9/21/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/21/24
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1A
Rug ____ (very young child)
Rat

4A
Mountain of central Europe
Alp

7A
Gumbo, for example
Stew

11A
Mahershala who was the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar
Ali

12A
Amanda Gorman creation, say
Poem

14A
For ____ jolly good fellow …: 2 wds.
Hes A

15A
2013-2021 sitcom that starred Anna Faris
Mom

16A
Poker player’s buy-in
Ante

17A
Sadly…
Alas

18A
Journalism professor who invented the public polling system named after him: 2 wds.
George Gallup

21A
That’s a ___ to unpack
Lot

22A
Overwhelming wonder
Awe

23A
Commander in chief, in slang
Prez

25A
Neighborhood in lower Manhattan
Soho

27A
Male name that’s a homophone of 7-Across
Stu

30A
Physical trainer who invented the fitness method named after him: 2 wds.
Joseph Pilates

33A
Letters that mean Help us!
Sos

34A
Wandering aimlessly
Lost

35A
Tom Hardy’s role in The Dark Knight Rises
Bane

36A
Really regret
Rue

37A
Blazing Saddles director Brooks
Mel

38A
Blind educator who invented the touch system of reading and writing named after him: 2 wds.
Louis Braille

44A
Semicircular shapes
Arcs

45A
Clumsy galoots
Oafs

46A
Pledge made at the altar: 2 wds.
I Do

48A
Infraction that an umpire might call on a pitcher
Balk

49A
December 25 holiday, for short
Xmas

50A
Peculiar
Odd

51A
Vanquish, as a dragon
Slay

52A
Meddle
Pry

53A
December 31 holiday: Abbr.
Nye

1D
Male animal in the zodiac
Ram

2D
Sleeping like ___: 2 wds.
A Log

3D
Unaffected by passing decades
Timeless

4D
Take ___ (disassemble)
Apart

5D
To make a ___ story short ….
Long

6D
Secretary of Transportation Buttigieg
Pete

7D
Rock that’s a source of petroleum
Shale

8D
Ask me no questions, I’ll ___ you no lies
Tell

9D
One of Isaac’s sons, in the Bible
Esau

10D
Superhero who’s a colleague of Ant-Man
Wasp

13D
Multiweek chart-topper on Billboard, say
Mega Hit

19D
Seep very slowly
Ooze

20D
Missing from boot camp: Abbr.
Awol

23D
Comfy nightwear, for short
PJs

24D
Kanga’s kid, in Winnie-the-Pooh tales
Roo

25D
Container holding newly purchased sneakers
Shoebox

26D
Photo ____ (publicity sessions)
Ops

27D
Male horse on a stud farm
Stallion

28D
Five doubled
Ten

29D
___ your head!
Use

31D
It transforms A into an even better grade
Plus

32D
Second child of Adam and Eve
Abel

36D
___ Business (Tom Cruise movie)
Risky

37D
Work It rapper ____ Elliott
Missy

38D
Places for experimentation
Labs

39D
Spoken out loud
Oral

40D
Campus near Hollywood: Abbr.
UCLA

41D
Wheelchair access
Ramp

42D
Worship from ____ (adore at a distance)
Afar

43D
Small vortex of water)
Eddy

47D
Verse writtin in someone’s honor
Ode