7/24/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/24/24
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Is ___ a joke?
This

5A
Arrest
Nab

8A
Smack-___ in the middle
Dab

11A
Dolly Parton’s ___ You Come Again
Here

12A
Well, well, well
Oho

13A
Shout from a happy World Cup fan
Ole

14A
Like some thermometers and exams
Oral

15A
Chairman who led China’s Cultural Revolution
Mao

16A
Brevity is the soul of ____
Wit

17A
Norman Rae actor who played Rachel’s father, Dr. Leonard Green, on Friends: 2 wds.
Ron Leibman

20A
Center of our solar system
Sun

21A
Blotch
Spot

24A
Structure spun by a spider
Web

27A
College dorm monitors: Abbr.
Ras

29A
He Wasn’t Man Enough: singer Braxton
Toni

30A
Ocean’s Eleven actor who played Monica and Ross’s father, Jack Geller, on Friends: 2 wds.
Elliott Gould

33A
University graduate, for short
Alum

34A
Laundry detergent brand
Era

35A
Pumpernickel is a type of it
Rye

36A
Perceptive
Keen

37A
Immortal being in Tolkien novels
Elf

39A
The Monuments Men actor who played Phoebe’s father, Frank Buffay, Sr. on Friends: 2 wds.
Babba Laban

45A
What a sacrifice fly may earn: Abbr.
RBI

47A
Male sheep
Ram

48A
Former video app with a six-second limit
Vine

49A
Tool for moving a boat
Oar

50A
Suicide Squad actor Barinholtz
Ike

51A
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina actress Miranda
Otto

52A
Go off the deep ___
End

53A
Chicago ___ (NBC show heading into its tenth season)
Med

54A
Equestrian’s strap
Rein

1D
Norse god who wields a hammer
Thor

2D
Sandwich also called a sub a hoagie
Hero

3D
Country on the Persian Gulf
Iran

4D
Vends
Sells

5D
Suggest as a candidate
Nominate

6D
Ishmael and Queequeg’s captain, in fiction
Ahab

7D
Sonic ____ (loud noise caused by a fast jet)
Boom

8D
Heavy rain
Downpour

9D
Superman vs. Muhammad ___ (1978 comic book)
Ali

10D
Action in a casino
Bet

18D
Coin in Spain and Slovakia
Euro

19D
___ the matter at hand …: 2 wds.
Asto

22D
____ Girl (in the world) Rihanna song
Only

23D
Homophone and anagram of tied
Tide

24D
Not strong
Weak

25D
Magazine whose title is also a French pronoun
Elle

26D
Colorful flyer that’s a symbol of happiness
Bluebird

28D
Watched a program on Netflix or Hulu, say
Streamed

31D
___ expert, but …: 2 wds.
Im No

32D
Chutzpah
Gall

38D
Por ___ (please, in Spanish)
Favor

40D
Edge of a sombrero
Brim

41D
Cook a lasagna, say
Bake

42D
What a fisherman hopes the fish will do
Bite

43D
Prefix for social or freeze
Anti

44D
Word in the name of some bright highlighter colors
Neon

45D
Court case overturned by the Supreme Court in 2022, for short
Roe

46D
Abolish
Ban