9/30/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/30/21
Top 40 Thursday

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1A
Sticky stuff on bark
Sap

4A
Children who aren’t little angels
Imps

8A
A sloppy eater might wear one
Bib

11A
First prime number
Two

12A
Covered in foam
Soapy

14A
___ v. Wade
Roe

15A
Listening organ
Ear

16A
With 21-Across, 2021 Masked Wolf hit whose title ends with something wet
Astronaut

18A
Story of Pandora’s box, for instance
Myth

20A
___ out an existence (barely manage to survive)
Eke

21A
See 16-Across: 3 wds.
In the Ocean

28A
Thin and dry, like an onion’s skin
Papery

30A
___ Zor-El, aka Supergirl
Kara

31A
Kia Sorento, for one: Abbr.
Suv

32A
Competitive, ambitious personality: 2 wds.
Type A

35A
Make a tear in
Rip

36A
Have memorized
Know

38A
Quick trip to the bank, say
Errand

40A
2011 Bruno Mars hit whose title ends with something wet: 3 wds.
It Will Rain

43A
Fragrant necklace worn in Oahu
Lei

44A
Exercise discipline some people do with goats
Yoga

48A
2016 Major Lazer hit whose title ends with something wet: 2 wds.
Cold Water

54A
“You’re ___ of luck”
Out

55A
“Operators ___ standing by”
Are

56A
Travel by car
Drive

57A
Top-notch gamer
Pro

58A
Insect that dies after it stings
Bee

59A
Moved quickly
Sped

60A
Difference’s opposite, in math
Sum

1A
Plant’s stalk
Stem

2A
Tow-___ zone
Away

3D
Dessert wine with ruby and tawny varieties
Port

4D
“This ___ no-win situation”: 2 wds.
Is A

5D
Fractions of a year: Abbr.
Mos

6D
Game show host Sajak
Pat

7D
Exhilarating shopping trip
Spree

8D
Training ___ (undergarment for a tween girl)
Bra

9D
Vowels indicating money that needs to be paid back
IOU

10D
Put at risk
Bet

13D
“The Ballad of John and ___” (Beatles single)
Yoko

17D
Body part below the head
Neck

19D
Currently stylish
Hip

22D
Pickleball court divider
Net

23D
Exert effort
Try

24D
Overly energetic
Hyper

25D
Acquire, as someone’s trust
Earn

26D
Like an excessively dry climate
Arid

27D
Break for a cranky toddler
Nap

28D
Fourth-down football kick
Punt

29D
Openly declare
Avow

31D
Word before “patrol,” “boots,” or “lodge”
Ski

33D
Elizabethan ___ (1558-1603, in British history)
Era

34D
MSNBC’s “The Beat With ___ Melber”
Ari

37D
Like animals in nature
Wild

39D
Unspecified quantity
Any

41D
Indecent
Lewd

42D
People who can’t be trusted
Liars

45D
“I didn’t mean to break that!”
Oops

46D
Hindu spiritual guide
Guru

47D
Either “O” in an oxygen molecule
Atom

48D
Vehicle that’s an alternative to Uber or Lyft
Cab

49D
What a prospector may be searching for
Ore

50D
Martial arts legend Bruce
Lee

51D
Bit of advice
Tip

52D
Night before Christmas, for instance
Eve

53D
Raspberry’s color
Red