5/4/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

5/4/22
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Word before Robin or Lobster in restaurant names
Red

4A
Explosive initials
TNT

7A
___ Air (section of Los Angeles)
Bel

10A
Matrimonial vow: 2 wds.
I Do

11A
___ Max (streaming service that airs Sesame Street)
HBO

12A
Actress Thurman of Showtime’s Super Pumped
Uma

13A
Almost Famous actor who played Tommy Marcano in 1996’s Sleepers: 2 wds.
Billy Crud Up

16A
Vapor that fogs up a mirror after a shower
Steam

17A
The ___ of the Innocence (1989 Don Henley hit)
End

18A
Word that goes before nut and after chick in two legume names
Pea

20A
Actress Cicely who won three Emmys
Tyson

24A
IRS form experts: Abbr.
CPAs

27A
Hawaiian necklace often made of plumeria flowers
Lei

29A
Referee’s call to stop a boxing match at times: Abbr.
Tko

30A
GoodFellas actor who played Father Bobby Carillo in Sleepers: 3 wds.
Robert Deniro

33A
The Lord of the Rings monster
Orc

34A
Gardener’s implement that rhymes with grow
Hoe

35A
Nation once known as Persia
Iran

36A
Joe of The Irishman
Pesci

38A
Remind repeatedly
Nag

40A
That’s ___ need-to-know basis: 2 wds.
On A

42A
Kind of animal pursued by Captain Ahab
Whale

46A
The Lost Boys actor who played Shakes Carcaterra in Sleepers: 2 wds.
Jason Patric

49A
Pioneering PC company
IBM

50A
This is neither the time ___ the place
Nor

51A
Texter’s Here are my thoughts …
Imo

52A
Nat ___ Wild (cable channel)
Geo

53A
Find a sum
Add

54A
Hangout in a house often
Den

1A
Bones that form a cage
Ribs

2A
Fix typos as before sending an email
Edit

3D
Big brand of bananas and pineapples
Dole

4D
Herb in the mint family
Thyme

5D
Mr. Mayor network
NBC

6D
Made a rip in
Tore

7D
Chum
Buddy

8D
Bird that lays giant eggs
Emu

9D
Place to put a dinner napkin
Lap

14D
Brief moment of forgetfulness
Lapse

15D
Loosen as a knot
Untie

19D
Low female voice in a chorus
Alto

21D
Create a ___ (cause trouble)
Stir

22D
Slimy vegetable used in Southern cuisine
Okra

23D
Midday time
Noon

24D
Wheat barley or soybeans
Crop

25D
Small hole that perspiration comes through
Pore

26D
Basics for beginning readers
ABCs

28D
Biblical place that inspired punny tortilla chip brand name Garden of Eatin’
Eden

31D
African animal whose name means nose-horned
Rhino

32D
‘Twas the ___ before Christmas …
Night

37D
Kramer’s first name on Seinfeld
Cosmo

39D
Medal or trophy
Award

41D
Pitch Perfect actress Camp
Anna

43D
Super-dry
Arid

44D
Green citrus fruit
Lime

45D
Business school study: Abbr.
Econ

46D
Energetic Irish dance
Jig

47D
The Godfather actor Vigoda
Abe

48D
Container for 22-Down
Pod