3/28/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

3/28/20
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1A
Sound that indicates That’s curious …
Hmm

4A
In good physical condition
Fit

7A
Multiples of 100 always end with two of these
Zeros

12A
Red stone that’s the traditional 40th anniversary gift
Ruby

13A
___ live and breathe!: 2 wds.
As I

14A
Sugar substitute that comes in a blue package
Equal

15A
Shakespearean version of that’s a shame
Alas

16A
Sportscaster Scully who called 67 seasons of Dodgers games
Vin

17A
Like a big jacket over a big sweater
Bulky

18A
1902 collection of tales including How the Leopard Got His Spots: 3 wds.
Just So Stories

21A
Part of the body with a tiny drum
Ear

22A
It might be marked with an X where buried treasure is located
Map

23A
Ringo in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Starr

26A
What a fish uses to steer through the water
Fin

28A
Group that pats down some air travelers: Abbr.
TSA

31A
English author who wrote the children’s literature at 18- and 41-Across: 2 wds.
Rudyard Kipling

35A
Judge Lance who presided over the O.J. Simpson trial in 1995
Ito

36A
We ___ Family (Sister Sledge song)
Are

37A
Chapel passageway for a bride
Aisle

38A
Beer holder at a frat party
Keg

40A
French Swiss or Austrian mountain
Alp

41A
1894 collection of tales featuring Mowgli a boy raised by wolves: 3 wds.
The Junglebook

48A
Make a case using evidence
Prove

49A
Cyberspace address: Abbr.
URL

50A
Having the know-how
Able

51A
___ Instinct (1992 Sharon Stone thriller)
Basic

52A
Revolutionary Chinese chairman
Mao

53A
Tender cut of meat
Loin

54A
Forked over as cash
Spent

55D
German luxury car
BMW

56D
Guys
Men

1D
Netflix competitor that airs PEN15
Hulu

2D
Graduate degrees for many corporate executives: Abbr.
MBAs

3D
Something for Sherlock Holmes to figure out
Mystery

4D
Party ___ (gift for an attendee)
Favor

5D
Egyptian goddess who was married to Osiris
Isis

6D
Salon coloring
Dye

7D
Black-and-white striped animal
Zebra

8D
Provide apparatus to do a task
Equip

9D
Be in charge
Rule

10D
Trees that produce acorns
Oaks

11D
Sylvester Stallone’s conniving nickname
Sly

12D
Dr. Koothrappali’s first name on The Big Bang Theory
Raj

19D
Madam Secretary costar Ramirez
Sara

20D
Prefix for potent or directional
Omni

23D
___ Lanka (country near India)
Sri

24D
Egyptian king who inspired a novelty song by Steve Martin
Tut

25D
Can I have ___-over? (Let me try again): 2 wds.
A Do

26D
Initials of the longest-serving US president
FDR

27D
Mike and ___ (fruit-flavored candy)
IKE

28D
___ the season to be jolly …
Tis

29D
Comedy show that featured original cast members Laraine Newman and Jane Curtin: Abbr.
SNL

30D
Stone Bronze or Iron time period
Age

32D
Pasta sauce brand with a Super Chunky Mushroom variety
Ragu

33D
Having a very light complexion
Pale

34D
ChapStick product: 2 wds.
Lip Balm

38D
Actor Costner of Molly’s Game
Kevin

39D
Button that forces a cassette out of a recorder
Eject

40D
I’ll ___ it (comment from a judge after an objection)
Allow

41D
Device for catching mice
Trap

42D
Something a gardener might coil up after using
Hose

43D
Feeling no pain
Numb

44D
Small amount of weight roughly equivalent to .035 ounces
Gram

45D
Double-reed woodwind instrument
Oboe

46D
Actress Lena of Alias
Olin

47D
Community actor Jeong who was in Crazy Rich Asians
Ken

48D
Network that aired Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
PBS