3/12/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

3/12/21
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1A
Indian musical instrument that’s plucked
Sitar

6A
Muscles worked by sit-ups
Abs

9A
Floored it on the highway
Sped

13A
Elicit, as a strong emotion
Evoke

14A
Meat with a “Black Forest” variety
Ham

15A
___ the way for (precede)
Pave

16A
Player who won two Naismith Awards at UConn and the WNBA MVP Award with the Minnesota Lynx in 2014: 2 wds.
Maya Moore

18A
“___ to that!” (“I’m in complete agreement”)
Amen

19A
Drop-___ (unexpected visitors)
Ins

20A
Frozen
Icy

21A
Where you can quickly pick up some cash: Abbr.
ATM

23A
Tool for chopping firewood
Axe

24A
Cook, like most fast food
Fry

25A
Place to de-stress
Spa

28A
“___ Lang Syne” (New Year’s tune)
Auld

31A
MSNBC weekend morning host Velshi
Ali

33A
What envelopes are made of
Paper

35A
Player who won three Naismith Awards at UConn and the WNBA MVP Award with the Seattle Storm in 2018: 2 wds.
Breanna Stewart

38A
Wool-covered animal of South America
Llama

39A
“Stop being so loud!”
Shh

40A
“___ of Darkness” (1992 horror movie)
Army

41A
Supposed supernatural ability: Abbr.
Esp

42A
Female version of “bro”
Sis

44A
Celebrity chef Rachael
Ray

46A
Toast topper
Jam

47A
“Agreed!”
Yes

48A
Variety of beer made by Goose Island: Abbr.
Ipa

51A
Ready to be eaten
Ripe

54A
Player who won the Naismith Award at South Carolina and the WNBA MVP Award with the Las Vegas Aces in 2020: 2 wds.
Aja Wilson

57A
Flower that takes its name from the Greek word for “rainbow”
Iris

58A
Actress Gadot
Gal

59A
Wild dog of the Australian Outback
Dingo

60A
Gasp
Pant

61A
“___ of the Tiger” (#1 hit for Survivor)
Eye

62A
Singer ___ John whose albums include “Jump Up!” and “Too Low for Zero”
Elton

1D
Truck for hauling big loads
Semi

2D
Three-time French Open winner Lendl
Ivan

3D
Dolls and Lego kits, for example
Toys

4D
Abbreviation before an alias
Aka

5D
DJ’s new version of a song
Remix

6D
Greeting from a sailor
Ahoy

7D
Place to play pub trivia
Bar

8D
___ tactic (bit of dirty politics)
Smear

9D
Canned meat with such varieties as Teriyaki and Black Pepper
Spam

10D
She married Jim, on “The Office”
Pam

11D
BBC America title role played by Sandra Oh
Eve

12D
___ of iniquity
Den

17D
Where most of “Finding Nemo” is set
Ocean

22D
Use a computer keyboard
Type

23D
Maroon 5 lead singer Levine
Adam

24D
Aquarium resident
Fish

25D
Train against another fighter
Spar

26D
Salon service that makes straight hair curly
Perm

27D
Bohemian
Arty

28D
“He’s not ___ to come to the phone”
Able

29D
They begin with “www”: Abbr.
Urls

30D
Jump like a frog
Leap

32D
Scottish miss
Lass

34D
While ___ the time
Away

36D
Group that discovered water on the sunlit surface of the moon in 2020: Abbr.
Nasa

37D
Hurled, as a softball
Threw

43D
Public persona
Image

46D
“All kidding ___ …”
Aside

47D
“Surely you ___!”
Jest

48D
Ivy League school in New Haven
Yale

49D
“This just ___ my day”
Isnt

49D
___ stick (plaything with a big spring)
Pogo

50D
Abbreviation meaning “we don’t know who wrote this”
Anon

51D
___-roaring (exciting)
Rip

52D
Savings plan with penalties for early withdrawal: Abbr.
IRA

53D
Rolling ___ (kitchen item)
Pin

55D
Blue bird that Toronto’s baseball team is named for
Jay

56D
Rapper ___ Yachty
Lil