3/3/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

3/3/22
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Network that airs “The Amazing Race”
CBS

4A
Have trouble pronouncing “sassafras,” say
Lisp

8A
Limbs used for a bear hug
Arms

12A
Metal that’s just been dug up
Ore

13A
Feel pain
Ache

14A
___ a kiss (smooch when nobody’s looking)
Steal

15A
Garment sometimes burned in protest in the 1970s
Bra

16A
Very unkind
Mean

17A
Eucalyptus-eating animal of Australia
Koala

18A
2021 Kodak Black hit from a Halloween-themed mixtape: 2 wds.
Super Gremlin

21A
Rhyming synonym for “clips”
Snips

23A
Two-person musical performance
Duet

24A
Item placed on a mudroom floor for boot-stomping visitors
Mat

25A
The alphabet, to young children
ABCs

26A
Nine ___ Nails
Inch

28A
2018 Kodak Black hit, with Gucci Mane and Bruno Mars: 5 wds.
Wake Up In the Sky

35A
Math class involving sines and cosines, for short
Trig

36A
Carrie Fisher’s most famous role
Leia

37A
“That’s so 15 minutes ___”
Ago

40A
Smooth-talking, like a salesperson
Glib

42A
Long board that’s “walked” in old pirate tales
Plank

43A
2017 Kodak Black hit, his first in the top 10: 2 wds.
Tunnel Vision

46A
Item twirled by a marching band’s majorette
Bat On

47A
Actress Fanning
Elle

48A
Death ___ for Cutie (indie band)
Cab

51A
Old-time sailor’s “halt!”
Avast

52A
Pioneering rideshare app
Uber

53A
___ out a victory (win a very close game)
Eke

54A
Scotch ___ (3M product)
Tape

55A
Carob casings
Pods

56A
Crestfallen
Sad

1D
Corn on the ___
Cob

2D
Sound a person might make during winter weather
Brr

3D
Queasy due to the motion of the ocean
Seasick

4D
Genies may live in them
Lamps

5D
Slurpee-like drink brand
Icee

6D
Fragment of broken glass
Shard

7D
Antarctic bird that can’t fly
Penguin

8D
Particle that’s split to make nuclear energy
Atom

9D
Territorial domain ruled by a queen or king
Realm

10D
Sasha Obama’s sister
Malia

11D
Editorial bias
Slant

14D
Quick pencil drawing
Sketch

19D
Surprising result in sports
Upset

20D
Tenant’s monthly payment
Rent

21D
Witnessed
Saw

22D
Hawks and Pelicans’ league: Abbr.
NBA

27D
Greeting that’s the title of a 2015 hit for Adele
Hello

29D
High-priority
Urgent

30D
Tablet in an aspirin bottle
Pill

31D
“It’s no use!”: 3 wds.
I Give Up

32D
Gatherings for summoning spirits
Seances

33D
Family
Kin

34D
Chatter on and on
Yak

37D
Facing the pitcher, in softball: 2 wds.
At Bat

38D
Tropical fruit that’s green outside and pink inside
Guava

39D
Straight from the keg: 2 wds.
On Tap

41D
“The Hobbit” hero whose cousin is Frodo
Bilbo

42D
Boarding spots for cruise ships
Piers

44D
Right on the ___ (exactly)
Nose

45D
Toboggan, for example
Sled

49D
Rafael Nadal, ___ the “King of Clay”
Aka

50D
Go to ___ (retire for the evening)
Bed