5/18/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

5/18/21
TV Tuesday

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1A
“Get ___ my back!”
Off

4A
Baby seal
Pup

7A
Was in the red, financially
Owed

11A
Bawdy actress West of old Hollywood
Mae

12A
“Now playing ___ theater near you”: 2 wds.
At A

13A
RC ___ (soft drink)
Cola

14A
ABC medical drama that starred Sara Ramirez as bisexual character Callie Torres: 2 wds.
Greys Anatomy

17A
Volcano output, in addition to lava
Ash

18A
Idiots, or long-extinct birds
Dodos

19A
Historic mission in San Antonio
Alamo

22A
Taxi
Cab

23A
“What’s up, ___?” (Bugs Bunny’s catchphrase)
Doc

24A
“Born in the ___” (Bruce Springsteen album)
USA

26A
Ending for “absorb” or “respond”
Ent

29A
Pop TV sitcom that starred Daniel Levy as pansexual character David Rose: 2 wds.
Schitts Creek

33A
“Detective Pikachu” actor Watanabe
Ken

34A
“___ the fields we go” (line from “Jingle Bells”)
Oer

35A
Sci-fi hero whose colleagues include Morpheus and Trinity
Neo

36A
Money for the pizza delivery person
Tip

38A
Dana ___ (Queen Latifah’s real name)
Owens

40A
Performed onstage
Acted

43A
Prefix for “center” or “Pen”
Epi

44A
NBC comedy that starred Kristen Bell as bisexual character Eleanor Shellstrop: 3 wds.
The Good Place

49A
Mother to a foal
Mare

50A
What older people often say is “just a number”
Age

51A
On the ___ (trying to avoid the police)
Lam

52A
Blend together, like sauce ingredients
Stir

53A
Nickname of Senator Rafael Edward Cruz
Ted

54A
Someone a new golfer might ask for advice
Pro

1A
Text abbreviation that indicates the same thing as “!!!”
Omg

2A
___ and away (by a large margin)
Far

3D
Monthly service ___ (checking account charge, sometimes)
Fee

4D
Deal, as cards: 2 wds.
Pass Out

5D
Great Salt Lake’s state
Utah

6D
Roasting ___ (kitchen item)
Pan

7D
Baseball’s World Series month, usually
October

8D
Main resource from a cut-down tree
Wood

9D
Singing ABC’s ___ (“Sesame Street”-based toy)
Elmo

10D
“___ of Our Lives”
Days

15D
Thanksgiving vegetable that’s heavy in starch
Yam

16D
Prosecutor’s aide: Abbr.
Ada

19D
They sometimes appear on the sides of buses
Ads

20D
Object opened by a key
Lock

21D
Dull pain
Ache

22D
Attaché ___
Case

25D
Word on a red street sign
Stop

27D
Leakes who was a panelist on “To Tell the Truth” and “Fashion Police”
Nene

28D
Reader of YA fiction, typically
Teen

30D
Whole number, in math
Integer

31D
Removed the edges, as an image file
Cropped

32D
Sends to the canvas, in boxing: Abbr.
Kos

37D
“Well, ___ declare!”: 2 wds.
I Do

39D
Actor Wheaton who played Wesley Crusher on “Star Trek: TNG”
Wil

40D
Devices connected to bank accounts: Abbr.
ATMs

41D
Exchange texts back and forth
Chat

42D
“Desperate Housewives” star Hatcher
Teri

43D
Outer rim
Edge

45D
Grain often found in cookies with raisins
Oat

46D
Mountain peak in France or Italy, say
Alp

47D
Sedan or coupe, for example
Car

48D
Angsty genre of rock
Emo