7/7/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/7/23
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1A
Actress spelling of Beverly Hills 90210 BH 90210 and 90210
Tori

5A
Comedian Hartman who was on SNL from 1986 to 1994
Phil

9A
Annoying email
Spam

13A
App whose main screen has Rides and Delivery options
Uber

14A
Bit of deception
Ruse

15A
South American country whose northernmost point almost reaches the Equator
Peru

16A
Indiana University coach who led the US men’s basketball team to Olympic gold in 1984: 2 wds.
Bob Knight

18A
Football team that won Super Bowl LVI
Rams

19A
Made less strict, as retrictions
Eased

20A
At the top of the standings
First

21A
Had a balance due
Owed

23A
Small dog with a squished-up face
Pug

24A
Actor ___ Scott of Severance
Adam

27A
Excuse me, I have something to say
Ahem

29A
Small twitch
Tic

32A
Duke University basketball coach who led the US men’s basketball team to Olympic gold in 2008, 2012 and 2016: 2 wds.
Mike Krzyzewski

36A
2008 French Open champion Ivanovic
Ana

37A
Cotton-___ Joe (traditional US folk song)
Eyed

38A
Furniture chain that includes Allen wrenches in many of its boxes
Ikea

39A
Insect responsible for poolinating many plants
Bee

40A
CNN newscaster Burnett
Erin

43A
Big ___! (That’s no big deal)
Whoop

46A
Geometry measurement that can be acute or right
Angle

49A
What makes up a beard or mustache
Hair

50A
University of North Carolina basketball coach who led the US men’s basketball team to Olympic gold in 1976: 2 wds.
Dean Smith

54A
Competitor of Marie Claire and Vogue
Elle

55A
Quite enthusiastic, like a diehard fan
Avid

56A
Money that’s put in at the start of a poker hand
Ante

57A
Flip, as a coin
Toss

58A
___ Kay (cosmetics company)
Mary

59A
In the vicinity
Near

1D
Place for a hot soak
Tub

2D
Woodwind in an orchestra
Oboe

3D
Queen of Country McEntire
Reba

4D
Exasperating
Irksome

5D
Term for a group of lions
Pride

6D
Affectionate squeeze
Hug

7D
Ending for foot or fiend
Ish

8D
Live and ___ live
Let

9D
Bit of parsley
Sprig

10D
Fruit that’s often found in fruit cocktail
Pear

11D
Plural word found in the Second Amendment
Arms

12D
Has to
Must

17D
The N of NYC
New

20D
Slowly become enraged
Fume

22D
School ___ (early Spike Lee movie)
Daze

23D
Candy in a plastic dispenser
Pez

24D
Group for physicians: Abbr.
Ama

25D
Deafening noise
Din

26D
Letters before an alias
Aka

28D
Jekyll’s other identity
Hyde

29D
Sound suggesting a lack of approval
Tsk

30D
Eisenhower’s nickname
Ikea

31D
US group whose agents are sometimes called spooks: Abbr.
Cia

33D
Hold onto
Keep

34D
The Catcher in the ___
Rye

35D
Person who helps out a single friend at a bar
Wingman

39D
People with nothing interesting to say
Bores

41D
Songwriter Newman
Randy

42D
Knowing the ___ and outs
Ins

43D
Perk up, as one’s appetite
Whet

44D
Heavenly ring seen above an angel
Halo

45D
Liquids used by massage therapists
Oils

47D
International Date ___
Line

48D
R&B singer ___ James
Etta

50D
Hoover ___ (landmark on the Nevada/Arizona border)
Dam

51D
Longoria who was a soap opera actress early in her career
Eva

52D
Put on TV
Air

53D
Diamonds on the Soles of ___ Shoes (Paul Simon Song)
Her