9/20/18 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/20/18
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Something to scratch
Itch

5A
Naked ___ jaybird: 2 wds.
As A

8A
Car technology that tells you the way: Abbr.
GPS

11A
Square root of 81
Nine

12A
Help we’re sinking!
SOS

13A
Circular item in the Los Angeles Angels logo
Halo

14A
Rapper with the 2017 album DAMN.: 2 wds.
Kendrick Lamar

17A
Dip that was first developed in Mexico for short
Guac

18A
In any ___ (no matter what)
Event

19A
Largest country in West Africa
Niger

22A
Snow queen in Frozen
Elsa

24A
Large bird that’s a relative of the cassowary
Emu

25A
Natural hairstyle
Afro

27A
From one moment to the ___
Next

31A
Chart-topping single from DAMN.
Humble

33A
Award won by DAMN. in the category of Best Rap Album
Grammy

35A
2018 Emmy nominee ___ Rae
Issa

36A
Sorry my mind was somewhere ___
Else

38A
Navigator’s chart
Map

39A
Give a new look to
Redo

41A
Competitor of Citibank
Chase

43A
Fat pieces of marble
Slabs

46A
Group for sports players with scholarships: Abbr.
NCAA

48A
Prestigious award won in 2018 by DAMN.: 2 wds.
Pulitzer Prize

53A
Soundalike of aisle
Isle

54A
Chicken ___ king (creamy dish): 2 wds.
A La

55A
John Deere farm machine
Plow

56A
Old-timey way to say your
Thy

57A
Place to do bench presses
Gym

58A
___ gin fizz (cocktail containing lemon juice)
Sloe

1D
Liquid in a fountain pen
Ink

2D
Unlikely election result
Tie

3D
United Shades of America channel
CNN

4D
___ your bets (play it safe)
Hedge

5D
Billions costar ___ Kate Dillon
Asia

6D
Sport that was played by Pelé and David Beckham
Soccer

7D
Why do you ___?
Ask

8D
Checkers or chess for example
Game

9D
Blueprint
Plan

10D
Classify
Sort

13D
Capital city that’s the title of a #1 Camila Cabello hit
Havana

15D
___ free delivery (mail service out in the country)
Rural

16D
___ Misérables (musical about Jean Valjean)
Les

19D
Brand of grape soda
Nehi

20D
Former radio host Don
Imus

21D
Parts of the mouth that can develop gingivitis
Gums

23D
Pieces of wood underneath the kindling
Logs

26D
Collection of posts on Facebook or Twitter
Feed

28D
American Horror Story: Apocalypse actress Roberts
Emma

29D
December 25th holiday for short
Xmas

30D
Hammer away at a computer keyboard
Type

32D
Mattel doll with many occupations
Barbie

34D
Sports summary
Recap

37D
Craving some company
Lonely

40D
Suffix that indicates a superlative
Est

42D
Divine-sounding string instruments
Harps

43D
___ it out! (Say it already!)
Spit

44D
Thick and green like a rain forest
Lush

45D
Person who’s on your side
Ally

47D
Study at the last possible moment
Cram

49D
Zig’s opposite
Zag

50D
Contraction that’s a soundalike of aisle
Ill

51D
If I Ran the ___ (animal-filled book by Dr. Seuss)
Zoo

52D
Mother sheep
Ewe