5/5/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

5/5/21
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Breathe like an overheated beagle
Pant

5A
Sports group that Notre Dame and Louisville are part of: Abbr.
Acc

8A
“He said, ___ said”
She

11A
State that’s home to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Utah

12A
Tragic Shakespearean king
Lear

13A
Long seat that faces an altar
Pew

14A
Pro ___ (free, to a lawyer)
Bono

15A
Type of song in “Tosca” or “Carmen”
Aria

16A
Tool that’s swung by the handle
Axe

17A
“NCIS” actor who played Dr. Robert Caldwell on “St. Elsewhere”: 2 wds.
Mark Harmon

20A
“Take ___ the Limit” (Eagles hit): 2 wds.
It To

21A
Greeting from Kermit the Frog: Hyph.
Hiho

24A
Local resident of a college city
Townie

27A
Cookbook author Simmons who’s a judge on “Top Chef”
Gail

28A
With 29-Across, “Treme” actor who played Dr. Jack Morrison on “St. Elsewhere”
David

29A
See 28-Across
Morse

30A
Sign of the future
Omen

31A
In disagreement (with each other): 2 wds.
At Odds

33A
“Looking for Mr. Goodbar” actor Richard
Gere

34A
Scissors sound
Snip

35A
“Bless This Mess” actor who played Dr. Victor Ehrlich on “St. Elsewhere”: 3 wds., abbr.
Ed Begley Jr.

40A
Exclamation that reads the same forward and backward
Aha

42A
Rod between two automobile wheels
Axle

43A
Meat in Wiener schnitzel
Veal

45A
“Mayday!”
Sos

46A
Document showing home ownership
Deed

47A
“Incredibles 2” character with the last name Mode
Edna

48A
___ lime pie
Key

49A
“I ___ antlers in all of my decorating” (lyric from the Disney song “Gaston”)
Use

50D
Forms a lap
Sits

1D
Place to grab a pint of ale
Pub

2D
Constituent of a molecule
Atom

3D
Canine nursemaid in “Peter Pan”
Nana

4D
Hammer-wielding Norse deity
Thor

5D
Add oxygen to
Aerate

6D
Third-most populous city in Africa (after Kinshasa and Lagos)
Cairo

7D
Study at the last minute
Cram

8D
Native of Madrid or Barcelona, say
Spaniard

9D
___ nut (six-sided type of lug nut on a car tire)
Hex

10D
Girl sheep
Ewe

12D
Actress Christine of “Evil” and “Chicago Hope”
Lahti

18D
“Close Encounters of the Third ___”
Kind

19D
1977 George Burns/John Denver comedy: 2 wds.
Oh God

22D
Angry sound from a cobra
Hiss

23D
Cheer in a Mexico City stadium
Ole

24D
Not wild at all
Tame

25D
One way to prepare fried eggs: 2 wds.
Over Easy

26D
___ and dined (entertained)
Wined

28D
“Man’s best friend”
Dog

29D
Sulk like a Gloomy Gus
Mope

31D
“Sense and Sensibility” director: 2 wds.
Anglee

32D
Linoleum-covered, like many bathroom floors
Tiled

34D
Battle of the ___ (1973 tennis event)
Sexes

36D
R&B singer Erykah
Badu

37D
French fashion designer ___ Saint Laurent
Yves

38D
Knights of the ___ Order (“Star Wars” group)
Jedi

39D
Tirade
Rant

40D
“Do you even have to ___?”
Ask

41D
Tool for loosening soil
Hoe

44D
The “L” in “UNLV”
Las