9/4/19 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/4/19
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Bug whose name sounds like a relative
Ant

4A
Fuel that has an octane rating
Gas

7A
Groups of items in an auction
Lots

11A
Kind of tree in “The Twelve Days of Christmas”
Pear

13A
Piece of concert equipment
Amp

14A
Write-up about a recently deceased person, for short
Obie

15A
Second-largest state in size
Texas

17A
Michele with the albums “Louder” and “Places”
Lea

18A
“My bad!”
Oops

19A
“Diagnosis: Murder” star who played a murderous photographer on “Columbo”: 3 wds.
Dick Vandyke

22A
Hole in a needle
Eye

23A
Angsty music genre
Emo

24A
“Chopsticks ___ fork?” (waiter’s question in a Chinese restaurant): 2 wds.
Or A

27A
Symbol for Aries
Ram

30A
New York governor Andrew, or former New York governor Mario
Cuomo

34A
“Star Trek” star who played a murderous actor on “Columbo”: 2 wds.
William Shatner

38A
“Duly ___” (“Got it”)
Noted

39A
It determines whether you’re allowed to see certain movies
Age

40A
Lose firmness in the center
Sag

41A
___ Aviv, Israel
Tel

43A
___-carb diet
Low

46A
“Green Acres” star who played a murderous general on “Columbo”: 2 wds.
Eddie Albert

51A
___ list (series of tasks): Hyph.
Todo

53A
Actor Kilmer
Val

54A
Figure of speech
Idiom

56A
“That’s ___ one on me!”: 2 wds.
A New

57A
“This ___ rip-off!”: 2 wds.
Is A

58A
Achy
Sore

59A
“Mystic River” star Sean
Penn

60A
Room where a family might play board games together
Den

61A
___ Talks (“Ideas Worth Spreading” lecture series)
Ted

1D
Quite appropriate
Apt

2D
Require
Need

3D
Tony Danza’s first TV show
Taxi

4D
Met ___ (ultra-fancy annual party in New York)
Gala

5D
Last word spoken when saying grace
Amen

6D
“Lights Out With David ___” (late-night show on Comedy Central)
Spade

7D
“You’re about to hit something!”: 2 wds.
Lookout

8D
Black woodwind instrument
Oboe

9D
“This is just the ___ of the iceberg”
Tip

10D
Urban thoroughfares: Abbr.
Sts

12D
“RuPaul’s Drag ___”
Race

16D
You see it overhead when you’re outside
Sky

20D
Aloe ___
Vera

21D
Village People song with accompanying arm motions
YMCA

24D
Possess
Own

25D
Los del ___ (duo that sang “Macarena”)
Rio

26D
Key next to the space bar on a PC
Alt

28D
Group for healers: Abbr.
AMA

29D
Chinese food additive: Abbr.
MSG

31D
Slip-___ (shoes without laces or buckles)
Ons

32D
“Just give ___ minute …”: 2 wds.
Me A

33D
End of a charity’s Web address, often
Org

35D
“Rapunzel, Rapunzel, ___ your hair!”: 2 wds.
Let Down

36D
Checked the credentials of
Ided

37D
“___ or High Water” (2016 movie)
Hell

42D
Extremely angry
Livid

44D
___-Wan Kenobi
Obit

45D
Marries
Weds

46D
Perfect place, in the Bible
Eden

47D
State of relaxation
Ease

48D
“The Kominsky Method” actor Arkin
Alan

49D
Hoot and a half
Riot

50D
Shredded
Tore

51D
Faucet
Tap

52D
“The loneliest number,” according to a song
One

55D
Pre-___ (future doctor’s academic track)
Med