3/24/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

3/24/22
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
“I’ve got ___ feeling about this”: 2 wds.
A Bad

5A
Had the answer
Knew

9A
Reply to a wedding invitation: Abbr.
RSVP

13A
Animal called a “killer whale” despite actually being a type of dolphin
Orca

14A
Not far away
Near

15A
Where Cleveland is
Ohio

16A
“Dark Horse” pop singer who has never won a Grammy despite 13 nominations: 2 wds.
Katy Perry

18A
College official managing student affairs
Dean

19A
Places for naps
Beds

20A
“Jerry Maguire” actress Preston
Kelly

21A
Evaluate the worth of
Assess

25A
Item in a repairperson’s belt
Tool

26A
Empire that built Machu Picchu in the 1400s
Inca

27A
Indianapolis NFL player
Colt

29A
Sweet fruit with lots of seeds
Fig

32A
“In My Daughter’s Eyes” country singer who has never won a Grammy despite 14 nominations: 2 wds.
Martina McBride

36A
Luxury hotel amenity
Spa

37A
Minor dent
Ding

38A
Person who buys software
User

39A
Actor’s stage accessory
Prop

41A
Lena who created and starred in “Girls”
Dunham

43A
Tower of ___ (structure in Genesis)
Babel

45A
“For ___ the Bell Tolls” (Hemingway novel)
Whom

47A
Sunburn-soothing substance
Aloe

48A
“Drop It Like It’s Hot” rapper who has never won a Grammy despite 17 nominations: 2 wds.
Snoop Dogg

53A
Descriptions of peoples’ lives, for short
Bios

54A
Company that employs almost 4 million drivers
Uber

55A
Mama ___ (“The Princess and the Frog” priestess)
Odie

56A
Rice-based drink from Japan
Sake

57D
What grams measure
Mass

58D
___ Hollywood (Los Angeles neighborhood)
West

1D
Just fine, to astronauts: Hyph.
Aok

2D
Top of a two-piece bathing suit
Bra

3D
Perform in a movie
Act

4D
Arbor ___ (April 29, 2022)
Day

5D
Midleg joints
Knees

6D
Geek
Nerd

7D
Pointy parts of an elf costume
Ears

8D
Dryly humorous
Wry

9D
Venue for calf roping
Rodeo

10D
Nonkosher seafood
Shellfish

11D
Vaccine container
Vial

12D
Yankee Doodle rode one
Pony

17D
Network with regular pledge drives
PBS

20D
“Today” cohost Hoda
Kotb

21D
Sets one’s eyes on a target
Aims

22D
Break, like a twig
Snap

23D
Handmade album of family photos and memorabilia
Scrapbook

24D
Dog-___-dog world
Eat

25D
“No Scrubs” girl group
TLC

27D
“You ___ rely on me”
Can

28D
Text message’s “Holy moly!”
Omg

30D
Inventive notion
Idea

31D
Wheat ___ (health food choice)
Germ

33D
Worshipped celebrity
Idol

34D
“___/Tuck” (former FX series)
Nip

35D
Sprint
Run

40D
One of Malcolm’s older brothers on “Malcolm in the Middle”
Reese

41D
A sedan often has four of them
Doors

42D
Rule enforcer in baseball, for short
Ump

43D
___ Bunny (pink character on “Tiny Toon Adventures”)
Babs

44D
“Being the Ricardos” actress Shawkat
Alia

45D
League whose MVPs have included Sheryl Swoopes and Maya Moore: Abbr.
WNBA

46D
Gardeners’ soil-breaking implements
Hoes

48D
“The ___ of All Fears” (Tom Clancy novel)
Sum

49D
The “D” in the financial abbreviation “DJIA”
Dow

50D
Celebratory verse
Ode

51D
Members of the US Army: Abbr.
Gis

52D
“___ your story straight”
Get