10/5/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

10/5/23
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1A
Type of body of water southeast of Texas
Gulf

5A
Making out at a concert, for example: Abbr.
PDA

8A
What can ___ to help?: 2 wds.
I Do

11A
Prepare broccoli, perhaps
Steam

13A
What’s inside an inflatable pool toy
Air

14A
When do we want it? Reply
Now

15A
Easy to fool
Naïve

16A
Completely update a kitchen, for example
Remodel

18A
As It Was singer who won the People’s Choice Award for Male Artist of 2022: 2 wds.
Harry Styles

20A
CSI: Miami actress LaRue
Eva

21A
Encountered
Met

22A
Mama’s husband
Papa

25A
Barbie actress Periman
Rhea

28A
Feel ill
Ail

31A
Lizzo song that won the People’s Choice Award for Song of 2022: 3 wds.
About Damn Time

34A
Eight fluid ounces
Cup

35A
___ Spumante (Italian wine)
Asti

36A
Shakespearean version of oh, dear
Alas

37A
___ Aviv, Israel
Tel

39A
Word that follows income or sales
Tax

41A
Lavender Haze singer who won the People’s Choice Award for Female Artist of 2022: 2 wds.
Taylor Swift

46A
Watch me get started!: 3 wds.
Here I Go

47A
Singer and rapper Frank
Ocean

49A
Crunchy grain
Oat

50A
World Golf Hall of Fame member Ernie
Els

51A
Coffeehouse order
Latte

52A
Where MDs and RNs often work: Abbr.
Ers

53A
Actress Ruby of American Gangster
Dee

54A
Red as a ___
Beet

1D
Channel that broadcasts People Puzzler
Gsn

2D
Westernmost four-letter state
Utah

3D
Carrie Fisher’s role in Star Wars
Leia

4D
Actor and The Mandalorian creator Jon
Favreau

5D
Golf course standards
Pars

6D
Santa Clarita ___ (2017-2019 comedy horror series)
Diet

7D
Green plastic toy soldiers: 2 wds.
Army Man

8D
Exhaustively, as with an explanation: 2 wds.
In Detail

9D
Fawns’ mothers
Does

10D
Nocturnal bird
Owl

12D
Wheel of Fortune creator Griffin
Merv

17D
Cheer for Spain’s World Cup champions, say
Ole

19D
The whole nine ___ (everything)
Yards

22D
___-Man Fever (novelty song of 1982)
Pac

23D
Monkey sidekick in a 1992 Disney movie
Abu

24D
Breakfast pastries with such flavors as Frosted Blueberry and Snickerdoodle: Hyph.
Pop Tarts

26D
Throw your ____ into the ring (run for office)
Hat

27D
Sends out, as a signal
Emits

29D
____ Loser (Beatles song): 2 wds.
Im A

30D
Plural of la, in Paris
Les

32D
Counted up
Tallied

33D
Vehicle whose driver is sometimes called a hack
Taxi Cab

38D
Where Visine is used
Eye

40D
Military equivalent of truant: Abbr.
Awol

41D
___ down (demolish)
Tear

42D
Leer at in a creepy way
Ogle

43D
Roommate of Dorothy, Blanche, and Sophia, on The Golden Girls
Rose

44D
Lavish celebration
Fete

45D
Menace II Society actor Larenz
Tate

46D
Tool for breaking up clods of soil
Hoe

48D
Cargo ____ (feature of many obstacle courses)
Net