5/18/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

5/18/23
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
I ___ I saw I conquered
Came

5A
Lad’s sister
Lass

9A
Gettin’ Jiggy ___ It (Will Smith song)
Wit

12A
The Secret World of ___ Mack (1990s Nickelodeon series)
Alex

13A
Temporarily do nothing like a driver at a stoplight
Idle

14A
Former Argentinian First Lady Perón
Eva

15A
Umbrella singer’s nickname
Riri

16A
Driver of 2019’s Marriage Story
Adam

17A
Reason for an R rating sometimes
Sex

18A
Anti-Hero singer whose 2022 album generated ten simultaneous top 10 hits: 2 wds.
Taylor Swift

21A
It can glide down a snowy hill
Sled

22A
Catholics’ annual period of sacrifice
Lent

25A
Dayton’s state
Ohio

29A
Luther: The Fallen Sun star Idris
Elba

30A
Humble rapper whose 2022 album generated four simultaneous top 10 hits: 2 wds.
Kendrick Lamar

35A
Scope
Area

36A
Arizona city named for a natural formation
Mesa

37A
Display of sleepiness
Yawn

38A
Bogus offer
Scam

42A
As It Was singer whose 2022 album generated four simultaneous top 10 hits: 2 wds.
Harry Styles

48A
So that you’re aware …: Abbr.
FYI

50A
Bar in the shower
Soap

51A
Apple’s center that gets tossed out
Core

52A
Long blade that moves through water
Oar

53A
Repellent
Vile

54A
Two-person vehicle used in the Winter Olympics
Luge

55A
___ Lane (recent British comedy-drama released on Hulu)
Rye

56A
Admitted guilt in order to receive a lighter sentence perhaps
Pled

57A
Genesis garden
Eden

1D
Amazon symbol for the items you’ve selected to buy
Cart

2D
Assumed name
Alias

3D
Don’t Look Up actress Streep
Meryl

4D
Force to leave one’s country
Exile

5D
One saying falsehoods
Liar

6D
Puts into the discussion
Adds

7D
Barbecue side dish often
Slaw

8D
Match that precedes a final
Semi

9D
Modern furniture chain owned by Williams-Sonoma: 2 wds.
West Elm

10D
If ___ told you once …
Ive

11D
Homophone of tacks
Tax

19D
Foul smell
Odor

20D
___ market (bargain hunter’s place)
Flea

23D
Phoenix Suns’ league: Abbr.
NBA

24D
2022 movie that includes the line As a BIPOC pangender I have difficulty connecting with Bach
Tar

26D
That guy
Him

27D
It Was a Good Day rapper ___ Cube
Ice

28D
Authorizes
Oks

30D
Mary ___ Ash (founder of a self-named cosmetics company)
Kay

31D
Notable slice of history
Era

32D
Worker who recently joined the staff: 2 wds.
New Hire

33D
Fantastic! With ___ Carvey (comedy podcast)
Dana

34D
Rearmost
Last

39D
Take part in a spin class
Cycle

40D
Opposite of silently
Aloud

41D
Join as highway lanes
Merge

43D
Respond to a wedding invitation: Abbr.
RSVP

44D
Word meaning agitate that rhymes with boil
Roil

45D
University with the second-largest endowment in the world
Yale

46D
Moved rapidly
Sped

47D
Witnessed
Seen

48D
Word ___ word (verbatim)
For

49D
Huzzah!
Yay