5/18/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

5/18/20
Movie Monday

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1A
Knives Out actress ___ de Armas
Ana

4A
First three letters
ABC

7A
Champagne glass or a woodwind instrument
Flute

12A
Note promising repayment
IOU

13A
Afternoon beverage in Britain
Tea

14A
Tighten again as a loose knot
Retie

15A
Snake with a noisy tail
Rattler

17A
In no time ___ (very quickly): 2 wds.
At All

18A
Real-life business magnate played by Leonardo DiCaprio in 2004’s The Aviator: 2 wds.
Howard Hughes

20A
Cooking vessel used for making scrambled eggs
Pan

21A
Without further ___ …
Ado

22A
Mom-and-pop school group: Abbr.
PTA

24A
Darken as car windows
Tint

27A
Cook-___ (culinary competitions)
Offs

31A
Real-life stock market manipulator played by Leonardo DiCaprio in 2013’s The Wolf of Wall Street: 2 wds.
Jordan Belfort

34A
Fill with food
Sate

35A
Agency that used to launch shuttles: Abbr.
NASA

36A
Sometimes-intentional hole in jeans
Rip

37A
Where Dublin is: Abbr.
Ire

39A
Pack up the groceries
Bag

41A
Real-life FBI director and title character played by Leonardo DiCaprio in a 2011 film: 3 wds.
Jedgar Hoover

47A
New England school near Hartford: Abbr.
UCONN

48A
Prone to inconsistency
Erratic

50A
Destroy as sensitive documents
Shred

51A
___ in the hole (hidden resource)
Ace

52A
Ore-___ (frozen food company)
Ida

53A
Shameless yes-person
Toady

54A
Lard ___ Donuts (The Simpsons snack shop)
Lad

55A
Q’s value in Scrabble
Ten

1D
Clear the ___ (defuse a tense situation)
Air

2D
Ark builder in Genesis
Noah

3D
Item replaced at a car repair shop: 2 wds.
Autopart

4D
Most populous city in Georgia
Atlanta

5D
Brewpub beverage
Beer

6D
The Fool or The Hanged Man in a tarot deck
Card

7D
Criminal deception
Fraud

8D
Release one’s grip on: 3 wds.
Let Goof

9D
State whose junior senator is Mitt Romney
Utah

10D
Square piece of roofing
Tile

11D
Fishes that resemble serpents
Eels

16D
Former rival of Delta and United: Abbr.
Twa

19D
Loathes
Hates

22D
Bedtime clothes for short
Pjs

23D
One ___ customer: 2 wds.
To A

25D
Opposite of outer
Inner

26D
League of the Knicks and the Nets: Abbr.
NBA

28D
Eh don’t bother: 2 wds.
Forget It

29D
When the workweek ends for many people: Abbr.
Fri

30D
Maker of Engine Stop Leak and Synthetic Oil Treatment
STP

32D
Saw fit (to)
Deigned

33D
Toiled hard
Labored

38D
Original American Idol judge Jackson
Randy

40D
Third-most popular baby girls’ name in the US in 2018 after Emma and Olivia
Ava

41D
___ a Dream (Nelly song)
Just

42D
Amazon smart speaker featuring Alexa
Echo

43D
Animated explorer of kiddie TV
Dora

44D
Recuperate
Heal

45D
Killer whale
Orca

46D
Carnival attraction
Ride

49D
___ you believe this?!
Can