10/14/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

10/14/21
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
___ Air (upscale section of Los Angeles)
Bel

4A
Photos, for short
Pics

8A
Light brown color of a lion’s coat
Tan

11A
___-warrior (environmental activist)
Eco

12A
Vegetable that Cracker Barrel serves breaded and fried
Okra

13A
Feel very bad about
Rue

14A
“Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’” singer who was the first Black country artist to cohost the CMA Awards (1975) and the ACM Awards (1980): 2 wds.
Charley Pride

17A
Company that made Instamatic cameras
Kodak

18A
Null and ___ (invalid, as a contract)
Void

19A
Donut-shaped rolls often sold by the dozen
Bagels

23A
United ___ Emirates (Dubai’s country)
Arab

26A
“That happened a long time ___”
Ago

27A
www.redcross.___
Org

30A
“Wagon Wheel” singer who was the second Black country artist to cohost the CMA Awards (2020): 2 wds.
Darius Rucker

33A
Colorant for Easter eggs
Dye

34A
“Originally born as”
Nee

35A
___-friendly (easy to operate)
User

36A
List of eligible players
Roster

38A
“Not likely!”: 2 wds.
As If

41A
Animal that may be mistaken for an alpaca
Llama

45A
“Black Like Me” singer who was the second Black country artist to cohost the ACM Awards (2021): 2 wds.
Mickey Guyton

49A
Group supporting schoolkids: Abbr.
PTA

50A
___ the Wet Sprocket (rock band)
Toad

51A
Go ___ bender: 2 wds.
On A

52A
Title for Dianne Feinstein: Abbr.
Sen

53A
Rubik’s ___
Cube

54A
Sound that’s similar to “Bzzzzt!”
Zap

1A
Singer whose only top 40 hit was “Loser”
Beck

2A
Sound that bounces back in an empty hallway
Echo

3A
Amount of clothes in a washing machine
Load

4A
___ dots (circular pattern)
Polka

5D
Mike and ___ (fruity candy)
Ike

6D
“When Doves ___” (1984 Prince hit)
Cry

7D
Tree fluid that’s used to make maple syrup
Sap

8D
Quartet minus one
Trio

9D
Automaker from Bavaria
Audi

10D
Require
Need

15D
Religious leader who studies the Torah
Rabbi

16D
Travel campers: Abbr.
RVs

20D
Methane and radon, for example
Gases

21D
Marsh bird with long legs
Egret

22D
“___ Grant” (drama that starred the late Ed Asner)
Lou

23D
Contribute
Add

24D
Beam of sunlight
Ray

25D
“___ we there yet?”
Are

27D
Approves
Oks

28D
“The Pioneer Woman” chef Drummond
Ree

29D
Warning sound from a guard dog
Grr

31D
One, in Italian
Uno

32D
Spiral-shaped, like Arby’s fries
Curly

36D
Politician assassinated in 1968, for short
RFK

37D
Manage to get past without detection
Elude

38D
DJs’ sound boosters
Amps

39D
Venue
Site

40D
“___ hardly wait!”: 2 wds.
I Can

42D
Dictionary’s range: 3 wds.
A To Z

43D
“___ Lisa” (Leonardo da Vinci painting)
Mona

44D
Take ___ (sleep briefly): 2 wds.
A Nap

46D
Abbreviation that indicates more things in a list
ETC

47D
What “thee” means, in modern English
You

48D
Engage in idle chitchat
Gab