5/17/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

5/17/22
TV Tuesday

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1A
Raised as farm animals
Bred

5A
Sound of a firecracker
Bang

9A
Graphic in an atlas
Map

12A
Facebook ___ (streaming platform)
Live

13A
Dramatic opera highlight
Aria

14A
Body wash brand whose fragrances include Hawaiian Vibe and Apollo
Axe

15A
Global oil cartel: Abbr.
Opec

16A
Baseball hit that sounds like a ring-shaped cake pan
Bunt

17A
Close as a pouch for pencils
Zip

18A
Actress who played mom Morticia Addams on The Addams Family: 2 wds.
Carolyn Jones

21A
Word of agreement
Yes

22A
The Beat With ___ Melber (MSNBC show)
Ari

23A
How ___ are you now? (line that may follow the birthday song)
Old

26A
Liquor in a Singapore sling or a martini
Gin

28A
Quiz
Test

32A
Actress who played mom Edith Bunker on All in the Family: 2 wds.
Jean Stapleton

36A
Rational
Sane

37A
Special someone in modern slang
Bae

38A
Insect attracted to sugar
Ant

39A
Battering ___
Ram

42A
Black Beatles duo ___ Sremmurd
Rae

44A
Actress who played mom Gloria Delgado-Pritchett on Modern Family: 2 wds.
Sofia Vergara

50A
Sly animal
Fox

51A
Pam & Tommy actor Sebastian ___
Stan

52A
Period between birthdays
Year

53A
Bitter pub drink
Ale

54A
Religious period following Mardi Gras
Lent

55A
Excessively proper
Prim

56A
Oof this thing weighs a ___!
Ton

57A
Swim goggles protect them
Eyes

58A
Professional skateboarder Hawk
Tony

1D
Political coalition
Bloc

2D
Ryan Seacrest’s morning TV cohost Kelly
Ripa

3D
At any point
Ever

4D
Hunter’s wooden duck
Decoy

5D
Watch someone else’s children
Baby Sit

6D
Give ___ for one’s money: 2 wds.
A Run

7D
Stealthy assassin in some action movies
Ninja

8D
Relative of a crocodile for short
Gator

9D
Corn ___ (labyrinth created in a farmer’s field)
Maze

10D
X or Y line on a graph
Axis

11D
___ rally (event to raise school spirit)
Pep

19D
Body parts covered by tights
Legs

20D
Cable TV’s Nick at ___
Nite

23D
Citrus drinks served at breakfast: Abbr.
Ojs

24D
Comedian actress and jazz singer DeLaria
Lea

25D
Hall of Fame quarterback Fouts or Marino
Dan

27D
Catch red-handed
Nab

29D
When an Uber driver is expected: Abbr.
ETA

30D
Wyatt Russell to Goldie Hawn
Son

31D
Dynamite letters
TNT

33D
Brand of spongy toys
Nerf

34D
Mothers and fathers
Parents

35D
King ___ (Shakespeare tragedy)
Lear

40D
Pathway in Target or Walmart
Aisle

41D
Pal to a pirate
Matey

43D
Land once ruled by Cleopatra
Egypt

44D
One-person performance
Solo

45D
Beasts that pull plows in pairs
Oxen

46D
Weather ___ (rooftop wind detector)
Vane

47D
Prefix for dynamic or nautical
Aero

48D
Wet weather
Rain

49D
The White Stripes song Seven Nation ___
Army

50D
What a butcher trims from a steak
Fat