7/16/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/16/23
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1A
It becomes a diamond when enough pressure is applied
Coal

5A
Before-noon times: Abbr.
Ams

8A
Triangular muscle of the chest, for short
Pec

11A
Dance seen in Kauai
Hula

12A
Playskool product
Toy

13A
Bird that lives in all Australian states except Tasmania
Emu

14A
___ Naked Guy (what the Friends regulars call a minor character
Ugly

15A
2,000 pounds
Ton

16A
Shirt or blouse, say
Top

17A
Tom Clancy video game franchise about an intelligence-gathering special-ops squad: 2 wds.
Ghost Recon

20A
Muddy space on a pig fram
Sty

21A
Chunk of gum
Wad

22A
Zippo
Nada

25A
___ Rattlehead (the band Megadeth’s mascot)
Vic

26A
Company that makes Indiglo Watches
Timex

27A
Tom Clancy video game franchise about a black-ops subdivision within the NSA: 2 wds.
Splinter Cell

31A
Get up in the morning
Arise

32A
Bill who explains science
Nye

33A
Money that’s owed
Debt

34A
Grain used to make nondairy milk
Oat

35A
Large simian in a zoo
Ape

38A
Tom Clancy video game franchise about a counterterrorist unit with a colorful title: 2 wds.
Rainbow Six

41A
Person who knows tax loopholes: Abbr.
CPA

43A
Liquid used in stir-frying
Oil

44A
Grip on a sword
Hilt

45A
Tire filler
Air

46A
Feeling of great distress
Woe

47A
Unpleasant stink
Odor

48A
Daisy Ridley’s role in Star Wars films
Rey

49A
Mac ____ cheese
And

50A
Company that owned Instagram and Facebook
Meta

1D
Quickly drinks down, as a beer
Chugs

2D
This ___ to do the trick
Ought

3D
Metallic blend
Alloy

4D
Big brand in snack chips
Lays

5D
Opposite of repel
Attract

6D
Made sounds like a cow
Mooed

7D
Coordinate, as data between an iPhone and an iPad
Sync

8D
Term of endearment: 2 wds.
Pet Name

9D
Genre of the band American Football
Emo

10D
The Holy Grail, for one
Cup

18D
Heavy-duty string around a parcel
Twine

19D
Cooling in a bucket, as a bottle of champagne: 2 wds.
On Ice

23D
Costa ___ Sol, Spain
Del

24D
Rose of rock
Axl

25D
Stunning view from a lookout point
Vista

26D
___ see it my way (Beatles lyric): 2 wds.
Try To

27D
Glum
Sad

28D
___-law (college major)
Pre

29D
Place with circulating books
Library

30D
Made possible
Enabled

34D
French ___ soup
Onion

35D
All kidding ____
Aside

36D
Aviator
Pilot

37D
Background actor in a crowded scene
Extra

39D
State whose second-largest city is Cedar Rapids
Iowa

40D
With ___ am I speaking?
Whom

41D
Item in a traffic jam
Car

42D
Word after cutie or sweetie
Pie