7/28/18 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/28/18
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1A
Mom’s partner
Dad

4A
First part of a one-two punch
Jab

7A
Program on a smartphone
App

10A
Type of time period hidden in the word “generation”
Era

11A
Week-___-glance calendar: Hyph.
At A

12A
Deceptive statement
Lie

13A
TBS host who performed at the 2013 White House Correspondents’ Dinner: 2 wds.
Conan O Brien

16A
Only country whose name starts with O
Oman

17A
Split ___ soup
Pea

18A
Police busts
Raids

20A
“The Life of ___” (Kanye West album)
Pablo

25A
Long-handled garden tool
Hoe

28A
Sound of a dog barking
Woof

29A
Netflix host who performed at the 2018 White House Correspondents’ Dinner: 2 wds.
Michelle Wolf

34A
“Hey that’s not a bad ___”
Idea

35A
Use a spade
Dig

36A
Camera lenses for close-up shots
Zooms

38A
“It’s not all fun and ___”
Games

43A
Bon ___ (cleaning brand whose name is French for “good friend”)
Ami

46A
Country bumpkin
Rube

47A
ABC host who performed at the 2012 White House Correspondents’ Dinner: 2 wds.
Jimmy Kimmel

51A
Sense of self that can be fragile
Ego

52A
CNN founder Turner
Ted

53A
___-med (future doctor’s undergraduate major)
Pre

54A
What a wrecker might give to a car
Tow

55A
“Every cloud ___ a silver lining”
Has

56A
Boulevards and avenues: Abbr.
STs

1A
Interior design
Decor

2A
Nice smell
Aroma

3D
“Black Panther” actress ___ Gurira
Danai

4D
Month after December: Abbr.
Jan

5D
Spin like ___: 2 wds.
A Top

6D
___ in the woods (innocent person)
Babe

7D
Comedian Wong with the 2018 Netflix special “Hard Knock Wife”
Ali

8D
Baked dessert
Pie

9D
Fountain ___ (writing implement)
Pen

14D
Hot ___ bothered
And

15D
Lil Uzi Vert’s music genre
Rap

19D
“Thar ___ blows!”
She

21D
“That’s just precious!”
Aww

22D
Word you might say to scare someone you’re sneaking up on
Boo

23D
Snapchat giggle
Lol

24D
Bug spray brand
Off

26D
Not current
Old

27D
___ Lilly (pharmaceutical company that makes Prozac)
Eli

29D
“Les ___” (nickname for a long-running musical)
Miz

30D
Positive answer at the altar: 2 wds.
I Do

31D
Company’s leader: Abbr.
CEO

32D
Cured-pork cold cut
Ham

33D
“Which came first the chicken or the ___?”
Egg

37D
Main character on “Dear White People”
Sam

39D
Elbow’s location
Arm

40D
Childhood ailment that involves swelling
Mumps

41D
Former Chicago Sun-Times movie critic Roger
Ebert

42D
Tennis Hall of Famer Monica
Seles

44D
Story about a deity
Myth

45D
The world’s largest furniture retailer
Ikea

47D
Fighter pilot’s vehicle
Jet

48D
“Where should ___ from here?”: 2 wds.
I Go

49D
Do a lawn chore
Mow

50D
Cards shown to bouncers: Abbr.
IDs