9/3/19 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/3/19
TV Tuesday

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1A
“Cowardly” role in “The Wizard of Oz”
Lion

5A
Piece of office equipment that originally used rolls of paper
Fax

8A
Spielberg classic about a killer shark
Jaws

12A
Open, as a parka
Unzip

14A
Alcoholic beverage for Jack Sparrow
Rum

15A
Great Lake with a spooky-sounding name
Erie

16A
Make an exact genetic copy of
Clone

17A
Poem of high praise
Ode

18A
Company that produced the Saturn and the Dreamcast
Sega

19A
2004 “Jeopardy!” contestant who still holds the record for most money won in regular-season play ($2,520,700): 2 wds.
Ken Jennings

22A
Kitchen vessel voiced by Angela Lansbury in “Beauty and the Beast”
Tea Pot

23A
Had a cold or the flu, perhaps
Ailed

27A
Boat built by 20-Down
Ark

29A
Get a point for the team
Score

30A
2019 “Jeopardy!” contestant who nearly broke the record and is #2 in regular-season winnings ($2,462,216): 2 wds.
James Holzhauer

36A
“___ not yet begun to fight”: 2 wds.
I Have

37A
Win over with flowers and sweet talk, say
Woo

38A
Pizza herb, or a man’s name
Basil

39A
“Hey, that’s cheating!”: 2 wds.
No Fair

44A
2005 “Jeopardy!” contestant who is now #3 in regular-season winnings ($432,400): 2 wds.
David Madden

48A
Lay down tar or asphalt
Pave

51A
“Just ___ expected!”: 2 wds.
As I

52A
Spicy bowlful that might be labeled “five-alarm”
Chili

53A
“___ the Housetop” (Christmas song): 2 wds.
Upon

54A
___-Nik (brand of shoestring potatoes)
Pik

55A
It’s often mixed with gin or vodka in a cocktail
Tonic

56A
Fictional “Fantastic Beasts” expert ___ Scamander
Newt

57A
Suffix for many language names, like “-ian”
Ese

58A
“How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” actress Blanchett
Cate

1A
“As ___ would have it …” (“Just by chance …”)
Luck

2A
Coastal arm of the ocean where tides become gentler
Inlet

3D
Atmospheric gas that forms an important layer
Ozone

4D
“Teenage Mutant ___ Turtles”
Ninja

5D
Closest seating spot for a Broadway show: 2 wds.
Front Row

6D
Automaker with a four-ring logo
Audi

7D
Superhero group that includes Wolverine and Kitty Pryde: Hyph.
Xmen

8D
“Molly’s Game” actress Chastain
Jessica

9D
“___ You Lonesome Tonight?” (Elvis song)
Are

10D
Clown’s hair
Wig

11D
The Adriatic ___
Sea

13D
Sound from a newly hatched bird
Peep

20D
“Falling Skies” actor Wyle
Noah

21D
Long cut from a knife
Gash

24D
Fox Business Network host Dobbs
Lou

25D
Before, in old verses
Ere

26D
Van ___ Beek (last name of the star of “Dawson’s Creek”)
Der

28D
Ice cream bar brand named for a region in the Yukon
Klondike

30D
“I like the cut of your ___”
Jib

31D
___ moment (when understanding occurs)
Aha

32D
Mothers
Mas

33D
Very obvious, as proof in court
Evident

34D
Actress Ward of CBS’s “FBI”
Sela

35D
When said twice, a former Mazda slogan
Zoom

40D
Indisputable truth
Fact

41D
Type of committee formed for one purpose: 2 wds.
Ad Hoc

42D
Singer/actress Menzel of “Rent” and “Frozen”
Idina

43D
Ignited again, as a blown-out candle
Relit

45D
Use an e-cigarette
Vape

46D
Major Egyptian goddess
Isis

47D
Pleasant and kind
Nice

48D
Witty phrase that makes a play on words
Pun

49D
Chimpanzee, for one
Ape

50D
Make a solemn promise
Vow