7/27/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/27/24
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1A
Animal sound heard by a shepherd
Baa

4A
I want my ___! (former slogan for a cable channel)
MTV

7A
___ an egg (flopped in a big way)
Laid

11A
Metal container in a coffeehouse
Urn

12A
Country singer Church with the hit Talladega
Eric

14A
43,560 square feet
Acre

15A
Rock band ___ Speedwagon
Reo

16A
50-yard dash, for example
Race

17A
Oh, for heaven’s ___!
Sake

18A
Democratic congresswoman who served as Speaker of the House from 2007-2011 and 2019-2023: 2 wds.
Nancy Pelosi

21A
Broadcasters Roker and Sharpton, for two
Als

22A
Result of a bout, sometimes: Abbr.
Tko

23A
Gem that’s often milky white
Opal

26A
Need to recuperate
Ail

27A
Establishment that may play soft New Age music in the background
Spa

30A
Republican congressman who served as Speaker of the House from January to October 2023: 2 wds.
Kevin McCarthy

34A
singer of Cheap Thrills
Sia

35A
Auto lubricant
Oil

36A
Plant used in body care products
Aloe

37A
Morse code Help! call
Sos

38A
Longtime CBS drama featuring forensic science
CSI

40A
Republican congressman who has served as Speaker of the House since October 2023: 2 wds.
Mike Johnson

45A
Ascorbic ___ (vitamin C)
Acid

47A
Start again from the beginning
Redo

48A
Christmas ___ (December 24)
Eve

49A
____ Whip (frozen pineapple dessert that’s popular at Disneyland
Dole

50A
Calendar span
Year

51A
Got together
Met

52A
Salon tints
Dyes

53A
Letters following Q
Rst

54A
Agency that pursues tax cheats: Abbr.
Irs

1D
Throw into a fire
Burn

2D
Square footage
Area

3D
Having an unknown source, as a quotation: Abbr.
Anon

4D
Actress Treep who has 21 Academy Award nominations
Meryl

5D
Pitfalls
Traps

6D
Miami ___ (1980s cop show)
Vice

7D
Lariat
Lasso

8D
Exotic berry
Acai

9D
Rub the wrong way
Irk

10D
The Last Thing He Wanted director Rees
Dee

13D
Member of Boston’s NBA team
Celtic

19D
Where Los Angeles and Oakland are, in slang
Cali

20D
State north of Texas: Abbr.
Okla

23D
Gives approval to
Oks

24D
Shar-____ (Chinese dog breed)
Pei

25D
Actress Gardner who was once married to Frank Sinatra
Ava

26D
Commonly injured part of the knee: Abbr.
ACL

27D
Letters on a Cardinals cap
Stl

28D
Vietnamese dish that gained popularity in the US in the 1990s
Pho

29D
Consent from the first mate
Aye

31D
E-reader used on Androids
Nook

32D
1990 movie based on a Stephen King novel
Misery

33D
Weather that might cause people to wear galoshes
Rain

37D
Foods served with an entree
Sides

38D
Final parts of songs
Codas

39D
Only Murders in the Building star Martin ___
Short

40D
Distance measuring 5,280 feet
Mile

41D
Catcall from an unhappy fan
Jeer

42D
Large truck
Semi

43D
Make money hand ___ fist
Over

44D
Butterfly catchers
Nets

45D
___ up to the same thing (be no different)
Add

46D
Shy, in an alluring way
Coy