5/9/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

5/9/20
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1A
Halt
Stop

5A
It may follow a master’s degree: Abbr.
PHD

8A
Person who might look for tax loopholes: Abbr.
CPA

11A
Not narrow
Wide

12A
Pouch dweller in the Hundred Acre Wood
Roo

13A
First name of the character played by Harrison Ford and Alden Ehrenreich
Han

14A
This must weigh ___!: 2 wds.
A Ton

15A
___ Father who art in heaven …
Our

16A
Last segment
End

17A
Memoir by 40-Across about his childhood as a mixed-race person under apartheid: 3 wds.
Born A Crime

20A
The King and I star Brynner
Yul

21A
The Devil
Satan

24A
Likely (to)
Apt

27A
Genre for Pitbull
Rap

29A
Light in color
Pale

30A
Comedy Central program hosted by 40-Across: 3 wds.
The Daily Show

33A
Like rams and boars
Male

34A
Actress West of early Hollywood
Mae

35A
Adjust as a clock
Set

36A
Bum ___ (bad piece of advice)
Steer

38A
Clickable name on a Facebook photo
Tag

40A
South African comedian seen on US late-night TV: 2 wds.
Trevor Noah

45A
Casual refusal
Nah

47A
1949-1976 Chinese leader whose quotations were collected in the Little Red Book
Mao

48A
… ___ it would seem: 2 wds.
Or So

49A
Before now
Ago

50A
Actress Dowd of The Handmaid’s Tale
Ann

51A
The USPS delivers it
Mail

52A
HUD secretary Carson
Ben

53D
___ out (crosses through)
Xes

54D
Can’t someone ___ do it?
Else

1D
Bit of cotton used for taking a DNA sample
Swab

2D
One of the Jackson 5
Tito

3D
Renuzit or Febreze might cover it up
Odor

4D
One-cent piece
Penny

5D
Declare officially
Proclaim

6D
What the slower hand on a clock points to
Hour

7D
Actress Day who often costarred with Rock Hudson
Doris

8D
Large spotted cats known for their speed
Cheetahs

9D
Out of the frying ___ into the fire
Pan

10D
Fun ___ games
And

18D
Psychic energy field
Aura

19D
Treasure hunters’ pieces of paper
Maps

22D
Plant gel in many cosmetics
Aloe

23D
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them hero Scamander
Newt

24D
Devices for deposits and withdrawals: Abbr.
Atms

25D
Baby ___ (clothing line developed by Kimora Lee Simmons)
Phat

26D
Long TV program for raising funds
Telethon

28D
Small army units headed by lieutenants
Platoons

31D
Animal sometimes said to be caught in the headlights
Deer

32D
Leap ___ (when February has 29 days)
Year

37D
Real estate company with a slash in its name
Remax

39D
Dwarf-like being that might adorn a garden
Gnome

41D
Wind direction indicator on a roof
Vane

42D
Handed down by word of mouth
Oral

43D
Cautionary words on a sale item: 2 wds.
As Is

44D
___ in one (golfer’s rare feat)
Hole

45D
Seize as a thief
Nab

46D
Ripen
Age