9/22/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/22/20
TV Tuesday

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1A
Close, as a ski jacket
Zip

4A
Word that can mean “bogus” or “pillow covering”
Sham

8A
___ the deck (clean up, on a boat)
Swab

12A
First name of journalists Melber and Shapiro
Ari

13A
Lima’s nation
Peru

14A
It can be used to spray water on a garden
Hose

15A
Republicans’ group: Abbr.
Gop

16A
Fraternal group that meets in lodges
Elks

17A
Singer’s solo at the Sydney Opera House
Aria

18A
Ryan Eggold stars in this NBC medical drama set in a Big Apple hospital: 2 wds.
New Amsterdam

21A
April 15 taxing organization: Abbr.
IRS

22A
Wheat ___ (kind of beer Blue Moon Belgian White is)
Ale

23A
Be worthy of
Earn

26A
Supply with weapons
Arm

27A
Camera-___ (disliking being photographed)
Shy

30A
Freddie Highmore stars in this ABC medical drama set in a San Jose hospital: 3 wds.
The Good Doctor

34A
Baseball player’s headgear
Cap

35A
“Me ___ my big mouth!”
And

36A
On the ___ (estranged)
Outs

37A
“Man, it’s cold!”
Brr

38A
“U Mad” rapper ___ Mensa
Vic

40A
Ellen Pompeo stars in this ABC medical drama set in a Seattle hospital: 2 wds.
Greys Anatomy

46A
Nice and tidy
Neat

47A
___ High City (Denver’s nickname)
Mile

48A
Organ on the side of the head
Ear

50A
Opening contribution in poker
Ante

51A
Prune, earlier in life
Plum

52A
Boxer whose original surname was Clay
Ali

53A
Soft throw
Toss

54A
___ the light (finally understands)
Sees

55A
Played the first card, in bridge
Led

1D
Zig and ___
Zag

2D
Remove the wrinkles from, as a skirt
Iron

3D
Metal tube that delivers water to a sink
Pipe

4D
Long weapon that’s thrown
Spear

5D
Actor Ed of “The Hangover” and its sequels
Helms

6D
Boats similar to Noah’s
Arks

7D
Yellow or brown condiment on a bratwurst
Mustard

8D
Unit sold on a stock exchange
Share

9D
What you form in Scrabble
Word

10D
Where India and Indonesia are
Asia

11D
Ray of light
Beam

19D
On a ___ and a prayer
Wing

20D
Ticklish Muppet monster
Elmo

23D
“Yada yada yada”: Abbr.
ETC

24D
Cry after enlightenment
Aha

25D
One of 435 politicians on Capitol Hill, for short
Rep

26D
Solve some sums
Add

27D
Disco ___ (minor character on “The Simpsons”)
Stu

28D
___ and spicy
Hot

29D
Parts of a decade: Abbr.
Yrs

31D
Rowing blades
Oars

32D
Freeway entrances: Hyph.
On Ramps

33D
French designer Chanel
Coco

37D
Computer memory units divided into bits
Bytes

38D
True ___ (hardware store chain)
Value

39D
News tidbits
Items

40D
Hard-to-swat bug
Gnat

41D
Nevada city near Lake Tahoe
Reno

42D
Has a snack
Eats

43D
River whose tributaries are the Blue and the White
Nile

44D
Noun that can go after “corn” or “oat”
Meal

45D
Ivy League university whose mascot is a bulldog named Handsome Dan
Yale

49D
Got ___ of (removed)
Rid