10/16/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

10/16/23
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1A
Tennis serve that the returner never touches
Ace

4A
Part of a handlebar that a rider holds
Grip

8A
Make a schedule in advance
Plan

12A
Lo-___ graphics
Res

13A
Livin’ la Vida ___ (Ricky Martin hit)
Loca

14A
Island where Honolulu is
Oahu

15A
Words that can precede mode: 2 wds.
Ala

16A
Caused the repo guys to show up perhaps
Owed

17A
Five-time World champion figure skater Michelle
Kwan

18A
DC Comics superhero who is the alter ego of 42-Across: 2 wds.
Blue Beetle

21A
Acted as a guide for
Led

22A
Bother incessantly
Harass

26A
Severance star ___ Scott
Adam

29A
Prohibit as library books
Ban

30A
Abbreviation on a tombstone
Rip

31A
Parenthood costar who plays 18-Across/42-Across in a 2023 film: 2 wds.
Xolo Mariduena

35A
Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock Teenagers and ___ (book about a music genre)
Emo

36A
Be less than perfect
Err

37A
Tattered cloths
Rags

38A
Abhor
Detest

40A
Touch with the ball as a base runner
Tag

42A
Young Mexican American who finds an alien scarab and becomes 18-Across: 2 wds.
Jaime Reyes

47A
Baccarat or backgammon for example
Game

50A
___ Club (Costco rival)
Sams

51A
Kings & Queens singer ___ Max
Ava

52A
Big-budget movie often
Epic

53A
Spelling mistake in an email say
Typo

54A
We Don’t Talk About Bruno songwriter ___-Manuel Miranda
Lin

55A
Deadly sin associated with carnal desires
Lust

56A
In a little while
Soon

57A
Antlered animal in Yellowstone
Elk

1D
___ Spring (group of uprisings in the early 2010s)
Arab

2D
Prisoner’s space
Cell

3D
Yet I loved Jacob And I hated ___ (Malachi 1:2-3)
Esau

4D
Spinning item in a classroom
Globe

5D
Used oars
Rowed

6D
Frozen treat with a polar bear mascot
Icee

7D
Asian noodle dish with crushed peanuts: 2 wds.
Pad Thai

8D
Pointy tool by a fireplace
Poker

9D
Peter Pan & Wendy star Jude
Law

10D
I’ve solved the riddle!
Aha

11D
Woman who dresses very conservatively
Nun

19D
Tickle Me ___ (1990s toy fad)
Elmo

20D
Touch down as an airplane
Land

23D
Geometry calculation
Area

24D
2016 animated movie where Reese Witherspoon voices the pig Rosita
Sing

25D
Resorts with mud baths
Spas

26D
Chopped down as by a lumberjack
Axed

27D
Roof of the Capitol in Washington
Dome

28D
Very much: 2 wds.
Alot

29D
Wow it’s chilly!
Brr

32D
Hill with a flat top
Mesa

33D
Painters and sculptors for example
Artists

34D
I strongly ___ you to reconsider
Urge

39D
Remove from a soccer game after a red card say
Eject

40D
Pace for an orchestra
Tempo

41D
Firebug’s crime
Arson

43D
BLT condiment for short
Mayo

44D
Ivy League school in Connecticut
Yale

45D
Vileness
Evil

46D
Went under like the Titanic
Sank

47D
Substance in pens that write very smoothly
Gel

48D
Kwik-E-Mart employee on The Simpsons
Apu

49D
Les ___ (Broadway musical for short)
Mis