9/26/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/26/20
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1A
Female sheep
Ewe

4A
School subject that includes fractions and division
Math

8A
Construction worker or editor, for example
Job

11A
Put in place, as bricks or tiles
Lay

12A
Botanical ingredient in Olay Calming Facial Moisturizer
Aloe

13A
Weapon in the movie “American Psycho”
Axe

14A
Bus trips taken by John Lewis (1940-2020) and other civil rights activists in 1961 to protest segregation: 2 wds.
Freedom Rides

17A
Animal that comes when you call it, perhaps
Pet

18A
Word on the back of a penny, but no other US coin
Cent

19A
Pieces of furniture in classrooms
Desks

23A
Free Comic Book Day’s month
May

25A
Rod between wheels
Axle

26A
Number of use to a sportscaster, for short
Stat

28A
“___ been thinking …”
Ive

31A
NAACP award that John Lewis won in 2002: 2 wds.
Spingarn Medal

34A
Move like Peter Cottontail
Hop

35A
Jet-black gemstone
Onyx

36A
To a smaller extent
Less

37A
Spend too long in, as a bathroom
Hog

38A
Shoe with wheels or a blade
Skate

39A
“___ on Down the Road” (song from “The Wiz”)
Ease

42A
Bushy hairdo, for short
Fro

44A
Southern city where future congressman John Lewis led marchers in 1965: 2 wds.
Selma Alabama

50A
Athlete in the big leagues
Pro

51A
“Big Little ___” (HBO show that won an Emmy for Outstanding Limited Series)
Lies

52A
Glob of gum
Wad

53A
Even as we speak
Now

54A
“The Parent ___” (1961 Disney comedy)
Trap

55A
Martians, for example: Abbr.
Ets

1A
One of Santa’s helpers at the North Pole
Elf

2A
Soldiers’ conflict
War

3A
Beady part of a snake
Eye

4A
“He’s got it ___ in the shade”
Made

5D
Aplenty: 2 wds.
A lot

6D
Cartoon cat who chased Jerry
Tom

7D
What’s-___-name (unspecified woman)
Her

8D
Stone used in many East Asian sculptures
Jade

9D
Wagon-pulling animals, sometimes
Oxen

10D
Like an A , compared to all other grades
Best

15D
Mini-albums: Abbr.
Eps

16D
Like a road that might need to have salt poured on it
Icy

19D
Violet and Jack-Jack’s brother, in “The Incredibles”
Dash

20D
Large-scale fair, for short
Expo

21D
Word that can go after “packing” or “permission”
Slip

22D
Baseball Hall of Famer ___ Griffey, Jr.
Ken

23D
Breed of cat with no tail
Manx

24D
Convenience that’s called a “cashpoint” in England: Abbr.
Atm

26D
Performed like a soprano
Sang

27D
Put forth some effort
Try

28D
Something that pops into your brain
Idea

29D
Almost immeasurably large
Vast

30D
Something ___ entirely
Else

32D
Slime
Goo

33D
Large animal with antlers
Elk

37D
Bottom edge of a pants leg
Hem

38D
Cry convulsively
Sob

39D
Cable channel that runs a fantasy football league
ESPN

40D
Prefix meaning “relating to flight”
Aero

41D
Not speedy
Slow

42D
Rock bassist whose stage name is an insect
Flea

43D
Filing tool
Rasp

45D
___-weekly (small, independent newspaper)
Alt

46D
___ Max (line of Nike shoes)
Air

47D
Amazed feeling
Awe

48D
Floor cushion
Mat

49D
What you can pay to remove, on some apps
Ads