11/7/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

11/7/21
People Sunday

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1A
Wriggling bait on a fishhook
Worm

5A
Twirl at high speed
Spin

9A
Movement that a pedometer counts
Step

13A
“Can ___ that for a second?” (“Let me look at it”): 2 wds.
I See

14A
Sticky stuff used in gift wrapping
Tape

15A
Indoor retail emporium
Mall

16A
Grand ___ (four-run baseball feat)
Slam

17A
Angry, violent protest
Riot

18A
___ known as (what “aka” stands for)
Also

19A
2011-2020 Showtime espionage thriller series starring Claire Danes as a CIA agent
Homeland

21A
Excellent
Great

22A
The ___ York Times
New

23A
“___ up or shut up!”
Put

24A
Ease off or subside
Abate

27A
Law ___ (legal company)
Firm

29A
“Everybody knows that!”
Duh

32A
1994-1995 ABC drama series starring Claire Danes as a lovesick teenager: 3 wds., hyph.
My So Called Life

35A
Small dog’s bark
Yap

36A
In it for the long ___ (totally committed)
Haul

37A
Juicy piece of gossip
Rumor

38A
Group that might seize a heroin shipment: Abbr.
DEA

39A
Go for an easy run
Jog

40A
They represent states on the American flag
Stars

43A
2005 Steve Martin movie starring Claire Danes as a Beverly Hills Saks employee
Shop Girl

48A
Toledo and Lima’s state
Ohio

49A
Paperback, for example
Book

50A
Opera tune
Aria

51A
A hayloft is often above one
Barn

52A
Flower featured on “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette”
Rose

53A
Kool & the ___ (funk band)
Gang

54A
Itchy bump on the eyelid
Stye

55D
Insects that may crawl into a picnic basket
Ants

56D
“All’s Well That ___ Well” (Shakespeare play)
Ends

1D
One of three granted by Aladdin’s genie
Wish

2D
Scandinavian city that dates back 1,000 years
Oslo

3D
Large quantity of paper
Ream

4D
2000 movie largely with scenes shown in reverse chronological order
Memento

5D
The ___ that broke the camel’s back
Straw

6D
Extreme physical discomfort
Pain

7D
___ touch (Apple device for playing music and games)
iPod

8D
Butterfly catcher
Net

9D
Jean who won a 2021 Emmy for “Hacks”
Smart

10D
Fable
Tale

11D
Who Anna sang “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” to, in “Frozen”
Elsa

12D
Story line
Plot

20D
Bloodsucking parasites in streams
Leeches

21D
Colorful, sugarcoated piece of candy
Gum Drop

23D
Opposite of “post-“
Pre

24D
Singer Winehouse
Amy

25D
Best Rap Performance ___ Duo or Group (former Grammy category): 2 wds.
By A

26D
Egyptian serpent
Asp

27D
___ shot (immunization many people get each fall)
Flu

28D
State that’s home to the Bulls and the Blackhawks: Abbr.
Ill

29D
Not brightly lit
Dim

30D
“Unidentified: Inside America’s ___ Investigation” (History Channel show)
UFO

31D
“Along came a spider who sat down beside ___”
Her

33D
Top rating for bonds
AAA

34D
Suitcases and other travel bags
Luggage

38D
Unmanned, remote-controlled aircraft
Drone

39D
Stand-up comedians deliver them
Jokes

40D
Sounds of grief
Sobs

41D
This, ___, and the other thing
That

42D
Like a room with a fresh breeze blowing through it
Airy

43D
“Get well ___!”
Soon

44D
Talk show or game show personality
Host

45D
Country once known as Persia
Iran

46D
Fruit’s thick peel
Rind

47D
Falls behind the rest
Lags

49D
Woman’s undergarment
Bra