7/23/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/23/20
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Comedian Margaret who played Kim Jong-il on 30 Rock
Cho

4A
Worn-out pieces of fabric
Rags

8A
All the actors in a theater production
Cast

12A
The tide ___ turned
Has

13A
Take ___ (go swimming): 2 wds.
A Dip

14A
Great Salt Lake’s state
Utah

15A
___ be back (Schwarzenegger movie quote)
Ill

16A
Lumber or textile factory
Mill

17A
Hawaiian raw fish appetizer
Poke

18A
Rapper who didn’t want Weird Al Yankovic to parody Gangsta’s Paradise as Amish Paradise (but the record company gave Yankovic permission)
Coolio

20A
Rapper who wouldn’t let Weird Al Yankovic make a music video of the Lose Yourself parody Couch Potato
Eminem

22A
___ Constitution (historic American ship): Abbr.
USS

23A
Head movement indicating yes
Nod

24A
Like soldiers who don’t report for duty: Abbr.
Awol

27A
Marital vow: 2 wds.
I Do

28A
Skill that might involve mouth-to-mouth: Abbr.
CPR

31A
Wings frontman who wouldn’t let Weird Al Yankovic parody Live and Let Die as Chicken Pot Pie: 2 wds.
Paul McCartney

35A
___ on the side of caution
Err

36A
Yes on the high seas
Aye

37A
Only daughter of Queen Elizabeth
Anne

38A
___ up (energize)
Amp

39A
Kenny G’s instrument for short
Sax

41A
Rock band that wouldn’t let Weird Al Yankovic include Buddy Holly in his medley The Alternative Polka
Weezer

44A
Pop legend who wouldn’t let Weird Al Yankovic parody When Doves Cry Let’s Go Crazy Kiss or 1999
Prince

48A
Jacob’s twin brother in the Bible
Esau

49A
Expected landing hours for flights: Abbr.
Etas

51A
___ and abet (help in crime)
Aid

52A
Attorney General William
Barr

53A
___ speak (figuratively): 2 wds.
So To

54A
Cloth that’s used to stop someone from talking
Gag

55A
Fluid stored by the gallbladder
Bile

56D
Kristoff’s reindeer in the Frozen movies
Sven

57D
Vegan source of protein
Soy

1D
Smartly stylish
Chic

2D
Angel’s headgear
Halo

3D
Scandinavian capital where the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded
Oslo

4D
Groundhog Day director Harold
Ramis

5D
How to say goodbye to your amigos
Adios

6D
___ Grissom (William Petersen’s CSI role)
Gil

7D
Sweetener brand in a yellow packet
Splenda

8D
Arrow shooter on Valentine’s Day
Cupid

9D
Lots and lots: 2 wds.
A Ton

10D
For heaven’s ___!
Sake

11D
One ring to rule ___ all (line from Tolkien)
Them

19D
Pause in a conversation
Lull

21D
Marshy expanse
Moor

24D
Chest-beating mammal
Ape

25D
Military conflict
War

26D
In the year of ___ Lord (what A.D. signifies)
Our

27D
Word that can go before maker or breaker
Ice

28D
Wolf Blitzer’s television channel
CNN

29D
Autograph seeker’s writing utensil
Pen

30D
Reuben sandwich bread
Rye

32D
Musical that features the song We Need a Little Christmas
Mame

33D
___ Hill (Insane in the Brain band)
Cypress

34D
Roll across the tarmac at an airport
Taxi

38D
Sky’s shade of blue
Azure

39D
Outpouring
Spate

40D
Deliberate fire-setting
Arson

41D
World Golf Hall of Fame inductee Karrie
Webb

42D
Criminal Minds actor Morales
Esai

43D
Member of the British nobility
Earl

45D
Horses that have seen better days
Nags

46D
Italian goodbye
Ciao

47D
Like provocative avant-garde art
Edgy

50D
Mazel ___! (Jewish Congratulations!)
Tov