6/4/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

6/4/22
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1A
Spaces between teeth
Gaps

5A
Security control-room screens
TVs

8A
Word that means the same thing as Pa or Pops
Dad

11A
___ fail (cringeworthy screwup)
Epic

12A
Night crawlers and flies to a fisherman
Bait

13A
Surface for speed skating
Ice

14A
Flat-topped hill
Mesa

15A
Fencing sword that typically weighs from 11 to 27 ounces
Epee

16A
___ Drives Me Crazy (Fine Young Cannibals hit)
She

17A
The Color Purple author who won a 1986 O. Henry Award for her short story Kindred Spirits: 2 wds.
Alice Walker

20A
School-supporting organization: Abbr.
PTA

21A
Music genre related to reggae
Ska

22A
Suffer from a sickness
Ail

25A
Poorly behaved kid
Imp

27A
Apple tablet
iPad

31A
The Round House author who won a 1987 O. Henry Award for her short story Fleur: 2 wds.
Louise Erdrich

35A
There’s no ___ thing as bad publicity
Such

36A
Game that neither team wins
Tie

37A
Alternative to acrylic in a manicure
Gel

38A
Black ___ (clandestine missions)
Ops

41A
___ Poke (brand of caramel candy)
Slo

43A
Carrie author who won a 1996 O. Henry Award for his short story The Man in the Black Suit: 2 wds.
Stephen King

48A
Mother Superior for example
Nun

49A
Boo-boo that Mommy might kiss to make better
Owie

50A
Hoagies
Subs

53A
Above ___ beyond
And

54A
___ bar (work at a pub)
Tend

55A
Great Lake with 871 miles of shoreline
Erie

56A
Fuel for a furnace
Gas

57A
Material mined in Minecraft
Ore

58A
Lowest-pitched brass instrument
Tuba

1D
Jade or topaz for example
Gem

2D
Animal movie character like Mighty Joe Young or King Kong
Ape

3D
Tuscan city with a notable tower
Pisa

4D
Skin under your hair
Scalp

5D
Marathon’s finish-line ribbon
Tape

6D
Measure of an Instagram video’s success
Views

7D
Meat for carne asada
Steak

8D
___ drive (feature of older computers)
Disk

9D
Tooth or head pain
Ache

10D
Type of animal that Bambi is
Deer

12D
Evolved into
Became

18D
That’s just the way ___: 2 wds.
It is

19D
Dragon’s hideout
Lair

22D
Sharpton and Michaels for two
Als

23D
Note indicating financial obligation
IOU

24D
Jean-___ (first name of the main character on Picard)
Luc

26D
Animal that goes to the vet and rhymes with vet
Pet

28D
Animal like Babe or Wilbur
Pig

29D
Hardware retail chain
Ace

30D
Competitor of UPS
DHL

32D
Chain that sells Cupcake Pancakes
iHop

33D
Took a chance
Risked

34D
Supermarket section that sells sliced turkey
Deli

39D
Passport picture
Photo

40D
Underground channel where the Ninja Turtles live
Sewer

42D
Opening stage
Onset

43D
Hit a ___ (encounter an unexpected problem)
Snag

44D
Fish for a roll salad or sandwich
Tuna

45D
Comes to a halt
Ends

46D
Highest single digit
Nine

47D
Spiritual master
Guru

51D
Baby’s neckwear during feeding time
Bib

52D
Barracuda’s habitat
Sea