5/1/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

5/1/21
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1A
___ Lodge (civic group named for antlered animals)
Elks

5A
Perched upon
Atop

9A
Establishment offering massage and beauty treatments
Spa

12A
Penny
Cent

13A
Rumbling sound of a happy cat
Purr

14A
Chicken ___ vaccine
Pox

15A
2002 Broadway musical about a Baltimore teenager, based on a 1988 John Waters movie
Hairspray

17A
Primate that’s bigger than a monkey
Ape

18A
Frequently
Often

19A
Blossomed like a flower
Bloomed

21A
1986 Madonna hit “___ Don’t Preach”
Papa

23A
Single-stranded genetic material: Abbr.
RNA

24A
Where the mandible bone is
Jaw

27A
Monthly apartment payment
Rent

29A
Teen in “Jojo Rabbit,” or a Disney queen
Elsa

32A
US state bordering the Yukon Territory
Alaska

34A
Soak up, like a paper towel
Absorb

36A
Payment for freedom before a trial
Bail

37A
___ the dice (try your luck)
Roll

39A
Nervous twitch
Tic

40A
Tit for ___ (fair exchange)
Tat

42A
Movie snippet
Clip

44A
Article of clothing
Garment

47A
___ long ago (pretty recently): 2 wds.
Not So

51A
Exclamation when a bullfighter evades the bull
Ole

52A
2018 Broadway musical about a high school clique, based on a 2004 Lindsay Lohan movie: 2 wds.
Mean Girls

54A
“Rah, rah, ___-boom-bah!”
Sis

55A
Lay down tarmac
Pave

56A
First name of the first person on the moon
Neil

57D
“___ making a list and checking it twice …”
Hes

58D
Thick meal served in a bowl
Stew

59D
Error caught by a proofreader
Typo

1D
Reverberating sound in an empty room
Echo

2D
Piece of foliage
Leaf

3D
Use needles to fashion a sweater
Knit

4D
___ throat (bacterial illness)
Strep

5D
Downloadable software like Instagram or Waze
App

6D
Headwear for a male Sikh
Turban

7D
Taken by mouth, as medication
Oral

8D
Comedian Richard of “Stir Crazy” and “The Wiz”
Pryor

9D
2005 Broadway musical about Arthurian legend, based on a 1975 Monty Python movie
Spamalot

10D
St. Peter was the first one
Pope

11D
Suddenly canned from a job
Axed

16D
Sarcastic commentary
Snark

20D
“This ___ for you!” (phrase in a dedication)
Ones

22D
Orchard fruit with a Bartlett variety
Pear

24D
Boxer’s quick punch
Jab

25D
In the style of: 2 wds.
A La

26D
2016 Broadway musical about a diner employee, based on a 2007 Keri Russell movie
Waitress

28D
Statuesque
Tall

30D
___ Lanka
Sri

31D
Network with the 2021 sitcom “Call Your Mother”
ABC

33D
___ dunk (sure thing)
Slam

35D
Flashy necklaces and such
Bling

38D
Eight-note interval, in music
Octave

41D
Workers who aren’t part of the salaried staff
Temps

43D
___ of no return (last chance to change your mind)
Point

44D
“Holy smokes!”
Gosh

45D
Live ___ (be dishonest about oneself): 2 wds.
A Lie

46D
Clutter-free
Neat

48D
Card between a deuce and a four
Trey

49D
Satiny lingerie worn under a dress
Slip

50D
Norway’s capital
Oslo

53D
NBC medical series “___ Amsterdam”
New