3/23/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

3/23/22
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
New England fish used in fish sticks
Cod

4A
Butter square
Pat

7A
Bottom of a boot
Sole

11A
Cream ___ (light-colored beer)
Ale

12A
Lie along the edge of
Abut

14A
Street ___ (sort of acceptance)
Cred

15A
Zodiac symbol between Fish and Bull
Ram

16A
In need of liniment
Sore

17A
Russo of the “Lethal Weapon” movies
Rene

18A
1969 Creedence Clearwater Revival song about the antiwar movement: 2 wds.
Fortunate Son

21A
Grain in many a raisin cookie
Oat

22A
Lumber-cutting tool
Saw

23A
Highlight of an opera
Aria

26A
“Red Rocket” star Simon ___
Rex

27A
Lex Luthor or Brainiac, to Superman
Foe

30A
1969 Creedence Clearwater Revival song about the apocalypse: 3 wds.
Badmoon Rising

34A
Beings who aren’t earthlings: Abbr.
Ets

35A
“Better Call Saul” character Fring
Gus

36A
Cookie with a lickable center
Oreo

37A
Gallery exhibit
Art

38A
Pre-grown grass
Sod

40A
1970 Creedence Clearwater Revival song about life on the road: 2 wds.
Travelin Band

46A
Fabled loser to a tortoise
Hare

47A
A Great Lake
Erie

48A
“___ you nuts?”
Are

50A
At any time
Ever

51A
What draft beers are poured from
Taps

52A
Month of Mother’s Day
May

53A
___ lover’s pizza
Meat

54D
Word meaning “originally called”
Nee

55D
Animal that sounds like “U”
Ewe

1D
The Batmobile, for one
Car

2D
Count who terrorizes the Baudelaire children in the Lemony Snicket books
Olaf

3D
Auditioner’s CD, for short
Demo

4D
Ziti, macaroni, and so on
Pasta

5D
Go on ___ your business
About

6D
NO U-___ (street sign)
Turn

7D
Fastener with a Phillips head, perhaps
Screw

8D
Rocks that contain metals
Ores

9D
Comedian Jay
Leno

10D
“East of ___” (James Dean classic)
Eden

13D
“Coming soon” ad
Teaser

19D
Incur extra cell phone charges, in a way
Roam

20D
Roll across the tarmac at an airport
Taxi

23D
“Honest ___” Lincoln
Abe

24D
Mouse cousin in the Chinese zodiac
Rat

25D
Proofs of age: Abbr.
Ids

26D
Workers in the ER: Abbr.
RNs

27D
Christmas evergreen
Fir

28D
___-liner (quick joke)
One

29D
Alter ___ (second self)
Ego

31D
What Shrek is
Ogre

32D
Wall socket
Outlet

33D
Cola or root beer, for example
Soda

37D
Prevent from happening
Avert

38D
Shoot from a concealed spot
Snipe

39D
More than just pudgy
Obese

40D
“If You Love Somebody Set ___ Free” (Sting song)
Them

41D
Review that might use words like “marvelous” and “stupendous”
Rave

42D
Square footage
Area

43D
Country between Turkey and Pakistan
Iran

44D
___, rank, and serial number
Name

45D
Take a card from the deck
Draw

49D
Bump on a potato
Eye