5/16/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

5/16/20
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1A
Deal with problems successfully
Cope

5A
What you might do to a salad using two wooden spoons
Toss

9A
Scouring ___ (cleaning item)
Pad

12A
Similar (to)
Akin

13A
City in Alaska
Nome

14A
___-friendly (good for the planet)
Eco

15A
Teen activist who was Time’s 2019 Person of the Year: 2 wds.
Greta Thunberg

18A
Stand for a painter’s artwork in progress
Easel

19A
Times when prices are slashed
Sales

20A
Tachometer reading: Abbr.
RPM

22A
Blanc who was the voice of Daffy Duck
Mel

23A
Honey ___ (bread option at Subway)
Oat

26A
Go where no one can find you
Hide

28A
Better Call ___ (Bob Odenkirk drama)
Saul

32A
15-Across’s environmental cause: 2 wds.
Climate Change

35A
The T in MTV
Tele

36A
Mexican food that’s folded
Taco

37A
For ___ win!
The

38A
My country ___ of thee …
Tis

40A
Former Saturday Night Live regular Gasteyer
Ana

42A
Source of ancient fables
Aesop

45A
Greek salad ingredient with a Kalamata variety
Olive

49A
Teen walkouts inspired by 15-Across: 2 wds.
School Strikes

53A
Digit you might wear a ring on
Toe

54A
___ Sir or Madam …
Dear

55A
Don’t get rid of
Keep

56A
Trade-___ (items connected to some car purchases)
Ins

57A
Electronics company from Tokyo
Sony

58A
Homophone of urn
Earn

1D
Home for a pet parakeet
Cage

2D
Cajun vegetable with pods
Okra

3D
Boston cream and coconut custard for example
Pies

4D
Come in!
Enter

5D
Cable channel with an explosive-sounding name
TNT

6D
Mmm that feels good
Ooh

7D
The NCAA’s Mustangs: Abbr.
Smu

8D
Common ___ (reasonable judgment)
Sense

9D
___-and-eat shrimp
Peel

10D
43 560 square feet
Acre

11D
Canines
Dogs

16D
Start of the Greek alphabet
Alpha

17D
Lightweight wood used in surfboards and rafts
Balsa

21D
Outfielders’ gloves
Mitts

22D
Holy city of Islam
Mecca

23D
First full month of fall: Abbr.
Oct

24D
Type of beer made by Newcastle
Ale

25D
___ Tuesday (1980s band featuring Aimee Mann)
Til

27D
Narcs’ organization: Abbr.
Dea

29D
Insect often described as industrious
Ant

30D
Yuck!
Ick

31D
Comic book legend Stan
Lee

33D
Twitter hashtag for a social movement that took off in 2017
Me Too

34D
Pay tribute to
Honor

39D
Apple music players
iPods

41D
Share and share ___
Alike

42D
___ Spumante (sparkling wine)
Asti

43D
Monetary college course: Abbr.
Econ

44D
___ Out of My Life (Michael Jackson song)
Shes

46D
Furniture chain based in Scandinavia
Ikea

47D
Make a sudden sharp turn
Veer

48D
Channel whose analysts include Patrick McEnroe and Dick Vitale
ESPN

50D
Nickname of soccer star Messi
Leo

51D
___ Juan Capistrano California
San

52D
Make an attempt
Try