10/1/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

10/1/20
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Air problem that traffic emissions contribute to
Smog

5A
Initials of the president who implemented the New Deal
FDR

8A
Natural container for peas
Pod

11A
Place to pack tobacco
Pipe

12A
“… to form a ___ perfect union …”
More

13A
Rose’s husband, on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Abe

14A
Skater’s spinning jump
Axel

15A
Many a native of Bahrain or Qatar
Arab

16A
___ v. Wade (historic Supreme Court case)
Roe

17A
“Let’s Talk About Love” producer who won the 1985, 1992, and 1994 Grammys for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: 2 wds.
David Foster

20A
Color similar to butterscotch
Tan

21A
___ the line (follow orders)
Toe

22A
Device you can mute a TV show with
Remote

25A
With 31-Across, “Sir Duke” singer who won the 1977 Grammy for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Stevie

29A
“I ___ God” (Kanye West song): 2 wds.
Am A

30A
Academic ending in an address bar
Edu

31A
See 25-Across
Wonder

35A
2009 movie that was the first film to gross over $2 billion
Avatar

38A
___ Wednesday (February 17, 2021)
Ash

39A
Move side to side, like one’s finger
Wag

40A
“Thriller” producer who won the 1982, 1984, and 1991 Grammys for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: 2 wds.
Quincy Jones

45A
Catering hall’s coffee dispenser
Urn

46A
Running ___ (going berserk)
Amok

47A
Actor Reid who played Patrick on “Schitt’s Creek”
Noah

50A
“That was years ___”
Ago

51A
Brazilian soccer legend who received an honorary knighthood in 1997
Pele

52A
“___ (Looks Like a Lady)” (Aerosmith hit)
Dude

53A
Bear’s shelter
Den

54A
Suffix that means “most”
Est

55A
Pinnacle
Apex

1D
Where you can see a massage therapist
Spa

2D
___ and mingle (socialize)
Mix

3D
Newspaper page with pundits’ pieces: Hyph.
Oped

4D
Ice cream in a trattoria
Gelato

5D
Henry who founded a car company
Ford

6D
“Rough” early versions, for writers
Drafts

7D
Start over after a computer crash
Reboot

8D
Straight line created by a comb
Part

9D
Skinny woodwind
Oboe

10D
Buck, doe, or fawn
Deer

12D
State east of New Hampshire
Maine

18D
Big tub in a microbrewery
Vat

19D
“O say can you ___ …”
See

22D
Like crunchy vegetables
Raw

23D
Wacky stand-up comedian Philips
Emo

24D
Gingerbread ___ (“Shrek” character)
Man

26D
Doctor for a collie or calico, for short
Vet

27D
Boise’s state: Abbr.
Ida

28D
Home to Finland and France: Abbr.
Eur

32D
“Inferno” author Brown
Dan

33D
Fire ___ (emergency exit)
Escape

34D
Words that end with the same sounds, like “moan” and “groan”
Rhymes

35D
Stopped slumbering
Awoke

36D
Handyman’s vehicle, often
Van

37D
Outline for a board meeting
Agenda

40D
Campus courtyard
Quad

41D
Strongly encourage
Urge

42D
Get ___ the fun: 2 wds.
In On

43D
Sudden burst, as of adrenaline
Jolt

44D
Clam chowder, for example
Soup

48D
Ending for sweet, fruity drinks
Ade

49D
Put a jinx on
Hex