3/18/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

3/18/20
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Schleps as a heavy bag
Lugs

5A
Belly muscles
Abs

8A
Swedish band that won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest
ABBA

12A
Rise from a chair
Stand

14A
Rain-drenched
Wet

15A
Self-absorbed like a narcissist
Vain

16A
The ___ Lama
Dalai

17A
Card that might beat a king or lose to a two
Ace

18A
In a competent manner
Ably

19A
The Piano actor who played Charlie Cappa in the 1973 film Mean Streets: 2 wds.
Harvey Keitel

22A
One thing ___ to another
Led

23A
Tour group for Phil Mickelson: Abbr.
PGA

24A
Some time ___ (in the indefinite past)
Ago

27A
Body part to whisper into
Ear

30A
Keyboard instrument in a cathedral
Organ

34A
Oscar winner for The Departed who directed Mean Streets: 2 wds.
Martin Scorsese

38A
Dumbledore’s first name in the Harry Potter books
Albus

39A
What a computer mouse might rest on
Pad

40A
___ Irishman
The

41A
Jiminy!
Gee

43A
Suffix meaning approximately
Ish

46A
Raging Bull actor who played Johnny Boy Civello in Mean Streets: 3 wds.
Robert Deniro

52A
Alliance of western nations: Abbr.
NATO

53A
Problem solver’s cry
Aha

54A
___ we all?
Arent

56A
Song for Plácido Domingo
Aria

57A
Light source for the Earth
Sun

58A
The current vice president
Pence

59A
Least bad
Best

60A
Breakfast item that could be hard-boiled
Egg

61D
Feat
Deed

1D
Drug known as acid: Abbr.
LSD

2D
State that borders Arizona
Utah

3D
Swanky fund-raising party
Gala

4D
Hair tangle
Snarl

5D
Come ___ With Me (Norah Jones album)
Away

6D
Guitar great Jeff
Beck

7D
Like the face of a cliff
Steep

8D
Gamers’ screen icons
Avatars

9D
Paul Bunyan’s blue ox
Babe

10D
Microsoft cofounder Gates
Bill

11D
Pick a card ___ card
Any

13D
Take a ___ (intentionally lose a boxing match)
Dive

20D
Place where only two humans ever lived in the Bible
Eden

21D
Russian composer Stravinsky
Igor

24D
Kanye West’s I ___ God: 2 wds.
Am A

25D
Gadot who plays Wonder Woman
Gal

26D
Ball-shaped item
Orb

28D
Venomous snake of Egypt
Asp

29D
Brand of consumer electronics
RCA

31D
___ a hold of yourself!
Get

32D
Shade of blonde
Ash

33D
Amal Clooney ___ Alamuddin
Nee

35D
Ship-towing harbor vessel
Tug Boat

36D
The way ___ it …: 2 wds.
I See

37D
Dumb dog in Garfield
Odie

42D
What delete keys do
Erase

44D
It’s a ___! (So easy!)
Snap

45D
Brought onto the staff
Hired

46D
Red in the middle for a steak
Rare

47D
2011 hit by Kanye West and Jay-Z named after an R&B legend
Otis

48D
Tough guy with a gun
Thug

49D
Goldarn it!
Dang

50D
Actor Auberjonois who died last December
Rene

51D
___ Upon a Time in Hollywood
Once

52D
Seize
Grab

55D
Actor Danson who’s married to actress Mary Steenburgen
Ted