5/17/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

5/17/23
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1A
Corn on the ___
Cob

4A
Sit-___ (core exercises)
Ups

7A
That man’s
His

10A
Group for legal experts: Abbr.
Aba

11A
Hopping Australian marsupial for short
Roo

12A
Tick off
Irk

13A
The Mentalist actress who played Sarah Bailey in 1996’s The Craft: 2 wds.
Robin Tunney

16A
365 or 366 days
Year

17A
Curly-tailed farm animal
Pig

18A
Animal studied by a primatologist
Ape

21A
Release from your hands: 2 wds.
Let Go

25A
Starchy vegetable
Potato

28A
Jaws actor Scheider
Roy

29A
Scream actress who played Bonnie Harper in The Craft: 2 wds.
Neve Campbell

32A
Beer with New England and West Coast varieties: Abbr.
Ipa

33A
Closed like an envelope
Sealed

34A
Throws rocks at
Pelts

37A
College in the Big Apple’s Greenwich Village: Abbr.
Nyu

38A
Be under the weather
Ail

40A
He married Rachel in Vegas on Friends
Ross

44A
The Waterboy actress who played Nancy Downs in The Craft: 2 wds.
Fair Uzabalk

48A
___ never forgive you for this!
Ill

49A
Worcester Red ___ (minor league baseball team affiliated with Boston)
Sox

50A
Showy Japanese fish
Koi

51A
Hollywood Squares symbols
Xes

52A
Tool that can make furrows in a garden
Hoe

53A
Drill instructor’s rank: Abbr.
Sgt

1D
Classic Hollywood actor Grant
Cary

2D
Musical instrument whose name includes only one consonant
Oboe

3D
Ali ___ Bunny (Bugs Bunny cartoon that involved a genie)
Baba

4D
Big vase in a garden
Urn

5D
Poker player’s prize
Pot

6D
French onion ___
Soup

7D
Piece of hardware bolted to a doorframe
Hinge

8D
St. Patrick’s country: Abbr.
Ire

9D
Where eagles fly
Sky

14D
Enraged
Irate

15D
Nothing
Nil

19D
Super ___ (political fundraiser): Abbr.
Pac

20D
Expected landing hours: Abbr.
Etas

22D
Orchard plant
Tree

23D
Metal that represents a 50th anniversary
Gold

24D
Last name of Popeye’s girlfriend
Oyl

25D
___ Le Pew
Pepe

26D
General shape of a ladybug
Oval

27D
Foreboding suggestion
Omen

29D
Little bite
Nip

30D
Apple ___ (app similar to Venmo)
Pay

31D
Quote from a reviewer on a book’s cover
Blurb

35D
Coin side that’s not heads
Tails

36D
Aye aye ___!
Sir

39D
Luxurious
Lush

41D
Mighty ___ from little acorns grow
Oaks

42D
Trudge through mud
Slog

43D
Performance that’s much shorter than a full play
Skit

44D
Mend
Fix

45D
What the last letter of 32-Across stands for
Ale

46D
Park that might have a reptile house
Zoo

47D
Tool for the woodsman in Little Red Riding Hood
Axe