9/16/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/16/23
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1A
____ water (what comes out of a kitchen faucet)
Tap

4A
In the style of: 2 wds.
Ala

7A
Got taller
Grew

11A
Aladdin primate
Abu

12A
Speak unclearly
Slur

13A
Roam around
Rove

14A
Actor Perlman of Peacock’s Poker Face
Ron

15A
Otherwise
Else

16A
Bowled over
Awed

17A
Choreographer who created the jukebox musical Movin Out: 2 wds.
Twyla Tharp

20A
Black-_____ (sitcom that wrapped up in 2022)
Ish

21A
Chicago airport
Ohare

25A
Pick up the ____ (speed up)
Pace

28A
Fuzzy creature in Return of the Jedi
Ewok

31A
Big ____ (OutKast rapper)
Boi

32A
American pioneer of modern dance: 2 wds.
Isadora Duncan

35A
Stanley Cup group: Abbr.
NHL

36A
Currency in Cuba and Chile
Peso

37A
Important numbers for sports gamblers
Odds

38A
Patty’s twin sister on The Simpsons
Selma

40A
After-tax amount
Net

42A
Founder of the American Dance Theater: 2 wds.
Alvin Ailey

48A
Egg-shaped
Oval

51A
Cool Italian treats
Ices

52A
I don’t know if it’s a blessing ___ curse: 2 wds.
Or A

53A
Retired NBA star Dwyane who’s married to Garielle Union
Wade

54A
Cal ____ (school whose teams are the Mustangs, for short)
Poly

55A
Fluid for removing squeaks
Oil

56A
Burning the candle at both ___
Ends

57A
Weekend Update show: Abbr.
SNL

58A
Vanessa Lachey, ____ Minnillo
Nee

1D
Miniature fruit pie
Tart

2D
Take ____ (2008 Rihanna song): 2 wds.
A Bow

3D
Like the runt of a litter
Puny

4D
In complete possession of one’s faculties: 2 wds.
All There

5D
Filled with foliage
Lush

6D
Neighborhood
Area

7D
Chart with bar and line varieties
Graph

8D
Numbered section of a spreadsheet
Row

9D
Adam’s partner in the Bible
Eve

10D
Get married
Wed

12D
Homophone of seize and sees
Seas

18D
Fudged the facts
Lied

19D
Brand of smart TV
Roku

22D
Beginning of The Alphabet Song
ABCD

23D
The Long and Winding ____ (Beatles hit)
Road

24D
One, in Germany
Eins

25D
Victories for wreslers
Pins

26D
Arthur ___ Stadium (US Open tennis location)
Ashe

27D
___ Me by Your Name (2017 movie)
Call

29D
Used to be
Was

30D
Rosie who formerly cohosted The View
Odonnell

33D
Whitish gem such as the 17,000-carat Olympic Australis
Opal

34D
Me? Never!: 2 wds.
Not I

39D
Peacocks and roosters, for example
Males

41D
Simple
Easy

43D
Big shots: Abbr.
Vips

44D
Small image on a phone screen
Icon

45D
Crazy water bird of Minnesota
Loon

46D
___ Canal (manmade waterway in New York)
Erie

47D
University where Lupita Nyong’o earned an MFA in acting
Yale

48D
Have credit card debt
Owe

49D
Movers’ vehicle
Van

50D
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