5/18/18 Answer Crosswords With Friends

5/18/18
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1A
Makes a query
Asks

5A
Company behind the Watson computer
IBM

8A
You can sip a milkshake through it
Straw

13A
Irish rocker whose real name is Paul Hewson
Bono

14A
Simon & Garfunkel for example
Duo

15A
Run after
Chase

16A
Lower the ___ (deliver a harsh punishment)
Boom

17A
Countryside hotel
Inn

18A
Kicks out of office
Ousts

19A
23-year-old NBA All-Star Giannis who has a hard-to-spell last name
Antetokounmpo

22A
Crudely made beach shelter
Hut

23A
Member of Congress for short
Rep

24A
Fire setter’s crime
Arson

27A
Two-time Best Director Oscar winner ___ Lee
Ang

29A
Tiny in some nicknames
Lil

32A
Wisconsin NBA team for which 19-Across plays: 2 wds.
Milwaukee Bucks

36A
Devilishly shy
Coy

37A
It hits the ball in the sport of cricket
Bat

38A
Terminated
Ended

39A
Peg in a golfer’s pocket
Tee

41A
Big body of water smaller than an ocean
Sea

42A
Nickname for 19-Across based on his athleticism and birth country: 3 wds.
The Greek Freak

49A
Fake
Phony

50A
Don’t hold back tears
Cry

51A
Traveling trio in the New Testament
Magi

52A
Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie’s jazz style
Bebop

53A
___ bone connected to the back bone …
Hip

54A
Now more than ___ …
Ever

55A
Grunting sound from a hog
Snort

56A
Give Me ___ Reason (Tracy Chapman hit)
One

57A
Office furnishing
Desk

1D
Swedish pop group that sang Money Money Money
Abba

2D
As ___ as possible
Soon

3D
Shoelace tangle
Knot

4D
One way or another
Somehow

5D
Numskull
Idiot

6D
___ beds (stacked places to sleep)
Bunk

7D
Like pre-stereo sound
Mono

8D
Biscuit often served with tea
Scone

9D
Sound made by Bambi’s rabbit friend’s foot
Thump

10D
Hoarse-sounding voice
Rasp

11D
I wouldn’t go so far ___ say …: 2 wds.
As To

12D
Isle of Dogs director Anderson
Wes

20D
StarKist fish
Tuna

21D
Strong desire
Urge

24D
Cable channel that aired Mad Men
AMC

25D
2011 animated film with lovestruck macaws
Rio

26D
Conniving
Sly

27D
Letters meaning Other aliases include …
Aka

28D
Item you can catch butterflies with
Net

29D
Modern TV display: Abbr.
LCD

30D
Dwight Eisenhower’s nickname
Ike

31D
Hippie’s psychedelic drug: Abbr.
LSD

33D
Ridesharing app with XL and Select options
Uber

34D
Steak or brisket for example
Beef

35D
Not possessing a gun
Unarmed

39D
Vocal range of many male opera stars
Tenor

40D
Where Alexandria and Cairo are
Egypt

41D
Program often used for videoconferences
Skype

42D
That was ___ this is now
Then

43D
Vagabond
Hobo

44D
Reflected sound
Echo

45D
Fox NFL reporter Andrews
Erin

46D
Roof’s overhanging edge
Eave

47D
Birthday card numbers
Ages

48D
Chris Pine’s Star Trek role
Kirk

49D
Partially viewer-funded TV network
PBS