10/17/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

10/17/20
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1A
Campus military program: Abbr.
ROTC

5A
Keyboarding mistake
Typo

9A
Stop eating, as for Yom Kippur
Fast

13A
Seller of ready-to-assemble goods
Ikea

14A
Acquire through merit
Earn

15A
“Are you calling me a ___?”
Liar

16A
US vice president who became president upon the death of Warren Harding in 1923: 2 wds.
Calvin Coolidge

19A
Needle’s hole
Eye

20A
To the ___ degree (to the utmost)
Nth

21A
Remove all traces of
Erase

22A
Recipient of prayers
God

24A
Fortune-teller’s deck of cards
Tarot

27A
With 40-Across, US vice president who became president upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945: 2 wds.
Harrys

30A
___ & Jerry’s (ice cream brand)
Ben

31A
Animal that supposedly has nine lives
Cat

34A
United ___ Emirates (Middle Eastern country)
Arab

35A
First home to humanity, in the Bible
Eden

37A
Attention-getting nudge on Facebook
Poke

38A
“Clue” star Curry
Tim

39A
___ fever (seasonal allergy)
Hay

40A
See 27-Across
Truman

42A
Capital of Oregon
Salem

44A
Program for a tablet or phone
App

45A
Seat at a counter
Stool

48A
Revenue sources for magazines
Ads

50A
___ on (takes far too much of): Abbr.
Ods

53A
US vice president who became president upon the death of John F. Kennedy in 1963: 3 wds.
Lyndon B Johnson

57A
___ Empire (ancient civilization in Peru)
Inca

58A
Nutrient whose deficiency might cause anemia
Iron

59A
Prefix for “nautical” or “dynamic”
Aero

60A
Small pegs in golf bags
Tees

61D
Peel, as fruit
Pare

62D
“It didn’t really ___ my attention”
Grab

1D
Grain served with stir-fry
Rice

2D
“Sure, go ahead”
Okay

3D
Old-style message sent over wires
Telegram

4D
Cleveland hoopster, for short
Cav

5D
Shelter for a camper
Tent

6D
Large boat in the America’s Cup
Yacht

7D
Golf or tennis instructor
Pro

8D
Yoko who held “bed-ins” with John Lennon
Ono

9D
Be playfully seductive
Flirt

10D
Opera adapted into a musical by Elton John
Aida

11D
Sinks down in the middle
Sags

12D
A tire swing hangs from one of its branches
Tree

17D
Nickname of Harrison Ford’s archaeologist hero
Indy

18D
Rock band Kings of ___
Leon

23D
___ weaver (type of spider named for its circular webs)
Orb

25D
Late actor Vigoda
Abe

26D
Broadway musical whose original cast included Idina Menzel
Rent

27D
Party ___ (cone-shaped headwear)
Hat

28D
NPR journalist Shapiro
Ari

29D
Circus animal that might balance a ball on its nose
Seal

31D
Richard Wagner, for one
Composer

32D
Alias: Abbr.
Aka

33D
Paper money denomination called a “sawbuck”
Ten

36D
Coloring used in batik
Dye

37D
Young dog or coyote
Pup

39D
Circle of light symbolizing holiness
Halo

41D
Diaper ___ (problem for an infant)
Rash

42D
Soft drinks
Sodas

43D
College student’s focus
Major

45D
Long, narrow opening
Slit

46D
Actress Daly of “Judging Amy”
Tyne

47D
___ in a blue moon (very seldom)
Once

49D
“Just look what you’ve ___!”
Done

51D
Animated explorer Marquez
Dora

52D
Haughty person
Snob

54D
Take a tiny bite of
Nip

55D
Garment that may be strapless or wireless
Bra

56D
Pester with constant reminders
Nag