7/15/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/15/23
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1A
South Korean carmaker
Kia

4A
Gab about this and that
Chat

8A
___ Club (Costco competitor)
Sams

12A
Texter’s exclamation
Omg

13A
Hi across the Rio Grande
Hola

14A
Board game with Professor Plum and a candlestick
Clue

15A
Cooking vessel for a stovetop
Sauce Pan

17A
Talk wildly
Rant

18A
US fashion designer who had early success with designer jeans and fragrances like Obsession: 2 wds.
Calvin Klein

20A
Rand who wrote Atlas Shrugged
Ayn

21A
The chosen ___ (select group of people)
Few

22A
Purple berry from the Amazon
Acai

25A
Break My Heart singer ___ Lipa
Dua

26A
Singer ___ Max with the 2023 album Diamonds & Dancefloors
Ava

29A
US fashion designer who started with preppy menswear and a red white and blue flag logo: 2 wds.
Tommy Hilfiger

33A
Pick a card ___ card
Any

34A
Maker of UltraProtect shave cream and Honey Apple lip balm
Eos

35A
Right after that …
Next

36A
Non-vegan sandwich on toast: Abbr.
Blt

37A
Likely (to)
Apt

39A
US fashion designer known for shirts whose logo is a polo pony and rider: 2 wds.
Ralph Lauren

44A
Common currency across the Atlantic
Euro

45A
Frequent spots for hoops and studs
Ear Lobes

47A
The Martian actress Kristen
Wiig

48A
Famous cookie guy
Amos

49A
___ humbug! (Scrooge’s cry)
Bah

50A
Finales
Ends

51A
Copenhagen resident
Dane

52A
Hog’s home
Sty

1D
Conclusive boxing blows: Abbr.
Kos

2D
Apple desktop since 1998
iMac

3D
Water to a Mexican
Agua

4D
Bolt or Equinox informally
Chevy

5D
Welcome invitation to a hitchhiker: 2 wds.
Hop In

6D
89-year-old actor Arkin
Alan

7D
Maximum amount of gas in a car
Tankful

8D
Threaded metal fastener
Screw

9D
Jai ___ (game that’s popular in Florida)
A Lai

10D
Actress Olivia of Magic Mike
Munn

11D
Group of collectibles
Set

16D
Insurance filing
Claim

19D
Oak ___ cluster (US military decoration)
Leaf

22D
___ loss for words: 2 wds.
At A

23D
Inmate
Con

24D
Minnesota senator Klobuchar
Amy

25D
New phone who ___?
Dis

26D
The ___ of Adaline (2015 movie)
Age

27D
Rankle
Vex

28D
Works by Rembrandt and Renoir
Art

30D
Website for business reviews
Yelp

31D
Person who’s easily angered
Hot Head

32D
Beginning college course for short
Intro

36D
Personal online postings
Blogs

37D
Baseball slugger Hank
Aaron

38D
Heart measurement that can be taken at the wrist
Pulse

39D
Harm irrevocably
Ruin

40D
Extremely dry
Arid

41D
The Dalai ___
Lama

42D
Abates as ocean waves
Ebbs

43D
Well-groomed
Neat

44D
Fleecy female in a flock
Ewe

46D
Introverted
Shy