9/17/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/17/22
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1A
Sense of humor that could be described as sparkling
Wit

4A
Unfortunately …
Alas

8A
Line where fabrics are sewn together
Seam

12A
… if ___ say so myself: 2 wds.
I Do

13A
Sport played on horseback
Polo

14A
Test ___ (glass container in a lab)
Tube

15A
Word that accompanies neither
Nor

16A
Felt remorse over
Rued

17A
Total space inside a perimeter
Area

18A
Writer who created the White Rabbit and the March Hare: 2 wds.
Lewis Carroll

21A
Like light pastel hues
Pale

22A
What to cook soup in
Pot

23A
Illegally assist
Abet

25A
You’ve got mail Internet company
AOL

26A
Cry of inspiration
Aha

29A
Writer who created Peter Rabbit and Cotton-tail: 2 wds.
Beatrix Potter

33A
Bug with a leaf-cutter variety
Ant

34A
Smallest bill in a till
One

35A
List component
Item

36A
Group concerned with airport safety: Abbr.
TSA

37A
Hairy feature of a horse or lion
Mane

39A
Writer who created Fiver Hazel and their fellow rabbits in Watership Down: 2 wds.
Richard Adams

44A
Maker of Predator and Aspire laptops
Acer

45A
Solo in Rigoletto or Carmen
Aria

46A
Peas holder
Pod

48A
Morse ___ (system for sending messages)
Code

49A
Large metal disk struck to produce a resonant sound
Gong

50A
Dark oily stuff for paving
Tar

51A
Leg joint with a cap
Knee

52A
Olympic fencing sword
Epee

53A
___ & Telescope (astronomy magazine)
Sky

1A
Be the victor
Win

2A
Kelly Clarkson was the first on a certain reality series
Idol

3D
As I said before …: 2 wds.
To Repeat

4D
First full month of spring
April

5D
Parasitic insect or a nasty person
Louse

6D
The ___ Baldwin Show (2018 talk show that only aired eight episodes)
Alec

7D
Bubbly soft drink: 2 wds.
Soda Pop

8D
Beginning
Start

9D
Currency named for a continent
Euro

10D
Slain shepherd of Genesis
Abel

11D
Breakfast lunch or dinner
Meal

19D
Cardinals defensive end J.J.
Watt

20D
Chocolate-coated caramel from Hershey
Rolo

23D
Lawyers’ group: Abbr.
Aba

24D
Quarterback Roethlisberger who retired in January
Ben

25D
Woodcutting tool
Axe

26D
Tries
Attempts

27D
___-haw (braying sound)
Hee

28D
Sleeve filler
Arm

30D
Bus boycotter Parks
Rosa

31D
Hopping mad: 3 wds.
In a Rage

32D
Proud Mary singer Turner
Tina

36D
Number of syllables in elephant
Three

37D
State whose most populous city is Portland
Maine

38D
Familiar saying like Better late than never
Adage

39D
Holder for small jars of spices
Rack

40D
Small graphic on a computer
Icon

41D
Give up as power
Cede

42D
Lemon ___ (sour candy)
Drop

43D
Make really wet
Soak

47D
Make no longer wet
Dry