5/26/17 Answer Daily Celebrity Crossword

5/26/17
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December 24 and December 31, for example	Eves

1A
Average score in a golf game
Par

4A
Word that can follow “Freudian” or “pink”
Slip

8A
“Beechwood _____” (Budweiser description)
Aged

12A
Band inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017: Abbr.
Elo

13A
Wax and ____ (increase and decreases, like the visible part of the moon)
Wane

14A
Hot stuff flowing from Hawaii’s Mount Kilauea
Lava

15A
Australian tennis player who won back-to-back US Opens in 1997 and 1998: 2 wds.
Patrick Rafter

18A
Some Houdini feats
Escapes

19A
Toothpaste brand that makes whitestrips
Crest

20A
Kansas City Royals manager Yost
Ned

21A
Ready to be returned, like a library book
Due

22A
The ___ of Avon (Shakespeare’s nickname)
Bard

25A
Collapsible bed
Cot

26A
“I knew it ___ to good to be true”
Was

29A
Australian tennis player who, at 20, was the youngest man to be ranked #1 in singles: 2 wds.
Lleyton Hewitt

33A
Income ___ return
Tax

34A
Olympic swimmer Thorpe who’s won five gold medals
Ian

35A
Friendly nation
Ally

36A
Tap lightly, or an anagram of “tap”
Pat

37A
___ Jon (“Turn Down for What” rapper)
Lil

39A
“Repeat ___ me …”
After

42A
Birthday-cake toppers
Candles

46A
Australian tennis player who was the first woman to win the Grand Slam in the Open Era: 2 wds.
Margaret Court

48A
Overly stuffy person
Prig

49A
“These ___ few of my favorite things” (“The Sound of Music” lyric): 2 wds.
Area

50A
Spy organization spoofed on “American Dad!”: Abbr.
CIA

51A
Erotic
Sexy

52A
Ball of ___ (something in a knitting basket)
Yarn

53A
Japanese currency
Yen

1D
___ Le Pew (cartoon skunk)
Pepe

2D
“What a terrible situation!”
Alas

3D
College-campus military group: Abbr.
ROTC

4D
Render a verdict on a Tinder photo
Swipe

5D
Tied up, like roller skates
Laced

6D
Fluids used in calligraphy
Inks

7D
The “P” in “MPG”
Per

8D
Actress Woodard of “Luke Cage”
Alfre

9D
San Francisco’s Golden ____ Bridge
Gate

10D
December 24 and December 31, for example
Eves

11D
Small missile that might be blown out of a blowgun
Dart

16D
Country singer ___ Travis
Randy

17D
Like an angle smaller than 90
Acute

21D
Play-____ (brand of modeling clay)
Doh

22D
Sandwich with three ingredients, for short
BLT

23D
Its capital is Montgomery: Abbr.
Ala

24D
Tyrannosaurus ___
Rex

25D
“The Lead with Jake Tapper” channel
CNN

26D
Actor Wheaton of “Star Trek: The Next Generation”
Wil

27D
Baseball’s Braves, on scoreboards
ATL

28D
Home for hogs
Sty

30D
Bejeweled headdress for a prom queen
Tiara

31D
Grain in Cheerios
Oat

32D
“Where is ___?” (Series of children’s books)
Waldo

36D
Figure skater Flaming
Peggy

37D
“See you ____!”
Later

38D
Ancient Peruvian
Incan

39D
Concert sound blasters
Amps

40D
Fee paid to ride on a bus or train
Fare

41D
“Silly rabbit, ___ are for kids” (cereal catchphrase)
Trix

42D
“Juno” actor Michael
Cera

43D
Linus van Pelt’s sister in “Peanuts”
Lucy

44D
Lake that borders Buffalo
Erie

45D
2016 US Open champ Wawrinka
Stan

47D
Comic actor Romano
Ray

	Clue
1A	Average score in a golf game
4A	Word that can follow "Freudian" or "pink"
8A	"Beechwood _____" (Budweiser description)
12A	Band inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017: Abbr.
13A	Wax and ____ (increase and decreases, like the visible part of the moon)
14A	Hot stuff flowing from Hawaii's Mount Kilauea
15A	Australian tennis player who won back-to-back US Opens in 1997 and 1998: 2 wds.
18A	Some Houdini feats
19A	Toothpaste brand that makes whitestrips
20A	Kansas City Royals manager Yost
21A	Ready to be returned, like a library book
22A	The ___ of Avon (Shakespeare's nickname)
25A	Collapsible bed
26A	"I knew it ___ to good to be true"
29A	Australian tennis player who, at 20, was the youngest man to be ranked #1 in singles: 2 wds.
33A	Income ___ return
34A	Olympic swimmer Thorpe who's won five gold medals
35A	Friendly nation
36A	Tap lightly, or an anagram of "tap"
37A	___ Jon ("Turn Down for What" rapper)
39A	"Repeat ___ me …"
42A	Birthday-cake toppers
46A	Australian tennis player who was the first woman to win the Grand Slam in the Open Era: 2 wds.
48A	Overly stuffy person
49A	"These ___ few of my favorite things" ("The Sound of Music" lyric): 2 wds.
50A	Spy organization spoofed on "American Dad!": Abbr.
51A	Erotic
52A	Ball of ___ (something in a knitting basket)
53A	Japanese currency
1D	___ Le Pew (cartoon skunk)
2D	"What a terrible situation!"
3D	College-campus military group: Abbr.
4D	Render a verdict on a Tinder photo
5D	Tied up, like roller skates
6D	Fluids used in calligraphy
7D	The "P" in "MPG"
8D	Actress Woodard of "Luke Cage"
9D	San Francisco's Golden ____ Bridge
10D	December 24 and December 31, for example
11D	Small missile that might be blown out of a blowgun
16D	Country singer ___ Travis
17D	Like an angle smaller than 90
21D	Play-____ (brand of modeling clay)
22D	Sandwich with three ingredients, for short
23D	Its capital is Montgomery: Abbr.
24D	Tyrannosaurus ___
25D	"The Lead with Jake Tapper" channel
26D	Actor Wheaton of "Star Trek: The Next Generation"
27D	Baseball's Braves, on scoreboards
28D	Home for hogs
30D	Bejeweled headdress for a prom queen
31D	Grain in Cheerios
32D	"Where is ___?" (Series of children's books)
36D	Figure skater Flaming
37D	"See you ____!"
38D	Ancient Peruvian
39D	Concert sound blasters
40D	Fee paid to ride on a bus or train
41D	"Silly rabbit, ___ are for kids" (cereal catchphrase)
42D	"Juno" actor Michael
43D	Linus van Pelt's sister in "Peanuts"
44D	Lake that borders Buffalo
45D	2016 US Open champ Wawrinka
47D	Comic actor Romano