9/4/24 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/4/24
Wayback Wednesday

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1A
Not fully closed, like a door
Ajar

5A
1980s slang meaning Awesome!
Rad

8A
Program on a smartphone
App

11A
Supporting ___ (gig for a character actor)
Role

12A
Manning who played his entire NFL career with the Giants
Eli

13A
That’s a fact!
TRUE

14A
Material used to make the outside of Muppets
Felt

15A
1979 Donna Summer hit with the refrain Toot Toot, hey, hey, beep beep: 2 wds.
Bad Girls

17A
Ill tidings
Woe

19A
That’s the ___ of my problems
Least

20A
1977 Donna Summer hit with the refrain it’s so good: 3 wds.
I Feel Love

25A
Desired response to the question Will you marry me?
Yes

26A
Full of ennui
Bored

27A
Marshmallow treat shaped like a chick
Peep

29A
The M in MVP
Most

30A
Encountered
Met

31A
Life ___ always fair
Isnt

35A
___ the bottle (naughty party game)
Spin

37A
Dessert similar to soft serve, for short
Froyo

38A
Knives Out costar ___ de Armas
Ana

41A
1978 hit in which Donna Summer sings, I need you by me, beside me to guide me: 2 wds.
Last Dance

43A
Creme de ___ (chocolate liquer)
Cacao

45A
Large vase
Urn

46A
1979 hit in which Donna Summer sings, Don’t want another night on my own: 2 wds.
Hot Stuff

49A
Don’t bite the ___ that feeds you
Hand

53A
Flightless Australian birds
Emus

54A
Plopped down on a sofa
Sat

55A
Chips ____! (brand of cookies)
Ahoy

56A
Guacamole or hummus, for example
Dip

57A
Podcast interruptions
Ads

58A
It’s not the ___ thing at all (My case is different)
Same

1D
Sound similar to woof
Arf

2D
Singer Cocker
Joe

3D
Let it ___ hang out
All

4D
Shares a post on X
Retweets

5D
___ Without a Cause (James Dean movie)
Rebel

6D
Chicken ___ king: 2 wds.
Ala

7D
Accomplished
Did

8D
Wide assortment
Array

9D
Heartbeat’s indicator
Pulse

10D
Termites and locusts, for example
Pests

13D
Score that couldn’t be any closer
Tie

16D
Fox series on which Lea Michele played Rachel Berry
Glee

18D
Out-of-date
Old

20D
Tech company that has been granted over 35,0000 patents
IBM

21D
Egg ___ yung
Foo

22D
Urgent care centers: Abbr.
Ers

23D
Performs before the main act
Opens

24D
Doctor at an animal hospital, for short
Vet

28D
Sharp-toothed fishes in the Amazon
Piranhas

30D
Soccer legend Hamm
Mia

32D
____ of a Preacher Man (Dusty Springfield hit)
Son

33D
Metropolis where West Side Story is set: Abbr.
Nyc

34D
Front end of a boot
Toe

36D
Scheme
Plot

37D
Initials of the president seen on the dime
FDR

38D
Experienced pain
Ached

39D
Supermodel Campbell
Naomi

40D
Misbehave: 2 wds.
Act Up

42D
Clumps of hair or grass
Tufts

44D
Donkey
Ass

47D
Country that has Guam as a territory: Abbr.
USA

48D
Activity that’s popular for a short time
Fad

50D
Now I see!
Aha

51D
___ de plume (author’s pen name)
Nom

52D
One way to change color
Dye