9/17/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/17/21
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1A
Mexico’s is green, white, and red, with an eagle in the middle
Flag

5A
Corn discards
Cobs

9A
Kanye’s genre
Rap

12A
Word on many a Valentine’s Day heart
Love

13A
Unwrap, as a gift
Open

14A
“Strangers ___ Train”: 2 wds.
On A

15A
“Strange ___ may seem …”: 2 wds.
As It

16A
Dole (out)
Mete

17A
“Transformers” director Michael
Bay

18A
Player who won the NBA’s Sixth Man Award twice with the Celtics: 2 wds.
Kevin McHale

21A
Tip of a boot
Toe

22A
Pyongyang, North ___
Korea

25A
Brand of elastic bandage you can wrap around your joints
Ace

28A
“Tears in Heaven” singer Clapton
Eric

31A
___ all-time low: 2 wds.
At An

32A
Player who won the NBA’s Sixth Man Award, once with the Hawks, twice with the Clippers: 2 wds.
Jamal Crawford

35A
___ cry from (totally different from): 2 wds.
Afar

36A
Overhang that holiday lights are sometimes attached to
Eave

37A
Undercover agent
Spy

38A
Queen or king’s tenure
Reign

40A
1980s TV extraterrestrial
Alf

42A
Player who won the NBA’s Sixth Man Award, once with the Raptors, twice with the Clippers: 2 wds.
Lou Williams

48A
Laila who was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame this year
Ali

50A
Lucille Ball’s husband and costar Arnaz
Desi

51A
Tiny glass bottle
Vial

52A
Subject of a sermon
Sin

53A
Sportscaster Duncan or model Macpherson
Elle

54A
Grammy-winning Irish singer
Enya

55A
Hershey’s bite-size candy made with white creme and milk chocolate
Hug

56A
Major celebrity
Star

57A
Load, as luggage into a ship’s hold
Stow

1D
___ jacket (protective military gear)
Flak

2D
Take last place
Lose

3D
Tel ___, Israel
Aviv

4D
“Do you see now?”: 2 wds.
Get It

5D
Cabinet department overseeing business and industry
Commerce

6D
International oil cartel: Abbr.
Opec

7D
One of Amy March’s sisters in “Little Women”
Beth

8D
Quarterback ___ (deceptive football play)
Sneak

9D
Athletes Clemente and Durán
Robertos

10D
CNN political commentator Navarro-Cárdenas
Ana

11D
Shell out
Pay

19D
Christmas tune
Noel

20D
___ pan (elongated vessel that bread is often baked in)
Loaf

23D
Lawman Wyatt
Earp

24D
Comic actor Samberg
Andy

25D
Slightly cracked, like a door
Ajar

26D
Place to order a latte or mocha
Café

27D
Sending messages from one’s computer
Emailing

29D
Long-term investment for one’s later years: Abbr.
Ira

30D
Cleveland basketball player
Cavalier

33D
2012 Ben Affleck thriller that won the Best Picture Oscar
Argo

34D
Wishing place
Well

39D
Artworks with unclothed subjects
Nudes

41D
You could exchange a $20 bill for four of these
Fives

43D
Whip mark
Welt

44D
Actress Fisher of “Arrested Development”
Isla

45D
“Isn’t,” informally
Aint

46D
White spread on a sub, for short
Mayo

47D
Cabbage-based side in a barbecue restaurant
Slaw

48D
Cigarette residue
Ash

49D
“Shanghai Noon” actress Lucy
Liu