu

3D
As I was going to St. ____… (nursery rhyme)
Ives

4D
Muted colors
Pastels

5D
Unmanned flying machine
Drone

6D
Host of The Daily Show after Stewart
Noah

7D
Washington Commanders running back Gibson
Antonio

8D
Thin part of an arrow
Shaft

9D
Do more ___ than good
Harm

10D
Jazz singer Fitzgerald
Ella

11D
Where humans first walked on July 20, 1969
Moon

19D
Plant associated with prestigious universities
Ivy

20D
Shadow and ____ (Woody Allen movie)
Fog

23D
Military hostilities between two countries
War

24D
So ___ heard
Ives

25D
Plastic top for a sippy cup
Lid

26D
Graduate degree held by many college professors: Abbr.
PHD

27D
Mother
Mom

28D
State that’s north and west of Florida’s panhandle: Abbr.
Ala

29D
Two less than a dozen
Ten

31D
Steakhouse order
Sirloin

32D
On the other hand ….
However

34D
___ Hard with a Vengeance
Die

35D
Neckwear seen on Fantasy Island
Lei

36D
Bring home a rescue dog, for example
Adopt

37D
Shopping binge
Spree

38D
___ down (eat quickly, as an animal might)
Wolf

39D
Canal in upstate New York
Erie

40D
Famous Scottish loch
Ness

41D
Like the trim on some valentine cards
Lacy

42D
Third-most populated city in Nevada
Reno

43D
Something a farmer reaps
Crop

44D
Live a life of ___ (don’t struggle)
Ease