9/8/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/8/23
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1A
Maternity ___ (hospital area)
Ward

5A
Barney Miller actor Vigoda
Abe

8A
Pass, as a football
Throw

13A
That makes things much clearer: 2 wds.
I See

14A
Chicken ___ (childhood ailment)
Pox

15A
Scavenger animal of Africa
Hyena

16A
Tells whoppers
Lies

17A
December 31 observance: Abbr.
Nye

18A
Roof overhangs
Eaves

19A
Dallas Cowboys quarterback who won the 2022 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award: 2 wds.
Dakpre Scott

22A
Battery size for a mini flashlight
AAA

23A
Like movies suitable for the whole family: 2 wds.
Rated G

27A
Badly injure
Maim

29A
___ em! (command to an attack dog)
Sic

31A
It’s right under a mustache
Lip

32A
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback who won the 2022 NFL Most Valuable Player award: 2 wds.
Patrick Mahomes

36A
Moody music genre
Emo

37A
Up on the newest trends
Hip

38A
Topple from power
Oust

39A
Country that’s home to British Columbia
Canada

42A
___-pop (Lana Del Rey’s genre)
Alt

43A
New York Giants coach who won the 2022 NFL Coach of the Year award: 2 wds.
Brian Daboll

49A
Fake duck used by hunters
Decoy

52A
Showed the way
Led

53A
Big-box retailer that sells build-it-yourself furniture
Ikea

54A
Plant used to make tequila
Agave

55A
Large, flightless bird
Emu

56A
Gosh darn it
Drat

57A
Machine ridden by a landscaper
Mower

58A
Speeding ticket issuer
Cop

59A
Of sound mind
Sane

1D
Like animals in the forest
Wild

2D
Continent with Pakistan and the Philippines
Asia

3D
Put out a stench
Reek

4D
Woe is me! feeling
Despair

5D
Sleep ____ (affliction that affects quality of sleep)
Apnea

6D
Young fellows
Boys

7D
Company VIP, for short
Exec

8D
Greek letter that rhymes with beta
Theta

9D
___ Regency (fancy hotel chain)
Hyatt

10D
Title for Jesse Jackson: Abbr.
Rev

11D
Bill with Washington’s face
One

12D
___ it something I said?
Was

20D
Malek of No Time to Die
Rami

21D
Black-and-white ocean predator
Orca

24D
Stately trees in the National Mall
Elms

25D
Weight-loss program
Diet

26D
Dashboard-mounted navigation device: Abbr.
GPS

27D
Fairy tale bear whose porridge was too cold
Mama

28D
Lots and lots: 2 wds.
A Ton

29D
Go down a black diamond run
Ski

30D
Little troublemaker
Imp

32D
Chest muscle, for short
Pec

33D
Milky spiced tea
Chai

34D
Hi! in Honduras
Hola

35D
Offers more than, on eBay
Outbids

40D
___ and beyond
Above

41D
Appliance that has a lint trap
Dryer

42D
Make sense, as an explanation: 2 wds.
Add Up

44D
Guinness who played Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original Star Wars trilogy
Alec

45D
Captain in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Nemo

46D
Pod used in Cajun cooking
Okra

47D
Almost fat-free
Lean

48D
Behind schedule
Late

49D
Beaver’s construction
Dam

50D
Pride in oneself
Ego

51D
Sound from a bird scared off by a scarecrow
Caw