5/7/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

5/7/22
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1A
Ewe’s sound
Baa

4A
Had to pay
Owed

8A
Small quarrel
Spat

12A
Screech ___ (type of bird)
Owl

13A
Person on a bike or horse
Rider

15A
Lion’s retreat
Lair

16A
Eyebrow ___ (clear product for grooming brows)
Gel

17A
Nasty buildup in a fish tank
Algae

18A
Elton John/Tim Rice musical adapted from a Verdi opera
Aida

19A
Writer whose mystery series features Los Angeles detective Easy Rawlins: 2 wds.
Walter Mosley

22A
Farm buildings for animals
Barns

24A
Powdery residue
Ash

25A
You have ___ to answer for: 2 wds.
A lot

26A
Danger
Peril

29A
Wood-cutting item
Saw

32A
Writer whose mystery series features bounty hunter Stephanie Plum: 2 wds.
Janet Evanovich

35A
Life of Pi director ___ Lee
Ang

36A
Performs before the main act
Opens

37A
Tommy star Falco
Edie

38A
Fitting
Apt

39A
Like a neglected garden
Weedy

40A
Writer whose mystery series features crime investigator Virgil Flowers: 2 wds.
John Sandford

46A
Radiate as heat
Emit

47A
Gain information
Learn

48A
Plant associated with eight US universities
Ivy

51A
Pointy features of hobbits
Ears

52A
Camera company founded in 1892
Kodak

53A
Australian singer whose Chandelier video won a VMA for choreography
Sia

54A
Animal hunted by another for food
Prey

55A
No votes
Nays

56A
Meat with a Smithfield variety
Ham

1D
Quagmire
Bog

2D
Dazzle
Awe

3D
Not the least bit right: 2 wds.
All Wrong

4D
Exams that don’t need pen and paper
Orals

5D
Droop from the heat
Wilt

6D
Margin
Edge

7D
___ White People (2017-2021 Netflix series)
Dear

8D
Reduce sharply as prices
Slash

9D
Beach item used with a shovel
Pail

10D
Assistant
Aide

11D
What a waiter carries meals on
Tray

14D
Doesn’t leave
Remains

20D
Start a poker pot
Ante

21D
Big Norwegian port city
Oslo

22D
___ California (Mexican state)
Baja

23D
Rickman who played Severus Snape
Alan

26D
Speech to boost enthusiasm: 2 wds.
Pep Talk

27D
Night preceding a holiday
Eve

28D
Took off on foot
Ran

29D
Fries or cole slaw for example: 2 wds.
Sidedish

30D
Word that can follow nitric or citric
Acid

31D
Miss Muffet’s snack along with curds
Whey

33D
Does better than
Tops

34D
Shift course sharply
Veer

38D
Fidgety
Antsy

39D
Policy ___ (detail-obsessed politicians)
Wonks

40D
Army vehicle with four-wheel drive
Jeep

41D
Vizquel who’s the only shortstop to play in four decades of MLB games
Omar

42D
Give a paying job to
Hire

43D
Very bright color-wise
Neon

44D
Father to a baby
Dada

45D
The ___ (How to Save a Life band)
Fray

49D
By means of
Via

50D
Vegetable often enjoyed at Thanksgiving
Yam