9/10/18 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/10/18
Movie Monday

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1A
Where some people put their dinner napkins
Laps

5A
Have one’s fingers crossed
Hope

9A
Quite suitable
Apt

12A
State that hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics
Utah

13A
Car rental company that had the “We Try Harder” slogan
Avis

14A
Book about a notable person for short
Bio

15A
Oscar nominee for playing Queen Elizabeth I in “Elizabeth”: 2 wds.
Cate Blanchett

18A
“___ That Jazz” (song from “Chicago”)
All

19A
To boot
Also

20A
First-string squad: Hyph.
A Team

24A
Full-size pickup once made by Dodge
Ram

26A
Country that was formerly known as Persia
Iran

27A
Wind catcher on a yacht
Sail

29A
Card that’s worth 1 or 11 in blackjack
Ace

32A
Oscar nominee for playing Lenny Bruce in “Lenny”: 2 wds.
Dustin Hoffman

35A
“We’re not out of the woods ___”
Yet

36A
Dog’s body hair
Coat

37A
U2 singer who is a former Time Person of the Year
Bono

38A
Where a member of the congregation sits
Pew

39A
What the sun does every morning
Rises

40A
Live a life of ___ (have few problems)
Ease

43A
Lingerie top
Bra

45A
Oscar nominee for playing Dalton Trumbo in “Trumbo”: 2 wds.
Bryan Cranston

52A
Affleck of “Argo”
Ben

53A
Restaurant chain that serves Steakburgers for short
IHOP

54A
State that shares its name with a river
Ohio

55A
Cul-de-___ (dead-end street)
Sac

56A
Stranded motorists’ requests
Tows

57A
Use a blowtorch on
Weld

1A
Jean-___ Picard (former role for Patrick Stewart)
Luc

2A
Keep ___ distance: 2 wds.
At A

3D
Rock singer Benatar
Pat

4D
“Steady as ___ goes!”
She

5D
Pathway from room to room
Hall

6D
Presidential office shape
Oval

7D
Word that can precede “head” or “cushion”
Pin

8D
Upper-left key on a PC
ESC

9D
Shepherd in the Bible
Abel

10D
Discarded parts of cherries
Pits

11D
Band with the 1980s hits “Rosanna” and “Africa”
Toto

16D
Sound that’s similar to “Pow!”
Bam

17D
Amateur radio operator
Ham

20D
Comic actress Bryant
Aidy

21D
“Dreams really do come ___”
TRUE

22D
Kansas-to-Missouri direction
East

23D
Bug that may live in a “farm”
Ant

24D
Violent public protest
Riot

25D
1980s sitcom whose title is written in capital letters
Alf

27D
What blows into drifts in a blizzard
Snow

28D
“I figured out the answer!”
Aha

29D
Singer and pianist Tori
Amos

30D
Staff that’s used to help someone walk
Cane

31D
Emmy-nominated actress Mireille
Enos

33D
Hockey surface
Ice

34D
Law-enforcement agency once led by J. Edgar Hoover: Abbr.
FBI

38D
Black-eyed ___ (bean used in hoppin’ John)
Pea

39D
Was in charge of
Ran

40D
Flows back like the tide
Ebbs

41D
Square mileage
Area

42D
‘N ___ (Justin Timberlake’s band once)
Sync

43D
It can be drawn on the face with a pencil
Brow

44D
Lil Wayne recordings
Raps

46D
College basketball tourney: Abbr.
Nit

47D
Korean-American comedian Margaret
Cho

48D
Female porker
Sow

49D
“___ Spy Who Dumped Me”
The

50D
Expensive black liquid
Oil

51D
Silently agree
Nod