7/25/19 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/25/19
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Boost upward
Lift

5A
Vogue editor Wintour
Anna

9A
CNN White House correspondent Acosta
Jim

12A
___ speculation (guesswork)
Idle

13A
Dread
Fear

14A
“What ___ you trying to say?”
Are

15A
2017 song about trusting fate: 3 wds.
Meant to Be

17A
She-deer
Doe

18A
___ of Bengal (arm of the Indian Ocean)
Bay

19A
Female animal that clucks
Hen

20A
“___ You for Being a Friend”
Thank

22A
Nowhere near
Far

23A
“Proud sponsor of life’s ___ moments” (Mutual of Omaha tagline)
Aha

24A
Grant permission for
Allow

27A
2018 song about celebrating yourself despite flaws: 3 wds.
Im a Mess

31A
Cook lightly, like scallops
Sear

32A
“Heard ___ good jokes lately?”
Any

33A
Letters and bills and such
Mail

34A
2015 song about a man calling out to a woman: 2 wds.
Hey Mama

36A
Word that can go before “cash” or “larceny”
Petty

37A
___ de Triomphe (Paris landmark)
Arc

38A
“___ the fields we go …” (“Jingle Bells” lyric)
Oer

39A
Say “what’s up” to someone, in current slang
Holla

42A
“Barney Miller” actor Vigoda
Abe

43A
List-shortening abbreviation
ETC

46A
Tailless primate
Ape

47A
Singer who performed on 15-, 27-, and 34-Across: 2 wds.
Bebe Rexha

50A
___ Buddhism
Zen

51A
Adds cold cubes to
Ices

52A
Practice before a fight
Spar

53A
To the bitter ___
End

54D
Actor Sprouse who plays Jughead on “Riverdale”
Cole

55D
Small lake
Pond

1D
Go out on a ___ (do something risky)
Limb

2D
Goal of brainstorming
Idea

3D
Celebrity chef Bobby
Flay

4D
Number that’s “diez” in Spanish
Ten

5D
Following
After

6D
Gas in brightly lit signs
Neon

7D
Catch red-handed
Nab

8D
Singer Franklin who died in 2018
Aretha

9D
Actress ___ Pinkett Smith
Jada

10D
“___ Chef America”
Iron

11D
Mild-mannered
Meek

16D
Unfreeze
Thaw

21D
Tool that hits a nail
Hammer

22D
Like tuxedoes and evening gowns
Formal

23D
“The Leftovers” actress Brenneman
Amy

24D
Cigarette particle
Ash

25D
Maker of Press-On Nails
Lee

26D
___ it on the line
Lay

27D
“Away ___ Manger”: 2 wds.
In A

28D
Enjoy dinner
Eat

29D
Be a benchwarmer, in sports
Sit

30D
Sneaky
Sly

32D
“NOS4A2” cable channel
AMC

35D
Language of the Quran
Arabic

36D
___ group (friends who are around the same age)
Peer

38D
Having a body mass index above 30
Obese

39D
Smoggy air
Haze

40D
___-and-shut case
Open

41D
What libraries do with their books
Lend

42D
He was killed in Genesis 4:8
Abel

43D
Trade show, for short
Expo

44D
“Actions speak louder ___ words”
Than

45D
The nine of diamonds, for example
Card

48D
___-conscious (concerned about the environment)
Eco

49D
Mystical ability that a gambler would love to have: Abbr.
ESP