9/15/18 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/15/18
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1A
Obsessed sea captain who appeared on the final season of “Once Upon a Time”
Ahab

5A
Sweater-___ (sleeveless garment)
Vest

9A
Pace that’s just short of a run
Jog

12A
Put blacktop over
Pave

13A
Clever thought
Idea

14A
Group with over 58 million drivers as members: Abbr.
AAA

15A
20-/37-Across invention that drastically changed home life: 2 wds.
Electric Light

18A
Touch at an edge
Abut

19A
Follow as a result
Ensue

20A
With 37-Across inventor who held 1093 US patents and is called “the Wizard of Menlo Park”
Thomas

23A
“Raggedy” redhead on a toy shelf
Ann

24A
Insect home that’s made from beeswax
Hive

25A
#1 single on a Billboard chart for example: 2 wds.
Hit Song

29A
Four-stringed instrument at a luau informally
Uke

30A
Puts bullets into
Loads

32A
Pursue romantically
Woo

33A
Related to sight or smell for example
Sensory

35A
Jay who was formerly seen on late-night TV
Leno

36A
Food with a yolk
Egg

37A
See 20-Across
Edison

39A
Shuts in a noisy manner
Slams

42A
Narrow opening for a quarter
Slot

43A
Entertainment medium that was largely developed by 20-/37-Across: 2 wds.
Motion Picture

48A
Number before dos if you’re counting in Spanish
Uno

49A
Stew (over)
Fret

50A
Send forth like energy
Emit

51A
Stone that might be precious
Gem

52A
Lose color in the wash
Fade

53A
NFL team that plays their home games at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Rams

1D
Gorilla for one
Ape

2D
Villainous computer in “2001: A Space Odyssey”
Hal

3D
Park ___ (Manhattan thoroughfare): Abbr.
Ave

4D
Turned into
Became

5D
Computer infection
Virus

6D
Reword a manuscript
Edit

7D
Triple ___ (orange liqueur used in a cosmopolitan)
Sec

8D
Natural abilities like painting and singing
Talents

9D
Crying spells
Jags

10D
Honolulu’s island
Oahu

11D
___-crasher (uninvited guest)
Gate

16D
“More information later” on a schedule: Abbr.
TBA

17D
Many bed-and-breakfasts
Inns

20D
Accordingly
Thus

21D
Long walk taken by a Scout troop
Hike

22D
Where a turkey is cooked
Oven

23D
Assist
Aid

25D
Dried grass for a horse’s meal
Hay

26D
Is behind on payments
Owes

27D
Taboo action: Hyph.
Nono

28D
Continue: 2 wds.
Goon

30D
Ends a computer session: 2 wds.
Logs Off

31D
www.sierraclub.___
Org

34D
Prefix for “circle” or “colon”
Semi

35D
Trash that’s been tossed on the ground
Litter

37D
Exclusive group
Elite

38D
___ Holliday (Gunfight at the O.K. Corral figure)
Doc

39D
Highly self-satisfied
Smug

40D
“The ___ Ranger”
Lone

41D
Elementary particle
Atom

42D
Went faster than the legal limit
Sped

44D
Lobbying group for gun owners: Abbr.
NRA

45D
2012 Emmy nominee Thurman
Uma

46D
Outer part of a wheel
Rim

47D
Visitors from across the galaxy: Abbr.
ETs