10/7/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

10/7/20
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
The Who’s “___ O’Riley” (song with “teenage wasteland” in the lyrics)
Baba

5A
Hostess ___ Balls (domed snack cakes)
Sno

8A
Get hitched to
Wed

11A
“There’s ___ to digest here”: 2 wds.
A lot

12A
The “p” in “mph”
Per

13A
Way back when
Ago

14A
Small pastry stolen from the Queen of Hearts
Tart

15A
“Golden” or “blonde” drink
Ale

16A
___-away zone
Tow

17A
1986 #1 hit for 30-Across, which won the Grammy for Record of the Year: 2 wds.
Higher Love

20A
Listening organ
Ear

21A
Knights’ titles
Sirs

23A
Snake that’s said to have killed Cleopatra
Asp

26A
Note after “fa”
Sol

28A
First name of Dakota Fanning’s actress sister
Elle

30A
Singer who was part of the bands Traffic and the Spencer Davis Group: 2 wds.
Steve Winwood

33A
Prince William’s wife
Kate

34A
“___ what I mean?”
See

35A
Black ___ (covert missions)
Ops

36A
Gambles
Bets

38A
Norwegian band that lost the 1986 Grammy for Best New Artist to Sade: Hyph.
Aha

40A
1988 #1 hit for 30-Across, which was nominated for the Grammy for Record of the Year: 3 wds.
Roll With It

45A
Word that can follow “dunce” or “salary”
Cap

47A
Top level of Minor League Baseball
AAA

48A
Traditional folk stories
Lore

49A
“Party in the ___” (Miley Cyrus hit)
USA

50A
Liquid spurted in defense by an octopus
Ink

51A
“Don’t Rock the Jukebox” singer Jackson
Alan

52A
Sportscaster ___ Patrick
Dan

53D
“Born as,” when referring to a woman’s name
Nee

54D
Mailed out
Sent

1D
Place to lounge and get clean
Bath

2D
Jai ___ (sport that’s popular in Florida)
A Lai

3D
Six-time French Open champion Bjorn
Borg

4D
___ drop of a hat: 2 wds.
At The

5D
Songbirds often heard in cities
Sparrows

6D
Intelligence analyst on “NCIS: Los Angeles”
Nell

7D
Cookies very similar to Hydrox
Oreos

8D
ABBA song with the lyric “I feel like I win when I lose”
Waterloo

9D
Check your ___ at the door (be a team player)
Ego

10D
Major financial “average,” for short
Dow

18D
At ___ (not nervous)
Ease

19D
Browser menu with such options as “Zoom In” and “Reload Page”
View

22D
Swill that’s fed to pigs
Slop

23D
Query
Ask

24D
Shot in the dark
Stab

25D
Disney character who refused to grow up: 2 wds.
Peter Pan

27D
Have insomnia: 2 wds.
Lie Awake

29D
Sheeran and Asner, for two
Eds

31D
Refuse to sign, as a Congressional bill
Veto

32D
Brand of grape soda
Nehi

37D
Assassinated
Slain

39D
Geographical reference book
Atlas

41D
“Justice League” actress Diane
Lane

42D
What a golfer aims for
Hole

43D
Country ruled by an ayatollah and a president
Iran

44D
___ dress (loose outfit without a waistline)
Tent

45D
Something chewed by a cow
Cud

46D
Butterfield who starred in “Hugo”
As A