10/31/18 Answer Crosswords With Friends

10/31/18
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Coca-Cola’s first diet drink introduced in 1963
Tab

4A
Blacken as a piece of meat
Char

8A
___ the pot (create drama)
Stir

12A
Needing a doctor’s attention
Ill

13A
“What ___ we here?”
Have

14A
Concerto’s finale
Coda

15A
Greek letter that rhymes with beta zeta and theta
ETA

16A
___ by magic (surprisingly): 2 wds.
As If

17A
Cheer for your team
Root

18A
Oscar-winning actor who played a man in love with a tiny doll on “The Twilight Zone”: 2 wds.
Robert Duvall

21A
Snacked on
Ate

22A
Diamond or ruby for example
Gem

23A
“Rock of ___” (Christian hymn)
Ages

26A
Writing utensil with “fountain” and “felt-tip” varieties
Pen

27A
Singer with the 2016 #1 hit “Cheap Thrills”
Sia

30A
Oscar-winning actor/director who played Death on “The Twilight Zone”: 2 wds.
Robert Redford

34A
Center of an ear of corn
Cob

35A
“But I heard him exclaim ___ he drove out of sight …” (“A Visit From St. Nicholas” line)
Ere

36A
Fraternal group named after a kind of deer
Elks

37A
Beethoven’s “___ to Joy”
Ode

38A
Target score at Pebble Beach
Par

40A
Emmy-winning comedian who played a clumsy woman with a guardian angel on “The Twilight Zone”: 2 wds.
Carol Burnett

46A
Dry as dust
Arid

47A
Running behind schedule
Late

48A
Jane ___ (unnamed woman)
Doe

49A
Area ___ (start of a phone number)
Code

50A
Wrinkle-removing appliance
Iron

51A
Carrie ___ Inaba (“Dancing With the Stars” judge)
Ann

52A
Practice for a prizefight
Spar

53D
Emailed or snail-mailed
Sent

54D
“I think I’ve ___ my match”
Met

1D
Stadium level
Tier

2D
Choir voice below soprano
Alto

3D
Tell secrets
Blab

4D
Pie ___ (round graph)
Chart

5D
Too-quick speed
Haste

6D
Gung ho
Avid

7D
Person fleeing their homeland
Refugee

8D
“Don’t let the door hit you on the way out!”
Scram

9D
Hammer or saw for example
Tool

10D
“American ___” (ABC reality series)
Idol

11D
Rodent in a slum
Rat

19D
“___ on Down the Road” (“The Wiz” song)
Ease

20D
Sell
Vend

23D
Path of a basketball shot
Arc

24D
Moo ___ gai pan (Chinese menu item)
Goo

25D
___ tide (period when the sea level falls)
Ebb

26D
Prefix that means “before”
Pre

27D
Scale note before “la”
Sol

28D
Drive up the wall
Irk

29D
They appear at the top of many search engine results
Ads

31D
Spiff up as the decor
Redo

32D
Vine-supporting lattice
Trellis

33D
Houseplant such as a maidenhair or fiddlehead
Fern

37D
Select from a menu
Order

38D
Stage as a play: 2 wds.
Put On

39D
“___ you just the cutest thing!”
Arent

40D
Corn or wheat to a farmer
Crop

41D
Elton John musical based on an opera
Aida

42D
The ___ minimum (least amount)
Bare

43D
Mild Dutch cheese
Edam

44D
Dial ___ (phone sound)
Tone

45D
Camper’s shelter
Tent

46D
Room-cooling appliances: Abbr.
ACs