10/18/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

10/18/23
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Cul-de-___ (dead end)
Sac

4A
Fly a plane by yourself
Solo

8A
Boat you might paddle around a lake
Canoe

13A
This is as far as ____: 2 wds.
I Go

14A
Pretty Little Liars actor Lowe
Chad

15A
In the loop
Aware

16A
Celestial object that has its own tarot card
Sun

17A
Projectiles loaded into a gun’s magazine
Ammo

18A
Donut-shaped roll sometimes topped with lox
Bagel

19A
Actor who played Captain Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: 2 wds.
Avery Brooks

22A
First woman mentioned in the Bible
Eve

23A
Homer Simpson’s usual bartender
Moe

24A
Woody item on a pine tree
Cone

26A
Sittin’ On the Dock of the Bay singer Redding
Otis

28A
Large, disorderly group
Mob

31A
Actor who played Captain Jean-Luc Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation: 2 wds.
Patrick Stewart

35A
Train companies: Abbr.
RRs

36A
US agency that launches satellites: Abbr.
Nasa

37A
Food items with yolks
Eggs

38A
Chastising sound
Tsk

39A
Author Fleming who created James Bond
Ian

40A
Actress who played Captain Kathryn Janeway on Star Trek: Voyager: 2 wds.
Kate Mulgrew

45A
Nebraska city where the College World Series is held
Omaha

47A
Gem with milky and fire varieties
Opal

48A
Diet cola that debuted in 1963 and was discontinued in 2020
Tab

50A
Person held in a maximum security prison
Felon

51A
Annabelle: Creation actress Miranda
Otto

52A
Response from a bridge or groom: 2 wds.
I Do

53A
Armada
Fleet

54A
Neither good nor bad: Hyph.
Soso

55A
Top executive at a company: Abbr.
Ceo

1D
Rah, rah ___-boom-bah!
Sis

2D
Contents of a lake or river, in Spanish
Agua

3D
Buildings where nuns live
Convents

4D
Jump ____ (sudden, unexpected moment in a horror film)
Scare

5D
Good heavens!: 2 wds.
Oh My

6D
Ram’s child
Lamb

7D
Stinky smell
Odor

8D
Last car on a train
Caboose

9D
Wide ___ (very alert)
Awake

10D
Reminds over and over
Nags

11D
Metal in its raw form
Ore

12D
Long fish that can’t be eaten raw
Eel

20D
I’m ____ so grateful!
Ever

21D
Leave out of a list
Omit

24D
Lifesaving technique that can be learned at a YMCA: Abbr.
CPR

25D
Blade that’s used to propel a rowboat
Oar

26D
Gives assent to
Oks

27D
Agency that screens bags at the airport: Abbr.
TSA

28D
Like decorations that stick to a refrigerator door
Magnetic

29D
End of Wikipedia’s URL
Org

30D
Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment) K-pop band
BTS

32D
___ coffee (powder added to hot water)
Instant

33D
Dessert sometimes served with ice cream
Cake

34D
Have on, like a jacket
Wear

38D
Lake on the California/Nevada border
Tahoe

39D
Dome-shaped home
Igloo

40D
Leafy vegetable in a green smoothie
Kale

41D
Heifer’s sounds
Moos

42D
___ no good (planning trouble): 2 wds.
Up To

43D
Back muscles, for short
Lats

44D
Homophone of weighted
Wade

45D
Taking a vacation day
Off

46D
Alice’s boss on the 1976-1985 sitcom Alice
Mel

49D
Ghost character in Mario games
Boo