9/10/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/10/22
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1A
___ A Sketch (toy with plastic knobs)
Etch

5A
Rolling Stones hit (I ___ Get No) Satisfaction
Cant

9A
Hospital area for closely monitored patients: Abbr.
ICU

12A
Musician’s moment in the spotlight
Solo

13A
___ vera juice (drink with antioxidants)
Aloe

14A
Stool pigeon
Rat

15A
Long walk off a short ___
Pier

16A
Highs’ opposites
Lows

17A
Chicken ___ king: 2 wds.
A La

18A
United States attorney general under President Obama (2015-2017): 2 wds.
Loretta Lynch

21A
Miner’s material
Ore

22A
Retired basketball great ___ Ming
Yao

23A
With 38-Across United States attorney general under President Biden (2021-present)
Merrick

27A
___ Hari (spy for Germany)
Mata

31A
Have bills to pay
Owe

32A
Pirate’s treasure holder
Chest

35A
Squirreled away
Hid

36A
Viral Internet sensation
Meme

38A
See 23-Across
Garland

40A
Mad scientist’s workplace
Lab

43A
___-hoo anyone home?
Yoo

44A
United States attorney general under President Trump (2017-2018): 2 wds.
Jeff Sessions

50A
Manhattan’s Madison or Fifth: Abbr.
Ave

51A
Kill as a dragon
Slay

52A
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the ___ (2005 movie)
Sith

54A
Comfortable room in a house
Den

55A
One of the acting Fanning sisters
Elle

56A
Southernmost of the Great Lakes
Erie

57A
Most commonly used conjunction in the English language
And

58A
Homophone of tease
Tees

59A
Late comedian Macdonald
Norm

1D
So-called sixth sense: Abbr.
ESP

2D
Work like a dog
Toil

3D
Geppetto’s pet goldfish in Pinocchio
Cleo

4D
Stephen King genre
Horror

5D
Nickname of the school where the main characters on The Big Bang Theory worked
Cal Tech

6D
Aplenty: 2 wds.
A lot

7D
There’s ___ that really happened! (Don’t believe it!): 2 wds.
No Way

8D
Elon Musk’s automotive company
Tesla

9D
Nation on the Persian Gulf
Iran

10D
College math class for short
Calc

11D
Zion National Park’s state
Utah

19D
Actor McCormack
Eric

20D
___ Kippur (Jewish holy day)
Yom

23D
Mother
Mom

24D
Ram’s ma’am
Ewe

25D
Former rock band from Georgia
Rem

26D
Large container at a frat party
Keg

28D
Band that performed the theme to the Bond movie The Living Daylights: Hyph.
Aha

29D
Metal found in bronze and pewter
Tin

30D
Tack on
Add

33D
Accepts a proposal: 2 wds.
Says Yes

34D
Ship’s counselor Deanna on Star Trek: The Next Generation
Troi

37D
Santa’s assistant
Elf

39D
Let out a notch or two as a belt
Loosen

41D
Liability’s opposite
Asset

42D
Disney heroine who loved reading
Belle

44D
___ Pinkett Smith
Jada

45D
All tied up score-wise
Even

46D
___ for oneself (be self-reliant)
Fend

47D
Event where customers don’t pay full price
Sale

48D
Actor Robert De ___
Niro

49D
Blend like coffee and cream
Stir

53D
Bottom edge of a skirt
Hem