3/18/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

3/18/23
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1A
Smooch
Kiss

5A
Hey wait a ___!
Sec

8A
Sullen expressions
Pouts

13A
Help ___ the way!: 2 wds.
Is On

14A
Montgomery is its capital: Abbr.
Ala

15A
___ Gems (Adam Sandler movie)
Uncut

16A
1998 Elizabeth Strout novel about a strained mother-daughter relationship: 3 wds.
Amy And Isabelle

19A
Intelligence agent
Spy

20A
Where suspected felons await trial
Jail

21A
Europe’s Matterhorn for example
Alp

22A
Let’s call ___ day: 2 wds.
It A

24A
Dry French wine made from Chardonnay grapes
Chablis

27A
Earsplitting
Loud

29A
Detective’s cry after spotting a clue
Aha

30A
Bit of a broken clay pot
Shard

34A
With 36-Across 2022 Elizabeth Strout novel about a divorced couple stuck together during lockdown: 2 wds.
Lucyby

36A
See 34-Across: 2 wds.
The Sea

37A
Control the wheel
Steer

38A
Ugh that’s overly personal!: Abbr.
Tmi

40A
Similar (to)
Akin

41A
Museum display featuring figures before a painted backdrop
Diorama

44A
The language used in this clue: Abbr.
Eng

45A
Pine-___ (household cleaner brand)
Sol

48A
Courtyard on a campus
Quad

49A
Nightly sleeping spot
Bed

51A
2013 Elizabeth Strout novel about two lawyer brothers whose nephew is accused of a hate crime: 3 wds.
The Burgess Boys

56A
Each one in a square is 90°
Angle

57A
Words said before By the power vested in me …: 2 wds.
I Do

58A
Floating marker for sailors
Buoy

59A
___ on a high note: 2 wds.
Goout

60A
Animal that has udders
Cow

61A
Earring that’s not dangly
Stud

1D
Korean carmaker
Kia

2D
Suffix for a belief system
Ism

3D
Condiment to dip spring rolls in: 2 wds.
Soy Sauce

4D
Suddenly break like a twig
Snap

5D
Despondent
Sad

6D
Actor Wood who portrayed Frodo Baggins
Elijah

7D
Bright yellow melon
Casaba

8D
___ or perish (grim saying in academia)
Publish

9D
Integer above zero
One

10D
Home to the NCAA’s Bruins: Abbr.
UCLA

11D
Jethro ___ (British rock band)
Tull

12D
A ___ in the right direction
Step

17D
Home to Times Square: Abbr.
NYC

18D
Feel poorly
Ail

22D
Woes
Ills

23D
Talk up
Tout

25D
Dried fodder for horses
Hay

26D
___ Stadium (1964-2008 home of the Mets)
Shea

28D
Changed the color of
Dyed

31D
Sought a date from: 2 wds.
Asked Out

32D
Coach driver’s leather strap
Rein

33D
Well rats!
Dang

35D
Lump of charcoal in a grill
Briquet

36D
NBA Hall of Famer Hardaway
Tim

38D
Ending unhappily like a Shakespeare play
Tragic

39D
Coped as best one could given everything: 2 wds.
Made Do

42D
First word of the Lord’s Prayer
Our

43D
___ of Steel (1990s workout video)
Abs

45D
Father of a fawn
Stag

46D
It can’t be!: 2 wds.
Oh No

47D
Construction toy brand headquartered in Denmark
Lego

50D
Recedes as the tide
Ebbs

52D
___-ray Disc
Blu

53D
Pig that isn’t a boar
Sow

54D
Or so ___ would think
You

55D
Pink Floyd guitarist Barrett
Syd