9/18/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/18/20
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1A
Papas
Dads

5A
Filet-O-___ (McDonald’s sandwich)
Fish

9A
Have a gossipfest
Gab

12A
Name of a state and a river
Ohio

13A
First word in a fairy tale
Once

14A
Period of history
Era

15A
Former Panthers quarterback and first overall draft pick in 2011 who signed with the Patriots in 2020: 2 wds.
Cam Newton

17A
Be unwell
Ail

18A
Distribute in portions
Allot

19A
Airport shuttle
Tram

20A
Noisy device for deterring burglars
Alarm

23A
Like a cluttered room
Messy

24A
Celebrity’s agent, for short
Rep

25A
Engaged in military conflict: 2 wds.
At War

28A
Former Titans quarterback and 2014 Heisman winner who signed with the Raiders in 2020: 2 wds.
Marcus Mariota

34A
Rosebush-infesting insect
Aphid

35A
Hither and ___ (in every direction)
Yon

36A
Symbols on the US flag
Stars

39A
“Gasoline ___” (long-running comic strip)
Alley

41A
Section of a window
Pane

42A
No longer fresh, like bread
Stale

45A
Put a stop to
End

46A
Former Ravens and Broncos quarterback and 2013 Super Bowl MVP who signed with the Jets in 2020: 2 wds.
Joe Flacco

50A
80 or more, for an octogenarian
Age

51A
Congresswoman Ilhan ___ of Minnesota
Omar

52A
Fly high, like a bird
Soar

53A
Daily ___ (liberal blog)
Kos

54A
Notorious Roman emperor
Nero

55A
Ripped open, as a birthday present
Tore

1A
“___ McStuffins”
Doc

2A
Pop band that performed the theme to the Bond movie “The Living Daylights”: Hyph.
Aha

3D
___ sum (Chinese dumplings cuisine)
Dim

4D
Submarine’s detection system
Sonar

5D
Chickens, turkeys, and ducks
Fowl

6D
Vanish ___ thin air
Into

7D
Get off ___-free
Scot

8D
Type of animal Miss Prissy is, in Looney Tunes cartoons
Hen

9D
Shift ___ (make a change)
Gears

10D
Pavarotti performances
Arias

11D
Mild and pleasant, in terms of weather
Balmy

16D
West ___ (modern housewares chain)
Elm

19D
Hatcher of “Lois & Clark”
Teri

20D
Costs an ___ and a leg
Arm

21D
Actress Seydoux of the upcoming Bond movie “No Time to Die”
Lea

22D
The fourth month: Abbr.
Apr

23D
The third month: Abbr.
Mar

25D
“Pokémon” hero
Ash

26D
Texter’s “Didn’t need to know that!”: Abbr.
TMI

27D
Thick roll of cash
Wad

29D
Intensive ___ unit
Care

30D
Sit-___ (certain exercises)
Ups

31D
Olive of comic strips
Oyl

32D
Body part with a nail
Toe

33D
“Are there ___ volunteers?”
Any

36D
So to ___ (in a metaphorical way)
Speak

37D
Dance that “takes two”
Tango

38D
Mountain range on the eastern side of Chile
Andes

39D
“___ aboard!” (conductor’s cry)
All

40D
Minimal
Least

42D
“Make ___ noise!”
Some

43D
Salty droplet from an eye
Tear

44D
Hairstyle that’s sometimes called a “natural”
Afro

46D
“Ford v Ferrari” actor Bernthal
Jon

47D
Bill and ___ (talk lovingly)
Coo

48D
Ford or Ferrari, for example
Car

49D
Valuable stuff found underground
Ore