7/28/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/28/20
TV Tuesday

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1A
Campbell’s chicken noodle for example
Soup

5A
Limb used for giving a hug
Arm

8A
Crosspiece on a ladder
Rung

12A
___ Top (reduced-sugar ice cream brand that sounds saintly)
Halo

13A
Jamie ___ Curtis of Knives Out
Lee

14A
Person who prefers being by themself
Loner

15A
That’s terrible!: 2 wds.
Oh No

16A
___ none (without exception)
Bar

17A
Host
Emcee

18A
2010-2016 Discovery Channel series featuring two experts withstanding challenging environments: 2 wds.
Dual Survival

21A
Summa ___ laude (scholar’s highest honors)
Cum

22A
Highest single-digit numbers
Nines

24A
Topic of debate
Issue

27A
Word to an attack dog
Sic

29A
One of a pair worn by athlete Lindsey Vonn
Ski

31A
Current Discovery Channel series featuring unclothed pairs withstanding challenging environments: 3 wds.
Naked and Afraid

35A
Former CBS forensics drama
CSI

36A
___ Fighters (Dave Grohl’s band)
Foo

37A
End-table lights for reading
Lamps

38A
___ detector (safety item in a home)
Smoke

41A
Parents or People for short
Mag

42A
2010-2012 Discovery Channel series featuring a married couple withstanding challenging environments: 3 wds.
Man Woman Wild

48A
___ Cain (wreak havoc)
Raise

50A
Confident crossword solver’s implement
Pen

51A
Actress Falco of CBS’s Tommy
Edie

52A
Kate & ___ (1980s sitcom)
Allie

53A
Starting number in many countdowns
Ten

54A
So what ___ did she have to say?
Else

55A
Antlered creatures of Yellowstone
Elks

56A
The ___ is falling! (alarmist’s shout)
Sky

57A
Darling
Dear

1D
Like a horse whose hooves are protected
Shod

2D
Honolulu’s island
Oahu

3D
Bone connecting the elbow to the wrist
Ulna

4D
Billiards stick: 2 wds.
Pool Cue

5D
Lizzo’s Cuz I Love You for example
Album

6D
___ admiral (rank in the Navy)
Rear

7D
Media mogul Griffin who created Jeopardy!
Merv

8D
___ Catholic Church
Roman

9D
American relative in vintage I Want You recruitment posters: 2 wds.
Uncle Sam

10D
Victoria Beckham ___ Adams
Nee

11D
Exam for some university seniors: Abbr.
GRE

14D
___ Strauss & Co. (jeans brand)
Levi

19D
Took to court
Sued

20D
Early Peruvian
Inca

23D
Bypass or omit
Skip

24D
Pixar’s Monsters ___
Inc

25D
Impertinent response
Sass

26D
Nonfat purchase in the dairy aisle: 2 wds.
Skim Milk

27D
Hostess ___ Balls (coconut-topped treats)
Sno

28D
May ___ the honors?: 2 wds.
I Do

30D
Cards required to purchase alcohol: Abbr.
Ids

32D
Some but not many: 2 wds.
Afew

33D
Custardy dessert of Spain
Flan

34D
Flowering plant whose pollen is highly allergenic
Ragweed

39D
Watery haven in a desert
Oasis

40D
Leg joint with a protective cap
Knee

41D
Filipino boxer Pacquiao
Manny

43D
Chooses
Opts

44D
Timid and unassertive
Meek

45D
Like a car waiting for the light to turn green
Idle

46D
Actress Kudrow of Netflix’s Space Force
Lisa

47D
Forest animal that’s a homophone of 57-Across
Deer

48D
The Lovebirds actress Issa ___
Rae

49D
Mariah Carey’s ___ I Want for Christmas Is You
All