6/3/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

6/3/23
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1A
Open-handed smack
Slap

5A
Backyard cookouts for short
BBQs

9A
Atlas page
Map

12A
Draped garment worn by Caesar
Toga

13A
Stuck in ___ (trapped by routine): 2 wds.
A Rut

14A
Director DuVernay
Ava

15A
Start ___ engines!
Your

16A
Luke Skywalker’s sister
Leia

17A
Right at this moment
Now

18A
Actress who converted to Judaism before her 1991 wedding to Steven Spielberg: 2 wds.
Kate Capshaw

21A
Former NBA star ___ Ming
Yao

22A
Old crone
Hag

23A
Group for prosecutors and defenders: Abbr.
ABA

26A
Genetic molecule found in recent vaccines: Abbr.
RNA

28A
Fuse with a blowtorch
Weld

31A
Actress who converted to Judaism before her 1956 wedding to Arthur Miller: 2 wds.
Marilyn Monroe

35A
Strand used for crocheting
Yarn

36A
Family man honored in June
Dad

37A
Hyundai Palisade for example: Abbr.
Suv

38A
Hospital area for the critically ill: Abbr.
ICU

40A
High return shot in tennis
Lob

42A
Businesswoman who converted to Judaism before her 2009 wedding to Jared Kushner: 2 wds.
Ivanka Trump

47A
___-ching! (cash register sound)
Cha

48A
DVD holder
Case

49A
Pointy projectile in a pub game
Dart

51A
Early ISP known for its free trial discs
AOL

52A
What a pity!
Alas

53A
Emit light like Rudolph’s nose
Glow

54A
Full-length vinyl records: Abbr.
LPs

55A
Looney Tunes skunk ___ Le Pew who pursues Penelope Pussycat
Pepe

56A
Muppet with a pet goldfish named Dorothy
Elmo

1D
Pigpen
Sty

2D
Stop ___ and listen
Look

3D
Water in Mexico
Agua

4D
Birthday bash
Party

5D
Place for a deck chair outside a high-rise apartment
Balcony

6D
La ___ (NBC sci-fi series)
Brea

7D
Witty one-liner
Quip

8D
Secret supply
Stash

9D
Department store supervisors
Managers

10D
Solemnly proclaim
Avow

11D
What a dog extends to shake hands
Paw

19D
The James ___ Jones Theatre (Broadway venue named after an actor)
Earl

20D
Actress Goldie who’s Wyatt Russell’s mom
Hawn

23D
___ Farrah Fowler (Mayim Bialik’s The Big Bang Theory role)
Amy

24D
Bleating sound
Baa

25D
Incoming flights
Arrivals

27D
Ladies ___ gentlemen …
And

29D
Soul singer Rawls
Lou

30D
Actor Patel of Lion
Dev

32D
Member of a pre-Columbian Peruvian civilization
Inca

33D
The ___ Falcon (Humphrey Bogart film noir)
Maltese

34D
Emanation from stinky gym shoes
Odor

39D
Open as a bottle of sunscreen
Uncap

41D
Move just a little
Budge

42D
24-hour breakfast chain
IHOP

43D
Curly vegetable in some vegan sandwiches
Kale

44D
Right away!: Abbr.
ASAP

45D
Busy place on Black Friday
Mall

46D
Dance for high school students
Prom

47D
Baseball great Ripken
Cal

50D
What the prefix bi- means
Two