5/10/18 Answer Crosswords With Friends

5/10/18
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Padded floor coverings for gymnastics
Mats

5A
Trade blows with another boxer before a match
Spar

9A
Claiborne who launched a design company in 1976
Liz

12A
___ above the rest (the best): 2 wds.
A Cut

13A
Meditative exercise program
Yoga

14A
Actress Gasteyer of Suburgatory
Ana

15A
Country singer Evans
Sara

16A
Pinot ___ (wine variety)
Noir

17A
___ the Dog (1997 Dustin Hoffman movie)
Wag

18A
Band whose Use Somebody won the 2010 Grammy for Best Rock Song: 3 wds.
Kings of Leon

21A
Parents’ boy
Son

22A
Hospital areas for people with critical needs: Abbr.
ERs

23A
Car fuel
Gas

26A
Just so you know …: Abbr.
FYI

28A
Keep the ___ fires burning
Home

32A
Band whose Don’t Wanna Fight won the 2016 Grammy for Best Rock Song: 2 wds.
Alabama Shakes

36A
2017’s The ___ Batman Movie
Lego

37A
Soccer Hall of Famer Hamm
Mia

38A
Brand that makes Gas Treatment and Octane Booster
STP

39A
Bill who’s the Science Guy
Nye

42A
Government group that hires cryptographers: Abbr.
NSA

44A
Band whose Run won the 2018 Grammy for Best Rock Song: 2 wds.
Foo Fighters

49A
Boston cream ___
Pie

51A
Herb that’s used to flavor pickles
Dill

52A
Not very interesting or exciting
Blah

53A
Metal in its raw state
Ore

54A
___ Driver (Daryl Hannah’s role in Kill Bill)
Elle

55A
If I may be so bold ___ suggest …: 2 wds.
As To

56A
___ the Bunny (classic book for babies and toddlers)
Pat

57A
Not as much
Less

58D
Word that can follow acid or paternity
Test

1D
What protects a catcher’s face
Mask

2D
Smoothie berry
Acai

3D
Stop going in a straight path
Turn

4D
Fawns’ fathers
Stags

5D
Word that means the same as another word
Synonym

6D
Sound when a magician makes something vanish
Poof

7D
Spry and limber
Agile

8D
Not as common
Rarer

9D
___ chair (seating option at a cookout often)
Lawn

10D
That’ll do ___ pinch: 2 wds.
In A

11D
Zig’s opposite
Zag

19D
Where an overnight guest might sleep
Sofa

20D
Workplace safety agency: Abbr.
Osha

23D
Justice League actress Gadot
Gal

24D
Pale or brown type of beer
Ale

25D
Lose firmness in the middle
Sag

27D
___ the one who knocks! (Breaking Bad quote): 2 wds.
I Am

29D
Authorizes
OKs

30D
Got together
Met

31D
Mind reader’s power: Abbr.
ESP

33D
U2 lead singer
Bono

34D
$1 bills
Singles

35D
Corned beef ___
Hash

40D
Alpine song
Yodel

41D
Send in a digital tax return: Hyph.
E File

43D
Facing the pitcher in baseball: 2 wds.
At Bat

44D
There are three of them in a yard
Feet

45D
Woes
Ills

46D
If all ___ fails …
Else

47D
Rodents sometimes used in lab experiments
Rats

48D
I ___ the Sheriff (Eric Clapton hit)
Shot

49D
What some people call soda
Pop

50D
Investment plan with mandatory withdrawals after age 70½: Abbr.
IRA