10/27/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

10/27/20
TV Tuesday

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1A
Circus routines
Acts

5A
“Finding Your Roots” network
PBS

8A
Flow back, as the tide
Ebb

11A
USB ___ (spot for a thumb drive)
Port

12A
Actress Graynor of “I’m Dying Up Here”
Ari

13A
Sound from a cow
Moo

14A
Clever tactic
Ploy

15A
On the ___ (fleeing the authorities)
Lam

16A
Combine, as ingredients in a recipe
Mix

17A
1997-2002 legal drama on which Lucy Liu played attorney Ling Woo: 2 wds.
Ally McBeal

20A
“War and Peace” author Tolstoy
Leo

21A
Body part with an auditory canal
Ear

22A
Smallest positive integer
One

24A
Actor Penn who played Kevin on “How I Met Your Mother”
Kal

26A
Mental invention
Idea

30A
Dark comedy on which Lucy Liu plays 1980s socialite Simone Grove: 3 wds.
Why Women Kill

33A
“The Fate of the Furious” actress Pataky
Elsa

34A
Had a few cookies, say
Ate

35A
Tear in a pair of jeans
Rip

36A
Person who’s retired from active duty, for short
Vet

38A
“All ___?” (“Ready to go?”)
Set

40A
2012-2019 mystery series on which Lucy Liu played Dr. Joan Watson
Elementary

44A
“Dora and the Lost City of Gold” actress Longoria
Eva

45A
Eight-ball player’s stick
Cue

46A
Soccer score
Goal

48A
Cookie jar cover
Lid

49A
Noteworthy period in history
Era

50A
Lois who’s a reporter in Metropolis
Lane

51A
Insect attracted to compost piles
Fly

52A
Contractor’s predicted price: Abbr.
Est

53A
Aerosmith’s “Livin’ on the ___”
Edge

1D
Words With Friends, for example
App

2D
Popular type of soda
Cola

3D
Streetcars
Trolleys

4D
___ over substance (looks being more important than content)
Style

5D
___ Springs, California
Palm

6D
Jewelry worn on the wrist
Bracelet

7D
“The Lion King” character voiced by Donald Glover
Simba

8D
Actress Stone of “La La Land”
Emma

9D
Heat on a stove, as water for ramen
Boil

10D
Container for a Christmas present
Box

18D
Ono who married John Lennon
Yoko

19D
Miami Heat head coach Spoelstra
Erik

22D
Have bills due
Owe

23D
Pro sports group that will soon add the Seattle Kraken: Abbr.
NHL

25D
Athletes who don’t play professionally
Amateurs

27D
Dusty, unpaved route in the country: 2 wds.
Dirt Road

28D
Quarterback Manning who played 16 seasons for the New York Giants
Eli

29D
Swiss or Austrian peak
Alp

31D
What a surfboard rides on
Wave

32D
Home hidden in a tree
Nest

37D
Game show host
Emcee

39D
Bird on the back of a $1 bill
Eagle

40D
Morally wicked
Evil

41D
First ___ (Melania Trump’s title)
Lady

42D
___ freak (very tidy person)
Neat

43D
Andrew who ran in the 2020 Democratic primaries
Yang

44D
Toymaker in Santa’s workshop
Elf

47D
“Captain Marvel” actor Pace
Lee