10/5/19 Answer Crosswords With Friends

10/5/19
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1A
Mail-order corporation in Road Runner cartoons
ACME

5A
Gridiron six-pointers: Abbr.
TDs

8A
Payment to enter an attraction
Fee

11A
Machine for weaving threads into cloth
Loom

12A
E-reader with a GlowLight Plus version
Nook

13A
Hit a ___ nerve (mention something sensitive)
Raw

14A
Autocorrect might fix it
Typo

15A
German carmaker of the A3
Audi

16A
Canada’s southern neighbor: Abbr.
USA

17A
Writer who created Frodo Baggins traveler to Mount Doom in Middle-earth: 4 wds.
Jrr Tolkien

20A
Mineral water brand from France
Evian

22A
Long thin cut
Slit

23A
Word of permission in Paris
Oui

24A
Roman numeral in the last title of a trilogy
III

26A
Group that promotes undergraduate sports: Abbr.
NCAA

29A
Writer who created the wizard Ged traveler through Earthsea to vanquish the shadow: 4 wds.
Ursula K. Le Guin

33A
Sightseers’ guided trip
Tour

34A
Where a hearing aid is worn
Ear

35A
Person who really knows what they’re doing
Pro

36A
Spanish word for water
Agua

39A
Itsy-___ (very small)
Bitsy

41A
Writer who created Captain Nemo traveler to the submerged city of Atlantis: 2 wds.
Jules Verne

44A
Actor KJ ___ of the CW’s Riverdale
Apa

45A
Verdi opera with a title Ethiopian princess
Aida

46A
___ Told Me Not to Come (#1 hit for Three Dog Night)
Mama

50A
___ make myself clear?: 2 wds.
Do I

51A
Horse’s trot or gallop
Gait

52A
Get in the game
Play

53A
Fish ___ chips
And

54A
Suffix for respond or differ
Ent

55A
Sticky stuff used when wrapping presents
Tape

1D
Control-___-Delete (common keyboard combination)
Alt

2D
Flirtatiously modest
Coy

3D
Floor-washing item
Mop

4D
Little picture in text messages
Emoji

5D
Hype up
Tout

6D
Dumb birds that are now extinct
Dodos

7D
Ability to perform a task
Skill

8D
Mixtures of foods like melon and berries: 2 wds.
Fruit Cups

9D
At ___ (relaxed)
Ease

10D
McGregor who costarred in Angels & Demons
Ewan

12D
Magical world created by C.S. Lewis
Narnia

18D
What a barre is in ballet class
Rail

19D
Male monarch such as Spain’s Felipe VI
King

20D
Currency unit for a union of countries
Euro

21D
Chart to look at during a lecture: 2 wds.
Visual Aid

23D
Baseball pitcher’s hoped-for result
Out

25D
General Eisenhower’s nickname
Ike

27D
Open to breezes
Airy

28D
It’s ___-win situation!: 2 wds.
Ano

30D
Strong inclination
Urge

31D
Rodent kept for scientific research: 2 wds.
Lab Rat

32D
News anchor Burnett on CNN
Erin

37D
The way in which words are spoken or written
Usage

38D
Pertaining to birds
Avian

40D
Lure into bad behavior
Tempt

41D
First name of Will Smith’s wife who hosts the Facebook show Red Table Talk
Jada

42D
When You Wish ___ a Star
Upon

43D
Prepare for publication
Edit

47D
___ mode (with ice cream): 2 wds.
A La

48D
It might lead to a buried treasure chest
Map

49D
Vote of support
Aye