6/22/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

6/22/24
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1A
Singer McEntire
Reba

5A
Newspaper column expressing a personal view: Hyph.
Oped

9A
Coming-of-____ story
Age

12A
Former king of Asgard, in Marvel movies
Odin

13A
D-sharp or D-flat, for example
Note

14A
Zilch
Nil

15A
Former mayor of Burlington, Vermont who ran for president in 2020: 2 wds.
Bernie Sanders

18A
All good things must come to an ____
End

19A
Polka ___ (showy pattern)
Dots

20A
School near Hollywood: Abbr.
UCLA

21A
Muscle quality
Tone

22A
Role played by George Burns in three movies
God

23A
___ and proper
Prim

26A
___ I’ve been told: 2 wds.
Or So

28A
Grain for a horse
Oat

31A
With 33-Across, former mayor of San Antonio, Texas who ran for president in 2020
Julian

33A
See 31-Across
Castro

35A
Missouri city that’s home to the Cardinals: Abbr.
Stl

36A
Bambi, for one
Deer

38A
Source of burlap
Hemp

39A
Brief cultural phenonmenon
Fad

41A
Coin that features Franklin Roosevelt’s face
Dime

43A
Movie format for larger-than-normal screens
Imax

45A
Former soap actress Kelly
Ripa

46A
Revolutionary Guevara
Che

49A
Former mayor of South Bend, Indiana who ran for president in 2020: 2 wds.
Pete Buttigieg

52A
Had lunch
Ate

53A
Ingredient in sunburn-soothing balms
Aloe

54A
Sensation of hunger or guilt
Pang

55A
Pa
Dad

56A
Stereotypical member of a chess club
Nerd

57A
Fair to middling: Hyph.
Soso

1D
Garment in a hotel closet
Robe

2D
Where the tree of the knowledge of good and evil was
Eden

3D
Longtime Celtics player Larry
Bird

4D
Emmy-winning actress Dowd
Ann

5D
Meeting between two people: Hyph.
One on One

6D
Inexpensive art often found on a dorm room wall
Poster

7D
When Ubers are due to reach their destinations: Abbr.
Etas

8D
Lion’s lair
Den

9D
Amusing little story
Anecdote

10D
Lars and the Real ___ (Ryan Gosling movie)
Girl

11D
Anna’s sister in Frozen II
Elsa

16D
Nuptial vow: 2 wds.
I Do

17D
Hall & Oates, for example
Duo

21D
That’s enough sharing, thanks: Abbr.
Tmi

22D
A little kindness can ___ long way: 2 wds.
Go A

23D
Sleepover attire, for short
PJs

24D
Stuck in a ____
Rut

25D
Destined for a disastrous outcome: Hyph.
Ill Fated

27D
Like a TV show whose lines are all written in advance
Scripted

29D
Sleeve filler
Arm

30D
Toy like a dreidel
Top

32D
Combine, as numbers
Add

34D
___ Will Be Loved (Maroon 5 hit)
She

37D
Person reviewing articles before publication
Editor

40D
Give the ___ (fire)
Axe

42D
___ tai (tropical cocktail)
Mai

43D
Tablet that can receive downloads from the App Store
iPad

44D
Parent company of Facebook and WhatsApp
Meta

45D
Hold power
Rule

46D
Ta-ta, in Turin
Ciao

47D
Roosters’ mates
Hens

48D
Company that makes Homestyle Waffles
Eggo

50D
Enact a prohibition against
Ban

51D
Route-finding technology: Abbr.
Gpa