7/17/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/17/24
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Pizza ___ (fast food chain)
Hut

4A
Make a choice
Opt

7A
One could be manicured or pedicured
Nail

11A
Sayonara!: Hyph.
Tata

12A
Word on a gift tag
For

13A
Adele or Lady Gaga, vocally
Alto

14A
Jai ___ (fast-moving game)
Alai

15A
It seems ___ good to be true
Too

16A
Clunky, chunky shoe
Clog

17A
The Blues Brothers actor who played Bluto in National Lampoon’s Animal House: 2 wds.
John Belushi

20A
Almond-colored
Tan

21A
Legally ___ (Reese Witherspoon film)
Blonde

24A
With 34-Across, Raiders of the Lost Ark actress who played Katy in Animal House
Karen

27A
Take to the skies
Fly

28A
Feel sick
Ail

29A
___ reader (person who loves books)
Avid

30A
The US president’s first name, familiarly
Joe

31A
Muppet who went viral on X in January when he asked, How is everybody doing?
Elmo

32A
___-Manuel Miranda
Lin

33A
Like many Pride Parade marchers
Gay

34A
See 24-Across
Allen

35A
Philadelphia football team
Eagles

37A
Grieving
Sad

38A
Virgin River actor who played Otter in Animal House: 2 wds.
Tim Matheson

43A
We’re having ___ of fun!: 2 wds.
A Ton

45A
Thank God ___ Country Boy (hit song of 1975): 2 wds.
Im A

46A
Extremely hard to find
Rare

47A
Savings and loan, for example
Bank

48A
___ de plume (pen name)
Nom

49A
Told a tall tale
Lied

50A
Former partners
Exes

51A
Clairvoyance: Abbr.
Esp

52A
Fabric measurements: Abbr.
Yds

1D
Apt symbol in the logo for the Los Angeles Angels
Halo

2D
State where over half the citizens are Mormons
Utah

3D
___ Love (1981 hit for Soft Cell)
Tainted

4D
Again and again
Often

5D
Summer Olympics venue
Pool

6D
Board game that uses a Pop-O-Matic device to roll a die
Trouble

7D
Spicy ___ (flavor of Doritos)
Nacho

8D
On the whole ..: 3 wds.
All in All

9D
Judge Lance who presided over the O.J. Simpson trial
Ito

10D
Item in a woodpile
Log

11D
Trump ___ Mahal (former casino)
Taj

18D
Forbid officially
Bank

19D
Actor Stallone’s nickname
Sly

22D
Smallest and thinnest US coin
Dime

23D
Musk who’s the CEO of Tesla
Elon

24D
Type of cabbage with dark, crinkly leaves
Kale

25D
Adidas competitor
Avia

26D
Sound heard when a call comes in
Ring Tone

27D
Actress Claire of The Crown
Foy

30D
Aladdin princess
Jasmine

31D
At an advanced age
Elderly

33D
Precious stone
Gem

34D
Ooh and ___
Aah

36D
Homophone of lynx
Links

37D
Something stuck on an envelope
Stamp

39D
Alternative rock singer Tori
Amos

40D
Expressed
Said

41D
They’re processed to extract tin or lead, for example
Ores

42D
Actor Beatty of 1972’s Deliverance
Ned

43D
Tony Shalhoub’s character on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Abe

44D
Additional charge on a receipt
Tax