7/21/18 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/21/18
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1A
Muscles that are sometimes described as “ripped”
Abs

4A
Plymouth ___
Rock

8A
___-carotene (dietary supplement)
Beta

12A
Where you might spread a napkin
Lap

13A
Persistent soreness
Ache

14A
Billboards
Signs

15A
Tennis instructor
Pro

16A
Author whose works “Goodbye Columbus” and “Sabbath’s Theater” each won a National Book Award: 2 wds.
Philip Roth

18A
Home to the Astros and the Rockets
Houston

20A
___ King Cole (jazz singer)
Nat

21A
Up the ___ (increase the stakes)
Ante

22A
Like a tearjerker
Sad

24A
___ and hearty (strong and fit)
Hale

28A
Christmas creature
Elf

31A
“My country ___ of thee …”
Tis

33A
Charged particle in physics
Ion

34A
Author whose works “The Magic Barrel” and “The Fixer” each won a National Book Award: 2 wds.
Bernard Malamud

39A
Vine that clings to walls
Ivy

40A
Jon ___ Jovi
Bon

41A
Where Central Park is: Abbr.
NYC

42A
Ballpark drink often
Beer

44A
Zig and ___
Zag

46A
Border
Edge

50A
“Barney Miller” actor Vigoda
Abe

52A
Using a Kindle for example
Reading

55A
Author whose novels “Salvage the Bones” and “Sing Unburied Sing” each won a National Book Award: 2 wds.
Jesmyn Ward

59A
Small piece of a big machine
Cog

60A
Run away to get married
Elope

61A
Really enthusiastic
Avid

62D
Confessional rock genre
Emo

63D
Pie containers
Tins

64D
Refuse to grant as permission
Deny

65D
Capitol Hill worker whose title isn’t Representative: Abbr.
Sen

1D
___-Bits (breakfast cereal)
Alpha

2D
“Snoopy vs. the Red ___” (1966 song)
Baron

3D
Part of a teapot
Spout

4D
Listening with ___ attention
Rapt

5D
Spanish word for “eight”
Ocho

6D
Bottom parts of faces
Chins

7D
Actor ___ Mitchell of Nickelodeon’s “Game Shakers”
Kel

8D
Opposite of death
Birth

9D
Check your ___ at the door (be a team player)
Ego

10D
Cable channel that airs “Animal Kingdom” and “Good Behavior”
TNT

11D
Bonfire powder
Ash

14D
Business whose clients wear robes
Spa

17D
Baseball player from Cleveland
Indian

19D
“Nobody knows the trouble I’ve ___”
Seen

23D
Money-dispensing installation: Abbr.
ATM

25D
Get ready to shoot
Aim

26D
Cindy ___ Who (“How the Grinch Stole Christmas” girl)
Lou

27D
Put a stop to
End

29D
Computer ___ (tech room on a campus)
Lab

30D
Disney movie featuring Anna and Elsa
Frozen

32D
Devious
Sly

34D
It might protect a onesie from food stains
Bib

35D
All Hallows’ ___ (October 31)
Eve

36D
Corned beef on ___
Rye

37D
Type of forensic evidence: Abbr.
DNA

38D
Didn’t get any questions wrong on
Aced

43D
Inclines in a skateboard park
Ramps

45D
It can be marked with a tombstone
Grave

47D
Cuts into cubes
Dices

48D
Humanoid decoration for a garden
Gnome

49D
Goad into action: 2 wds.
Egg On

51D
“Catch you later!”
Bye

53D
“___ Burnett OutFront” (CNN program)
Erin

54D
“Game of Thrones” actor Mark
Addy

55D
Jumbo plane
Jet

56D
Football star Manning
Eli

57D
Saint West to Kanye West
Son

58D
Small lump as of gum or tobacco
Wad