7/7/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/7/21
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Place for a mud bath or shiatsu
Spa

4A
Rodents said to be the first off a sinking ship
Rats

8A
Audio equipment for rock bands
Amps

12A
Disease that might be of the “chicken” or “small” variety
Pox

13A
Three-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Clapton
Eric

14A
Rabid enthusiasm
Zeal

15A
“You’ve got mail” web portal
AOL

16A
___ fide (actual)
Bona

17A
Like Hans Christian Andersen’s “duckling”
Ugly

18A
1961 movie about a pool battle between Minnesota Fats and “Fast” Eddie Felson: 2 wds.
The Hustler

21A
Devoured
Ate

22A
Undergraduate curriculum for aspiring doctors
Premed

26A
Closely related (to)
Akin

29A
Shar-___ (wrinkly Chinese dog)
Pei

30A
“Let’s make ___ rule …”: 2 wds.
It A

31A
Actor who played Minnesota Fats in 18-Across: 2 wds.
Jackie Gleason

35A
Vote from a supporter
Aye

36A
A radioactive spider changed it in Peter Parker: Abbr.
DNA

37A
“Bad to the ___” (1982 song)
Bone

38A
___ Pieces (E.T.’s candy of choice)
Reeses

40A
Years ___ (long back)
Ago

42A
Actor who portrayed “Fast” Eddie Felson in 18-Across: 2 wds.
Paul Newman

47A
Hellmann’s product, for short
Mayo

50A
Assign a PG-13 or R to, say
Rate

51A
Former New York Giants quarterback Manning
Eli

52A
“Wanna make ___?” (“Care to wager?”): 2 wds.
A Bet

53A
Nights before holidays
Eves

54A
“Don’t ___, you don’t want to know”
Ask

55A
Scores in baseball
Runs

56A
Singer of the 1985 hit “Smooth Operator”
Sade

57A
Tagged body part, in a morgue
Toe

1D
Fight that’s not about anything big
Spat

2D
A.A. Milne’s “chubby little cubby”
Pooh

3D
Rod between two wheels
Axle

4D
Make a counterargument in a debate
Rebut

5D
Cropped up
Arose

6D
Sunroof coloring
Tint

7D
Surgeon’s knife
Scalpel

8D
Sky-blue
Azure

9D
Oldest of the girls in “Little Women”
Meg

10D
Compadre
Pal

11D
Clever, in an underhanded way
Sly

19D
“Hammerin’ ___” (nickname of baseball legend Aaron)
Hank

20D
The “E” in the Great Lakes mnemonic device “HOMES”
Erie

23D
Soup option at a sushi bar
Miso

24D
British school attended by Prince William and Prince Harry
Eton

25D
Copenhagen native
Dane

26D
Not fully shut
Ajar

27D
“White Christmas” and “The Court Jester” actor Danny
Kaye

28D
Slurpee competitor
Icee

29D
___ Championship (one of golf’s major tournaments)
PGA

32D
Creative inspiration
Idea

33D
Makes certain, as a result
Ensures

34D
“Take ___” (1994 Madonna song): 2 wds.
A Bow

39D
Features of ladybugs and leopards
Spots

40D
Tossed some initial chips into a poker pot
Anted

41D
Honking birds
Geese

43D
Chocolate ___ cake (dessert with a gooey interior)
Lava

44D
What an Impossible Burger doesn’t contain
Meat

45D
In addition
Also

46D
Parent company of Converse
Nike

47D
Scuff up
Mar

48D
___ Dhabi (Middle Eastern capital)
Abu

49D
Monetary unit of Japan
Yen