7/10/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/10/23
Movie Monday

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1A
Stomach muscles
Abs

4A
Hit the road!
Scram

9A
Get a gander of
See

12A
Compete (for)
Vie

13A
Excuse from a suspect
Alibi

14A
April 15 payment
Tax

15A
1992 comedy starring Brendan Fraser as a frozen caveperson come back to life: 2 wds.
Encino Man

17A
You ___ Not Alone (Michael Jackson song)
Are

18A
Come up with a sum
Add

19A
Bye Bye Bye boy band: 2 wds.
Nsync

21A
Like bubble baths or shaving cream
Foamy

24A
Animal often confused with an alligator for short
Croc

26A
The R in RBI
Runs

27A
2022 drama starring Brendan Fraser as a reclusive English teacher: 2 wds.
The Whale

31A
Perform onstage
Act

32A
Round items in an airplane cockpit
Dials

33A
Tex-___ food
Mex

34A
1999 action-adventure film starring Brendan Fraser as an archaeologist: 2 wds.
The Mummy

36A
___ With the Wind
Gone

37A
Test ___ (what Kaplan helps students with for short)
Prep

38A
Groups of bison
Herds

39A
Nebraska city
Omaha

42A
___ it be true?
Can

43A
Spider’s creation
Web

44A
2000 comedy starring Brendan Fraser opposite Elizabeth Hurley as the Devil
Bedazzled

50A
Crime ___ (where forensic evidence is tested)
Lab

51A
Opposite of snug
Loose

52A
Is this real ___ scam? (question about something that looks fishy): 2 wds.
Or A

53A
Clever and crafty
Sly

54A
Actress Georgia of Hot in Cleveland
Engel

55A
Catch some rays
Tan

1D
Madison ___ (place known for advertising): Abbr.
Ave

2D
Garbage container
Bin

3D
Just a ___!
Sec

4D
Like a towel that’s been on a beach
Sandy

5D
Clump of earth
Clod

6D
Basketball hoop’s edge
Rim

7D
Lawyers’ organization: Abbr.
Aba

8D
Tiny fish that are used as bait
Minnows

9D
Command that tells a puppy not to move
Stay

10D
Deserve
Earn

11D
Corporate bigwig for short
Exec

16D
Alpo competitor
Iams

20D
University or academy: Abbr.
Sch

21D
Animal House house for short
Frat

22D
That smarts!
Ouch

23D
Penny-___ (two-bit)
Ante

24D
Winner
Champ

25D
Depend
Rely

27D
Use a stopwatch on
Time

28D
Love in Barcelona
Amor

29D
Let borrow
Lend

30D
Former spouses
Exes

32D
Long-lasting
Durable

35D
Letters on a speedometer
MPH

36D
Group born from the mid-1990s to the early 2010s for short: 2 wds.
Gen Z

38D
Greenish eye color
Hazel

39D
Wise animals supposedly
Owls

40D
Happy ___ (McDonald’s purchase)
Meal

41D
NCIS character with the last name Sciuto
Abby

42D
Best-___ scenario
Case

45D
Many millennia
Eon

46D
Animal in a pound or kennel perhaps
Dog

47D
Salem’s ___ (Stephen King novel)
Lot

48D
It’s the dawn of a new ___
Era

49D
Dapper ___ (well-dressed guy)
Dan