10/6/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

10/6/23
Sports Fan Friday

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1A
____ Moines Register (newspaper)
Des

4A
Study hard the night before an exam
Cram

8A
___ chamber (group with no dissenting opinion)
Echo

12A
Let the cat ____ of the bag
Out

13A
You can dig one with a shovel
Hole

14A
Cole ___ (creamy side dish)
Slaw

15A
Singer Rita who’s married to director Taika Waititi
Ora

16A
Teensy amount, or a Greek letter
Iota

17A
Event where you could get a good deal
Sale

18A
New York Yankees second baseman who was named MVP of the 2013 World Baseball Classic: 2 wds.
Robinson Cano

21A
Word that can follow yoga or bath
Mat

22A
Reserved
Shy

23A
___ mater (school you graduated from)
Alma

26A
Tell a falsehood
Lie

27A
___ Cole (ship that was bombed in 2000): Abbr.
USS

30A
Toronta Blue Jays pitcher who was named MVP of the 2017 World Baseball Classic: 2 wds.
Marcus Stroman

34A
Checks the credentials of
Ids

35A
___ do anything for his children
Hed

36A
Place that typically has anchor stores
Mall

37A
Play on words
Pun

38A
CBS procedural with several spin-offs
CSI

40A
Los Angeles Angels pitcher who was named MVP of the 2023 World Baseball Classic: 2 wds.
Shohei Ohtani

46A
The ___ that bind (shared values)
Ties

47A
Another year has ___ by …
Gone

48A
Female sibling, for short
Sis

49A
Reese’s role in the Legally Blonde movie
Elle

50A
Really wowed
Awed

51A
Feeling under the weather
Ill

52A
Gives silent approval
Nods

53A
Scottish maiden
Lass

54A
ATM charge
Fee

1D
Front of a pet cage
Door

2D
Currency adopted by Croatia on January 1, 2023
Euro

3D
Pierce with a fork
Stab

4D
Fancy set of dishes
China

5D
Chicken’s perch
Roost

6D
Choir voice below soprano
Alto

7D
Isn’t kidding: 2 wds.
Means It

8D
English class assignment
Essay

9D
Family in Scotland
Clan

10D
Saintly circle of light
Halo

11D
I think I ____ you an explanation
Owe

19D
Desktop computer that doesn’t run Windows
iMac

20D
Singer whose #1 hits include Dark Lady and Half-Breed
Cher

23D
Why ___ not surprised?: 2 wds.
Am I

24D
53-Across’s brother
Lad

25D
___ Davis (Peacock series starring Betty Gilpin)
Mrs

26D
Drug that causes hallucinations: Abbr.
LSD

27D
Jackie Hoffman’s role on Only Murders in the Building, or actress Thurman
Uma

28D
Man’s nickname that can add -vatore to become its full version
Sal

29D
Comedy series that’s approximately 90 minutes long: Abbr.
SNL

31D
Nope: Hyph.
Uh Uh

32D
Country that contains the westernmost point of the African mainland
Senegal

33D
Skip past
Omit

37D
Stances for a model
Poses

38D
Edible alternatives to cups at an ice cream parlor
Cones

39D
Places to store large tools
Sheds

40D
Cylindrical structure near a barn
Silo

41D
Gripped
Held

42D
Home to Davenport and Sioux City
Iowa

43D
Fat chance!: 2 wds.
As If

44D
River flowing through Egypt
Nile

45D
___ of Dogs (2018 Wes Anderson movie)
Isle

46D
Value of a jack, queen, or king, in many games
Ten