9/2/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/2/23
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1A
Opposite of On
Off

4A
NCIS network
CBS

7A
Struggle for breath
Gasp

11A
Last word of the Pledge of Allegiance
All

12A
Chicken ___ king: 2 wds.
Ala

13A
Chip topped with melted cheese
Nacho

14A
___ v. Wade
Roe

15A
The ___ Bang Theory
Big

16A
Message that might be read in Outlook
Email

17A
French Post-Impressionist artist who painted Tahitian Women on the Beach: 2 wds.
Paul Gauguin

20A
Honey-making insect
Bee

21A
Wrestlers’ surface
Mat

22A
____ of Tomorrow (2014 Tom Cruise sci-fi film)
Edge

25A
Appropriate
Apt

26A
Two-time Oscar winner Mahershala
Ali

29A
French Post-Impressionist artist who painted A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte: 2 wds.
George Sseurat

33A
Nat ___ Wild (Extraordinary Birder Channel)
Geo

34A
Follow-___ (continuation)
Ups

35A
Fur babies
Pets

36A
Nintendo console that had a popular sports bundle
Wii

37A
Give it ___ (try): 2 wds.
Ago

39A
French Post-Impressionist artist who painted The Bathers: 2 wds.
Paul Cezanne

44A
Where a judge rules
Court

45A
Mother, to the British
Mum

46A
Where the triceps is
Arm

48A
What a young child might call a pony
Horsy

49A
Wrath
Ire

50A
Fatal Affair actress Long
Nia

51A
___ first you don’t succeed, try, try again: 2 wds.
If At

52A
___ Lasso (series with five stars nominated for 2023 Emmys)
Ted

53A
Hole in one
Ace

1D
Rowboat’s propeller
Oar

2D
Belly ___ (painful dive)
Flop

3D
Bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Flea

4D
___ cars (San Francisco transportation)
Cable

5D
Mary J. ____ (R&B singer)
Blige

6D
Very long story
Saga

7D
Run the ___ (go from A to Z)
Gamut

8D
Antioxidant berry from South America
Acai

9D
Part of the lower leg
Shin

10D
Professional office-seeker, for short
Pol

13D
Cancel out
Negate

18D
Lyft’s rideshare competitor
Uber

19D
Officials who call balls and strikes, for short
Umps

22D
Food that could be soft-boiled
Egg

23D
Dennis’s twin sister on It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Dee

24D
Gloppy stuff
Goo

25D
Jawbone of an ____ (Samson’s weapon, in the Bible)
Ass

26D
___ You Lonesome Tonight? (Elvis song)
Are

27D
Back muscle worked in pull-downs
Lat

28D
Possessive adjective that’s often misspelled with an apostrophe
Its

30D
Unwanted verdict for a criminal defendant
Guilty

31D
___ fail (massive blunder)
Epic

32D
Stratford-____-Avon (Shakespeare’s home)
Upon

36D
Word that can follow brat and liver in meat names
Wurst

37D
Sky-blue
Azure

38D
___ the system (manipulated the rules to one’s advantage)
Gamed

39D
Sound of a magical disappearance
Poof

40D
New Age glow
Aura

41D
Send out, as good vibes
Emit

42D
Grampa’s wife
Nana

43D
Will & Grace star McCormack
Eric

44D
Tai ___ (meditative martial art)
Chi

47D
Girl’s name that sounds like a month of the year
Mae