3/16/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

3/16/22
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Twelfths of a year: Abbr.
Mos

4A
Shipping company competing with UPS
DHL

7A
Leave out
Omit

11A
Tree that symbolizes strength
Oak

12A
Broke poker player’s note: Abbr.
Iou

13A
Fish that Marlin and Dory are looking for, in a 2003 Pixar film
Nemo

14A
“The jig is up!”
Oho

15A
State where Tuscaloosa is: Abbr.
Ala

16A
Undemanding
Easy

17A
“Rio” New Wave band that released a self-titled album in both 1981 and 1993: 2 wds.
Duran Duran

20A
Where a mattress is used
Bed

21A
___ John (musician whose songs Nathan Chen skated to in the Olympics)
Elton

24A
Weekly NBC sketch show: Abbr.
SNL

26A
Have the deed to
Own

28A
What makes the Wrigley Field outfield walls green
Ivy

29A
“Don’t Stop” pop band that released a self-titled album in both 1968 and 1975: 2 wds.
Fleetwood Mac

32A
What a cellist plays the cello with
Bow

33A
“___, dos, tres …”
Uno

34A
Snakelike fish
Eel

35A
“The show just started!”: 2 wds.
Its On

37A
“A Million Ways to ___ in the West” (2014 movie)
Die

39A
“The Flame” rock band that released a self-titled album in both 1977 and 1997: 2 wds.
Cheap Trick

44A
University sports organizing group: Abbr.
NCAA

46A
Going through, on a travel itinerary
Via

47A
Raw material from underground
Ore

48A
Former country that earned 473 Olympic gold medals: Abbr.
USSR

49A
Needing a doctor’s care
Ill

50A
Misery
Woe

51A
Have a ___ to eat
Bite

52D
___ Moines Register (newspaper)
Des

53D
Instagram, for one
App

1D
___ board (collage used by graphic designers)
Mood

2D
Island where Hawaii’s capital is located
Oahu

3D
Candy that’s very similar to a Heath bar
Skor

4D
Songwriter ___ Warren with 13 Oscar nominations
Diane

5D
___ the fort (be in charge temporarily): 2 wds.
Hold Down

6D
Feast on a Maui beach
Luau

7D
Actor Ryan ___ who got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2021
Oneal

8D
“In the ___ …” (“For now …”)
Mean Time

9D
Texts on Google Chat, for example: Abbr.
Ims

10D
Item sold at FAO Schwarz
Toy

18D
Ready, willing, and ___
Able

19D
“___ 911!: The Hunt for QAnon” (Paramount comedy special starring Niecy Nash)
Reno

22D
NASCAR track shape
Oval

23D
Home of the Statue of Liberty: Abbr.
NYC

24D
Vending machine opening for coins
Slot

25D
TV program reporting on current events
News Cast

27D
Stack of logs for a fireplace
Wood Pile

29D
Agency with a “Most Wanted” list: Abbr.
FBI

30D
Adjust, as a guitar’s strings
Tune

31D
“… where the ___ and the antelope play”
Deer

36D
Major Chicago airport
Ohare

38D
Slanted letters, for short
Itals

40D
Passionate
Avid

41D
State where the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium is
Iowa

42D
Tobacco or wheat, to farmers
Crop

43D
___ your nose to the grindstone
Keep

44D
Stubby pencil remnant
Nub

45D
CBS crime drama with four spin-offs
CSI