10/21/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

10/21/20
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Gator-like animal, for short
Croc

5A
What criminals break
Law

8A
X-Men hero whose other identity is Hank McCoy
Beast

13A
Mystical energy field
Aura

14A
Actress Wong with a recurring role on Hulu’s “Love, Victor”
Ali

15A
Dad’s brother
Uncle

16A
First word in a letter, often
Dear

17A
“This is ___ a test”
Not

18A
TV show that isn’t new
Rerun

19A
1986 #1 hit for Genesis singer Peter Gabriel
Sledge Hammer

22A
Extra charge from a bank
Fee

23A
24-hour period
Day

24A
Worse than bad
Awful

27A
Pair of people
Duo

29A
“I’m gonna make ___ an offer he can’t refuse” (“The Godfather” line)
Him

32A
1989 #1 hit for Mike the Mechanics (featuring Genesis guitarist Mike Rutherford): 3 wds.
The Living Years

36A
Fashionable, in the 1960s
Mod

37A
Sense of vanity
Ego

38A
“The Umbrella Academy” actress Page
Ellen

39A
Flutter, as one’s eyelashes
Bat

41A
Chowed down
Ate

42A
1985 #1 hit for Genesis drummer Phil Collins: 3 wds.
One More Night

48A
“Opposites attract,” for one
Adage

49A
Opposite of even
Odd

50A
Prefix for “space” or “sol”
Aero

52A
From the capital of Italy
Roman

53A
Be dishonest
Lie

54A
It might be shaped during a manicure
Nail

55A
Direction in fashion
Trend

56A
Vulcans and Romulans, for example: Abbr.
Ets

57A
Walked heavily
Trod

1D
Scoundrel
Cad

2D
Has remorse about
Rues

3D
___ surgeon (doctor who does dental implants)
Oral

4D
Cautious
Careful

5D
Two-time Oscar winner Jessica
Lange

6D
Ingredient in many skin lotions
Aloe

7D
“Get ___ the program!”
With

8D
What the country Myanmar used to be called
Burma

9D
Person who’s on the opposing side in a battle
Enemy

10D
Unit of land area
Acre

11D
Speak drunkenly
Slur

12D
Number the decimal system is based on
Ten

20D
Sandwich shop
Deli

21D
Work like ___ (labor nonstop): 2 wds.
A Dog

24D
Where to withdraw money: Abbr.
ATM

25D
“Don’t you know ___ I am?!”
Who

26D
Provided dinner to
Fed

27D
Where an archaeologist looks for fossils
Dig

28D
Mattel game with Skip and Reverse cards
Uno

29D
Actor Linden who’s most famous for “Barney Miller”
Hal

30D
Angry indignation
Ire

31D
Web portal with a butterfly logo
MSN

33D
Rejection from the president
Veto

34D
Mythical creature featured in the 2019 animated movie “Missing Link”
Yeti

35D
Stylish and graceful
Elegant

39D
Commenced
Began

40D
Change, as a constitution
Amend

41D
Mountain range with llamas
Andes

42D
Smell that may signal spoilage
Odor

43D
Della or Stella, for example
Name

44D
What a casting director has to fill
Role

45D
Cut excess footage out of
Edit

46D
“I ___ what you’re saying”
Hear

47D
Musical threesome
Trio

48D
What “I know it when I see it” usually refers to
Art

51D
Over the hill
Old