3/25/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

3/25/22
Sports Fan Friday

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1A
“___ Fiction” (1994 Tarantino film)
Pulp

5A
Casually converse
Chat

9A
Corn part used to make pipes
Cob

12A
Crime novelist Johansen
Iris

13A
Vintage audio system: Hyph.
Hifi

14A
“___ in some kind of trouble?”: 2 wds.
Am I

15A
Resentment of someone else’s talent or success
Envy

16A
Jazz great Fitzgerald who often collaborated with Louis Armstrong
Ella

17A
Like an off-the-hook party
Lit

18A
American racehorse who in 1973 set the fastest and still-unbeaten time record in all three races of the Triple Crown
Secret Ariat

21A
Too ___ to handle
Hot

22A
Serene
Calm

23A
1920 Preakness and Belmont Stakes winner named by ESPN as the greatest American racehorse of the 20th century: 3 wds.
Manowar

27A
Online workspace platform, or a synonym for “loose”
Slack

30A
In years past
Ago

31A
Fedora or bowler, for example
Hat

33A
Issa ___ of the HBO series “Insecure”
Rae

34A
Word that can precede “code” or “colony”
Penal

37A
2018 Triple Crown winner who became the only such racehorse to be undefeated in his whole career
Justify

40A
“___ Gone” (1976 Hall & Oates hit)
Shes

42A
Small Kia model
Rio

43A
1977 Triple Crown winner who was the first American champion to have been undefeated in previous races: 2 wds.
Seattle Slew

47A
___ and tonic
Gin

48A
Opposite of false
TRUE

49A
Actress ___ Flynn Boyle
Lara

51A
Typical ones during the 2022 Super Bowl cost $6.5 million
Ads

52A
Achieve through hard work
Earn

53A
“Not ___ close!” (“Wrong!”)
Even

54A
“Oh my!”
Gee

55D
Sandwich breads that are sometimes seeded
Ryes

56D
Reject as false
Deny

1D
Dessert that might have a double-lattice top crust
Pie

2D
Coffee dispensers at a catered event
Urns

3D
ABC morning show “___ With Kelly and Ryan”
Live

4D
1960 Hitchcock film with a famous shower scene
Psycho

5D
Big cat known for its running speed
Cheetah

6D
Sword’s handle
Hilt

7D
Insurance company whose name rhymes with “quack”
Aflac

8D
Crowns for pageant winners
Tiaras

9D
Squid, on an Italian restaurant’s menu
Calamari

10D
Skip over
Omit

11D
Fell for a joke
Bit

19D
Use an oar while boating
Row

20D
Under the weather
Ill

23D
“It put him on the ___” (“It’s why he’s famous”)
Map

24D
At least 30, for a US senator
Age

25D
Balderdash or hogwash
Nonsense

26D
Kunal Nayyar’s role on “The Big Bang Theory”
Raj

28D
Half-___ (brew with a reduced “buzz”)
Caf

29D
Handcuff opener
Key

32D
Fancy dishes for soups and stews
Tureens

35D
___ moment (when things suddenly make sense)
Aha

36D
Part of the alphabet
Letter

38D
Female counterpart of “bro”
Sis

39D
Rang, as a church bell
Tolled

41D
Wander off the path
Stray

43D
It’s served next to the main course
Side

44D
Enticement
Lure

45D
Roof projection that might support a rain gutter
Eave

46D
Small brown songbird
Wren

47D
Prank
Gag

50D
“Are there ___ questions?”
Any