9/27/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/27/20
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1A
“How could you not have known that?!”
Duh

4A
Parched and dry, like the Sahara
Arid

8A
Stain catchers worn at a seafood dinner
Bibs

12A
“Cat ___ Hot Tin Roof”: 2 wds.
On A

13A
Speculate, in a dreamy way
Muse

14A
Pod vegetable used in Cajun cooking and bhindi masala
Okra

15A
___ story (tear-jerking tale)
Sob

16A
Australian gem with “fire” and “jelly” varieties
Opal

17A
___ spirit (group morale)
Team

18A
2017-2019 Netflix series based on a 1908 novel about a high-spirited orphan girl: 4 wds.
Anne Withane

21A
Be in charge of, as a work group
Manage

23A
Test taken to enter a PhD program: Abbr.
GRE

24A
Nights before holidays
Eves

25A
Last name of 18-Across’s title character before she becomes a Cuthbert
Shirley

29A
Polite term of address for a man
Sir

30A
Samuel of the Supreme Court
Alito

32A
___ Max (“Sweet but Psycho” singer)
Ava

33A
Town on Prince Edward Island where 18-Across starts her new life
Avon Lea

35A
A ___ in the right direction
Step

36A
Actor Somerhalder or Holm
Ian

37A
Theater staffers who lead patrons to their seats
Ushers

39A
Name of the Cuthbert farmstead in Lucy Maud Montgomery’s classic novel that 18-Across is based on: 2 wds.
Green Gables

43A
Undercover cop in a drug deal
Narc

44A
Sycamore or pine, for example
Tree

45A
“Star Wars” character who eventually marries Leia
Han

48A
Unit of farmland
Acre

49A
Group of cows or sheep
Herd

50A
Poetic form used for a tribute
Ode

51A
Julia’s role in “Ocean’s Eleven”
Tess

52A
Talk back, as to your parents
Sass

53A
“That’s super-impressive!”
Wow

1A
Pair, in Pamplona
Dos

2A
Half of 1-Down
Uno

3D
Hot chili pepper whose name derives from Cuba’s capital
Habanero

4D
Honor ___ thieves (loyalty in crime)
Among

5D
Monetary unit of India
Rupee

6D
“And to Think That ___ It on Mulberry Street” (Dr. Seuss book): 2 wds.
I Saw

7D
Turkish ___ (sweet treat)
Delight

8D
Irk
Bother

9D
Swedish big-box store
Ikea

10D
Source of dietary fiber
Bran

11D
Antonym of different
Same

19D
“Old Town Road” rapper Lil ___ X
Nas

20D
Quartet minus one musician
Trio

21D
Flat-topped hill of the American southwest
Mesa

22D
Tel ___ University (school in Israel)
Aviv

25D
“Chandelier” singer
Sia

26D
With “The,” after-hours series hosted by Stephen Colbert: 2 wds.
Late Show

27D
“It’s all I ___ wanted!”
Ever

28D
Snappish barks from a pup
Yaps

30D
Actor Rickman of “Love Actually”
Alan

31D
Go to great ___ (do everything possible)
Lengths

34D
Girls who might be doted on by their aunt
Nieces

35D
Chelsea Clinton’s children’s book “___ Persisted”
She

37D
Rides that compete with Lyfts
Ubers

38D
Uses a coaster or toboggan, say
Sleds

39D
Tiny pest that can fly inside a “cloud” of bugs
Gnat

40D
10K or marathon, for example
Race

41D
Makes a flub
Errs

42D
Gray ___ (unclear territory)
Area

46D
“I’d like ___-over” (“Let me try again”): 2 wds.
A Do

47D
Word that’s often paired with “improved”
New