11/7/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

11/7/20
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1A
Mountain range where edelweiss grows
Alps

5A
Howl at the moon
Bay

8A
Softball diamond’s “bags”
Bases

13A
“Three-piece” attire
Suit

14A
Turmoil
Ado

15A
From alpha to ___ (from start to finish)
Omega

16A
Leg joint stressed by squats
Knee

17A
Horse that has seen better days
Nag

18A
See 42-Down
Turow

19A
“Sugaring Off” folk artist who started painting seriously in her 70s: 2 wds.
Grand Ma Moses

22A
“___ Miz” (long-running musical, for short)
Les

23A
Big animals in a farmer’s field
Oxen

24A
Photo-sharing site owned by Facebook, for short
Insta

27A
Charged particle, in physics
Ion

29A
“As I see it,” in texting shorthand
IMO

32A
“Desperate Housewives” actress who started a Hollywood acting career in her late 50s: 2 wds.
Kathryn Joosten

36A
Ecologically focused government group: Abbr.
EPA

37A
Devices that bring down the temperature: Abbr.
Acs

38A
1930s criminals Bonnie and ___
Clyde

39A
Cast-___ skillet (weighty pan)
Iron

42A
“It’s a case of ‘he said, ___ said’”
She

43A
“Angela’s Ashes” author who started publishing books in his 60s: 2 wds.
Frank McCourt

48A
Babies that grow into does or stags
Fawns

49A
Dove’s cry
Coo

50A
Super Mario Bros. character who resembles a mushroom
Toad

52A
Extremely mad
Irate

53A
___ of Congress (type of statute)
Act

54A
Domicile
Home

55A
Secretive meetup for lovers
Tryst

56A
Singer ___ King Cole
Nat

57A
Twist dishonestly, as facts
Skew

1D
“___ me no questions, I’ll tell you no lies”
Ask

2D
Breathing organ
Lung

3D
Marina spot for docking and walking
Pier

4D
Video game category that favors sneaking, spying, and disguise over combat
Stealth

5D
Muse and Blur, for two
Bands

6D
Actor Sandler of Netflix’s “Murder Mystery”
Adam

7D
Type of exercise that uses poses and breathing exercises
Yoga

8D
Treatment that can lessen crow’s-feet
Botox

9D
Entertain with a joke
Amuse

10D
Peaceful state sought in a sobriety prayer
Serenity

11D
Self-centered personalities
Egos

12D
Tool whose “chain” variety can cut down trees
Saw

20D
In the vicinity of
Near

21D
Using a single channel, unlike stereo
Mono

24D
Barinholtz of the 2020 horror movie “The Hunt”
Ike

25D
Brief siesta
Nap

26D
Led Zeppelin’s “___ to Heaven”
Stairway

27D
“Monsters, ___” (Oscar-nominated animated movie)
Inc

28D
Citrusy breakfast beverages: Abbr.
Ojs

30D
NBC trauma-center drama “Chicago ___”
Med

31D
Last number shouted in a New Year’s Eve countdown
One

33D
Tug forcefully
Yank

34D
Eight, in Spain
Ocho

35D
Detectives like Sherlock Holmes
Sleuths

40D
Launches into a tirade
Rants

41D
Earliest phase, as of the flu
Onset

42D
With 18-Across, author of “Presumed Innocent” and “The Last Trial”
Scott

43D
Jamie who played Klinger on “M*A*S*H”
Farr

44D
Thom ___ (brand of shoes)
Mcan

45D
___-Cola (soda company based in Atlanta)
Coca

46D
Chess piece that shares its name with a bird
Rook

47D
No longer feral
Tame

48D
Wii ___ (“exergaming” choice)
Fit

51D
Beads of moisture on blades of grass
Dew