5/18/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

5/18/24
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1A
Waze device: Abbr.
GPS

4A
Was a debtor
Owed

8A
Second letter of the Greek alphabet
Beta

12A
Museum of Modern ___
Art

13A
Oven in which ceramics are fired
Kiln

14A
Large country to the east of Iraq
Iran

15A
Author of The Cask of Amontillado
Poe

16A
___ mater (former school)
Alma

17A
Soil
Dirt

18A
Mamma Mia! actress who was an inaugural New Jersey Hall of Fame inductee: 2 wds.
Meryl Streep

21A
French plural of la
Les

22A
Unfathomably long period of time
Eon

23A
Gray ___ (something that’s unclear)
Area

25A
Chore on a to-do list
Task

27A
Statistic for a baseball pitcher: Abbr.
Era

30A
Abolitionist who was an inaugural New Jersey Hall of Fame inductee: 2 wds.
Harriet Tubman

33A
Amazon Prime Video interruptions
Ads

34A
Amethysts and emeralds for example
Gems

35A
Essay expressing a columnist’s views: Hyph.
Oped

36A
Emerged victorious
Won

37A
Gadot of Wonder Woman
Gal

38A
American Red Cross founder who was an inaugural New Jersey Hall of Fame inductee: 2 wds.
Clara Barton

43A
___ and hisses
Boos

44A
Met ___ (annual fashion event in New York)
Gala

45A
We’re not out of the woods ___
Yet

47A
I know it’s ___ to ask: 2 wds.
A lot

48A
NFL Matchup channel
Espn

49A
Large bird in Liberty Mutual commercials
Emu

50A
___ place (occur)
Take

51A
Symbol indicating a pause to musicians
Rest

52A
Chihuahua for one
Dog

1D
Wage ___ (difference between salaries)
Gap

2D
Event for which high schoolers might ride in a limo
Prom

3D
Football team from Pittsburgh
Steelers

4D
Gives approval for
Okays

5D
Ferrell of Elf
Will

6D
Stately trees
Elms

7D
Analyses of a person’s genetic material: 2 wds. abbr.
DNA Tests

8D
Obama’s running mate in 2008 and 2012
Biden

9D
Great Lake with the shortest name
Erie

10D
Large rain-resistant sheet
Tarp

11D
Fire ___ (bug that can sting)
Ant

19D
Bringing up the ___ (in last place)
Rear

20D
Brand of TV streaming devices
Roku

23D
Norwegian band with the 1980s hit Take On Me: Hyph.
Aha

24D
Super-cool in 1980s slang
Rad

25D
Person between 12 and 20
Teenager

26D
Bank device that’s available outside of business hours: Abbr.
Atm

27D
Currently holding down a job
Employed

28D
Issa of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Rae

29D
Rock ___ roll
And

31D
Young Frankenstein assistant
Igor

32D
Catamaran for example
Boat

36D
Fritter away
Waste

37D
Civil War general Ulysses S. ___
Grant

38D
World of Coca-___ (Atlanta museum)
Cola

39D
Glance
Look

40D
Military outpost
Base

41D
Mountain range along Italy’s northern border
Alps

42D
Friend of Dory in Finding Dory
Nemo

43D
Animal associated with Bruce Wayne
Bat

46D
Yank
Tug