9/14/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/14/21
TV Tuesday

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1A
Hard ___ (construction workers’ head protectors)
Hats

5A
K-pop star who recorded “Gangnam Style”
Psy

8A
Natural container for peas
Pod

11A
Rapper who stars on “Law & Order: SVU”: Hyph.
Ice T

12A
Gemstone found in Australia
Opal

14A
Opposite of “non,” in Paris
Oui

15A
Actress ___ Anthony of “Power”: 2 wds.
Lala

16A
LeBron James has played for them since 2018: 2 wds., abbr.
La Lakers

18A
“Grace and Frankie” actress who voiced teacher Valerie Frizzle on “The Magic School Bus”: 2 wds.
Lily Tomlin

20A
Command learned by a dog at obedience school
Sit

21A
Ruler’s domain
Realm

25A
Ghost ___ chance: 2 wds.
Of A

28A
Backbone of a ship
Keel

31A
Great Lake that borders Ohio
Erie

32A
“The Bob Newhart Show” actress who voiced teacher Edna Krabappel on “The Simpsons”: 2 wds.
Marcia Wallace

35A
Store that sells bookcases and meatballs
Ikea

36A
Grumpy Cat or Distracted Boyfriend, for example
Meme

37A
Make a wager
Bet

38A
Make fun of
Tease

40A
Animal that lives in a sty
Pig

42A
“BASEketball” actor who voices teacher Herbert Garrison on “South Park”: 2 wds.
Tery Parker

48A
ABBA song in which “Napoleon did surrender”
Waterloo

51A
___ meridiem (what “a.m.” is short for, in pre-noon times)
Ante

52A
Gorilla, for one
Ape

53A
“The ___ the limit!”
Skys

54A
Bacon ___ (tiny salad toppings)
Bits

55A
___ for the Roses (Kentucky Derby)
Run

56A
Person with a drinking habit
Sot

57A
Number like “runs batted in,” for short
Stat

1A
What Jack and Jill went up, in a nursery rhyme
Hill

2A
Bright purple berry
Acai

3D
“Only time will ___”
Tell

4D
Remains in one location
Stays

5D
Sports squad that rides horses: 2 wds.
Polo Team

6D
Email that may be filtered to the Junk folder
Spam

7D
Pronoun associated with the South
Yall

8D
Eerie author who wrote the first detective story
Poe

9D
“We’re on ___ way”
Our

10D
Talk trash about
Dis

13D
Wild animal’s home
Lair

17D
Get ready to propose, perhaps
Kneel

19D
___ bar (place to get a tropical drink)
Tiki

22D
Person from Oman or Yemen
Arab

23D
Icky critters to have in your hair
Lice

24D
Be introduced to
Meet

25D
Leave off the list
Omit

26D
What “faux” and “ersatz” mean
Fake

27D
___ 51 (highly classified location)
Area

29D
Female animal such as Maa in the movie “Babe”
Ewe

30D
Pole that Gene Kelly dances around in “Singin’ in the Rain”
Lamp Post

33D
Social class in Hindu society
Caste

34D
“The Last Jedi” general who used to be a princess
Leia

39D
Makes a slip-up
Errs

41D
Snatches suddenly
Grabs

43D
Benevolent and Protective Order of ___ (club named for deer)
Elks

44D
Toy that goes up and down: Hyph.
Yoyo

45D
Make a sweater or socks with yarn
Knit

46D
Singer ___ James who was played by Beyoncé in “Cadillac Records”
ETTA

47D
Put your feet up
Rest

48D
International conflict
War

49D
Father of octuplets on “The Simpsons”
Apu

50D
Two more than a set of octuplets
Ten