10/24/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

10/24/20
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1A
Federal organization concerned with pollution: Abbr.
EPA

4A
Sports match officials, for short
Refs

8A
___ Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Abu

11A
Brand of canvas sneakers
Keds

13A
School with the fan site gojoebruin.com: Abbr.
UCLA

14A
Punching ___ (item at a gym)
Bag

15A
Swedish environmental activist who was named Glamour Woman of the Year in 2019: 2 wds.
Greta Thunberg

18A
Roughly speaking: 2 wds.
Or So

19A
Billionaires’ planes
Jets

20A
Two-door vehicle
Coupe

23A
“Watchmen” actor Johnson
Don

24A
Prefix for “potent” and “present”
Omni

25A
Socialist nation in Southeast Asia
Laos

27A
“Did ___ something wrong?”: 2 wds.
I Do

30A
Transgender rights activist who was named Glamour Woman of the Year in 2015: 2 wds.
Caitlyn Jenner

33A
The Guggenheim collection, for example
Art

34A
Palo ___, California
Alto

35A
Summit or apex
Acme

36A
Formula ___ racing
One

37A
Sound that might be triggered by an allergy
Achoo

38A
Beyond risqué
Lewd

40A
Drug on “Breaking Bad”
Meth

42A
“Let’s Get Loud” singer who was named Glamour Woman of the Year in 1999 and 2011: 2 wds.
Jennifer Lopez

47A
“___ Then There Were None” (Agatha Christie novel)
And

48A
1980s “Saturday Night Live” comedian Dunn
Nora

49A
Japanese rice beverage
Sake

50A
“That ___ really something else!”
Was

51A
“That’s the Way Love ___” (Janet Jackson hit)
Goes

52A
Japanese currency
Yen

1D
Test that might be ordered by a cardiologist: Abbr.
EKG

2D
Limit two ___ customer
Per

3D
Suffix that can follow “lime” or “Gator”
Ade

4D
Dull, never-changing routines
Ruts

5D
Sound reverberation in an empty hallway
Echo

6D
Bug that’s often caught during winter
Flu

7D
California city nicknamed “Capital of Silicon Valley”: 2 wds.
San Jose

8D
Help with criminal activity
Abet

9D
Parallel ___ (men’s gymnastics equipment)
Bars

10D
Australian company known for its boots
Ugg

12D
“Knock that off!”: 2 wds.
Stop it

16D
“Why ___ you applying for this position?”
Are

17D
Ross’s son, on “Friends”
Ben

20D
___-Cola (rival of Pepsi)
Coca

21D
“Ballers” and “The Unicorn” actor ___ Benson Miller
Omar

22D
Year or yard, for example
Unit

23D
Studio where students earn martial arts belts
Dojo

25D
Lovett with four Grammys
Lyle

26D
Six-legged crawler at a picnic
Ant

27D
Nine ___ Nails (Trent Reznor’s band)
Inch

28D
Garage band’s sample
Demo

29D
Cookie with a Most Stuf variety
Oreo

31D
Stick the ___ (complete a gymnastic routine perfectly)
Landing

32D
Chips-and-cheese appetizer
Nachos

36D
“Don’t ask me. Make your ___ decision”
Own

37D
Georgia’s capital: Abbr.
ATL

38D
“Game of Thrones” actress Headey
Lena

39D
Wraps up
Ends

40D
A ___ pittance (very little money)
Mere

41D
Long stretches on a timeline
Eras

42D
___-dropping (stunning)
Jaw

43D
___ Fighters (“Learn to Fly” band)
Foo

44D
Take care of the bill
Pay

45D
___ out a victory (barely win)
Eke

46D
Discipline practiced in some Japanese temples
Zen