10/6/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

10/6/21
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1A
___-rock (music genre that includes grunge bands and Blur)
Alt

4A
Desserts sometimes made from pumpkin
Pies

8A
Nocturnal birds
Owls

12A
“Get off the stage!”
Boo

13A
Ms. Frost of the X-Men
Emma

14A
Sandal or sneaker, for example
Shoe

15A
___ and grill (type of restaurant)
Bar

16A
Singer whose “I Don’t Want to Wait” was the theme song for “Dawson’s Creek”: 2 wds.
Paula Cole

18A
“Goodbye” in Spanish
Adios

20A
Syllable that might be sung before “la la”
Tra

21A
Actress Cameron of “Vanilla Sky”
Diaz

24A
Dry-___ marker
Erase

28A
Chance for a band member to shine
Solo

31A
Spiteful
Mean

33A
Ignited, as a candle wick
Lit

34A
Duo whose “I’ll Be There for You” was the theme song for “Friends”: 2 wds.
The Rembrandts

37A
Three, in Roman numerals
III

38A
Cliff’s best friend, on “Cheers”
Norm

39A
Not at all tricky
Easy

40A
Tribute with good-natured ribbing
Roast

42A
Where Singapore and Sri Lanka are
Asia

44A
Nickname of actor DiCaprio
Leo

46A
Brand-name cotton swabs: Hyph.
Q Tips

50A
Singer whose “Moonlighting” was the theme song for the TV show of the same name: 2 wds.
Al Jarreau

55A
Letters seen in a cemetery
Rip

56A
Motel unit
Room

57A
Tourist destination in Indonesia
Bali

58A
Grand ___ Opry
Ole

59A
Pulls hard
Tugs

60A
Outfit that could be double-breasted
Suit

61A
___ Kids on the Block
New

1D
“Take a Chance on Me” band
ABBA

2D
Carbo-___ (eat a lot of pasta)
Load

3D
Singer ___ Kelly who competed on “The Masked Singer” in 2020
Tori

4D
Drink that removed the “-Cola” from its name in 1961
Pepsi

5D
“___ firm believer that …”: 2 wds.
Im A

6D
Bird found in the Australian Outback
Emu

7D
It’s sprinkled from a shaker
Salt

8D
Award won by Frances McDormand in 2021 (and 2018 and 1997)
Oscar

9D
“___ do you think you are?”
Who

10D
Text message giggle
Lol

11D
“We’ll just ___ about that!”
See

17D
Little Caesars ___ (where the Detroit Red Wings play)
Arena

19D
Icky scent
Odor

22D
BBs or paintballs, for example
Ammo

23D
Striped animal in Africa
Zebra

25D
Actor Alan of “Marriage Story”
Alda

26D
Watches over the kids
Sits

27D
Website where you can buy craft supplies
Etsy

28D
Use a swizzle stick in
Stir

29D
State where “The Drew Carey Show” and “Glee” were set
Ohio

30D
Luke’s sister, in “Star Wars”
Leia

32D
What a tank top bares
Arms

35D
Put in a journal
Enter

36D
Well-groomed
Neat

41D
Poetry competitions
Slams

43D
Phrase that often follows “You can’t fire me!”: 2 wds.
I Quit

45D
Spheres
Orbs

47D
Metal with the chemical symbol Fe
Iron

48D
Mound of paperwork, for example
Pile

49D
Spurt forth
Spew

50D
It could be Impressionist or abstract
Art

51D
“You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine” singer Rawls
Lou

52D
Run at a leisurely pace
Jog

53D
___ de cologne (fragrance)
Eau

54D
Actress Larter of the “Resident Evil” movies
Ali