10/4/18 Answer Crosswords With Friends

10/4/18
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1A
Practice before a boxing match
Spar

5A
Baby back ___ (BBQ food)
Ribs

9A
Official on a soccer field for short
Ref

12A
Fleshy part of an ear
Lobe

13A
Cajun cuisine vegetable
Okra

14A
City thoroughfare: Abbr.
Ave

15A
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For actress Jessica
Alba

16A
Lunch or dinner for example
Meal

17A
Longtime senator Kennedy
Ted

18A
Superhero movie whose soundtrack topped the Billboard charts in 2018: 2 wds.
Black Panther

21A
It can result in a hockey shoot-out
Tie

22A
What gives fabric its color
Dye

23A
1970 Jackson 5 chart-topper
ABC

26A
Like droll humor
Wry

28A
Major spaghetti sauce maker
Ragu

32A
Musical drama whose soundtrack topped the Billboard charts in 2013: 2 wds.
Les Miserables

36A
Carrie Fisher’s character in The Last Jedi
Leia

37A
Central word in mph
Per

38A
Airport schedule approximation: Abbr.
ETA

39A
Chatter with friends
Gab

42A
Includes in an email chain: Abbr.
CCs

44A
Comic book movie whose soundtrack topped the Billboard charts in 2016: 2 wds.
Suicide Squad

50A
What kernels grow out of on an ear of corn
Cob

51A
Having had a previous owner
Used

52A
Western school that’s home to the Runnin’ Rebels: Abbr.
UNLV

53A
John Keats’s ___ to a Nightingale
Ode

54A
Attire for a Supreme Court justice
Robe

55A
Carded at a nightclub
Ided

56A
Serious hostilities
War

57A
Insects that build sandy hills
Ants

58A
Google ___ (word-processing program)
Docs

1D
Thick piece of concrete
Slab

2D
Political survey
Poll

3D
1970s pop quartet that was formed in Stockholm
ABBA

4D
Respond to something
React

5D
Children’s one-piece outfits
Rompers

6D
Build-it-yourself furniture retailer
Ikea

7D
Tool for marking cattle
Brand

8D
Like the taste of ocean water
Salty

9D
Annual percentage ___ (what APR stands for)
Rate

10D
Live happily ___ after
Ever

11D
Made dinner for
Fed

19D
Fruit produced in China and New Zealand
Kiwi

20D
Oregano or cilantro for example
Herb

23D
Come one come ___!
All

24D
Animal mascot of Honey Nut Cheerios
Bee

25D
CBS procedural for 15 years
CSI

27D
Uh-huh
Yep

29D
Drink on tap at a brewpub
Ale

30D
What you see is what you ___
Get

31D
Mr. Robot cable channel
USA

33D
Trio that visited Jesus at his birth
Magi

34D
Slowly disappears like a guy’s hairline
Recedes

35D
Rainbow shapes
Arcs

40D
Honda’s luxury division
Acura

41D
American buffalo
Bison

43D
Undersea creature that squirts ink when threatened
Squid

44D
Carbonated fountain beverage
Soda

45D
Popular ridesharing app
Uber

46D
Amount remaining on a mortgage for example
Debt

47D
Take back in Microsoft Word
Undo

48D
Baldwin who voiced the title character in The Boss Baby
Alec

49D
Redbox rentals: Abbr.
DVDs

50D
Animal that moos
Cow