6/8/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

6/8/24
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1A
Oxygen or nitrogen, for example
Gas

4A
Mitchell’s husband on Modern Family
Cam

7A
Dish like beef bourguignon or gumbo
Stew

11A
Colorful 108-card game
Uno

12A
Card that doesn’t appear in 11-Across
Ace

13A
Actress Rudolph of the Apple TV+ comedy Loot
Maya

14A
Strong craving
Yen

15A
Young boy from Edinburgh
Lad

16A
Olly olly ___ free (phrase in some children’s games)
Oxen

17A
Scottish pirate executed in 1701 and rumored to have left a buried treasure: 2 wds.
William Kidd

20A
Denials
Nos

21A
Olympic gymnast Sunisa ___
Lee

22A
Approximately 2.2 pounds, for short
Kilo

24A
Sardine container
Tin

25A
Big seed in a peach
Pit

28A
1500s English explorer who sailed around the globe and led pirate attacks on Spanish ships: 2 wds.
Francis Drake

31A
Cry of a crow
Caw

32A
Kindergarten class segment with finger painting
Art

33A
Russian-born NHL star Ovechikin
Alex

34A
Bikini half
Bra

35A
Singer of the 1971 song Mrs. Lennon
Ono

36A
Welsh buccaneer who plundered colonies in the Caribbean and has a rum brand named for him: 2 wds.
Henry Morgan

41A
Vicinity
Area

42A
Give ___ whirl (try): 2 wds.
It A

43A
Dune: Part Two actress Seydoux
Lea

45A
Light haze
Mist

46A
Take a load off
Sit

47A
It’s often added to the amount on a price tag
Tax

48A
New York players at Citi Field
Mets

49A
___ as directed (phrase on some medicine bottles)
Use

50A
Miner’s quest
Ore

1D
Fellow
Guy

2D
Get ___ lease on life: 2 wds.
A New

3D
Mark Ronson, to Myrel Streep: Hyph.
Son In Law

4D
Umpire’s announcements such as Out! and Strike!
Calls

5D
____ Tropical (berry-filled bowl at Jamba)
Acai

6D
Olympian on the podium
Medalist

7D
Enjoy a pipe or a cigar
Smoke

8D
Vehicle in an airport lineup
Taxi

9D
Peered at
Eyed

10D
Magician’s stick
Wand

18D
Waterbird with a sound likened to a crazy laugh
Loon

19D
Fix, as a seam
Mend

22D
Colonel Sander’s fast-food chain
KFC

23D
One of the songwriting Gershwin brothers
Ira

24D
Italian dessert including ladyfingers and coffee
Tiramisu

25D
Big tech city in Silicon Valley: 2 wds.
Palo Alto

26D
White House Plumbers actor Barinholtz
Ike

27D
Nickname for a Lone Star State cowhand
Tex

29D
Actor Elwes of the Saw films
Cary

30D
Sounded, as a doorbell
Rang

34D
Pain-in-the-neck kids
Brats

35D
Give a formal talk
Orate

36D
Soccer star Mia
Hamm

37D
New York canal that shares its name with a Great Lake
Erie

38D
Spot for a turtle hatchling
Nest

39D
_____ Spunkmeyer (brand of baked goods)
Otis

40D
Not too far
Near

44D
Heavy tool with a sharp blade
Axe