2/9/19
Smartypants Saturday
Are you stuck with the Crosswords With Friends Puzzle Today? Stuck No More. We offer complete solutions as well as “no spoiler” mode to give you that little extra push. Or simply use this cheat sheet to help you get the best and fastest completion time possible.
1A
“Love Don’t ___ a Thing” (Jennifer Lopez hit)
Cost
5A
Current events
News
9A
Hit the ___ (go to bed)
Hay
12A
Actress Lucy of “Pretty Little Liars”
Hale
13A
Tehran is its capital city
Iran
14A
Schweppes ginger ___
Ale
15A
Major elevator manufacturer
Otis
16A
___ Skeeter (Daily Prophet reporter in Harry Potter books)
Rita
17A
Under the strike zone to an umpire
Low
18A
Classic horror author who wrote “The Call of Cthulhu”: 3 wds.
HP Lovecraft
21A
“Today I ___ man” (what a boy says at his bar mitzvah): 2 wds.
Am A
22A
___ WANTED (store window sign)
Help
23A
Let sleeping dogs ___
Lie
26A
CNN’s Cabrera or Navarro
Ana
28A
Points a weapon
Aims
31A
Classic horror author who wrote “The Cask of Amontillado”: 3 wds.
Edgar Allan Poe
35A
___ this moment (starting now): 2 wds.
As Of
36A
___ machine (largely outdated piece of office equipment)
Fax
37A
“That’s nasty!”
Eww
38A
“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” actress Rooney ___
Mara
41A
Coffee alternative that may be served hot or iced
Tea
43A
Classic horror author who wrote “Frankenstein”: 2 wds.
Mary Shelley
47A
Person in a jail cell
Con
48A
French fashion designer Christian ___
Dior
49A
Pocket-sized Apple device
iPod
51A
“American Housewife” actress Wong
Ali
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
52A
___ Mode (Pixar character who makes super-suits)
Edna
53A
Assistant on Capitol Hill
Aide
54A
“Who Wants to ___ Millionaire”: 2 wds.
Be A
55A
Fishing pole part that unspools
Reel
56A
CAT ___ (medical test)
Scan
1D
Comedian Margaret who appeared in “Sharknado 5: Global Swarming”
Cho
2D
Solemn pledge
Oath
3D
Sales ___ (receipt)
Slip
4D
Car company that debuted its first vehicle the Roadster in 2008
Tesla
5D
Band with the albums “Bleach” “Nevermind” and “In Utero”
Nirvana
6D
Lake on the border of the US and Canada
Erie
7D
What a Fitbit resembles
Watch
8D
Type of drum used for a drumroll
Snare
9D
Olympic snowboarding event won by Shaun White in 2018
Half Pipe
10D
“You’re in ___ of trouble!”: 2 wds.
A Lot
11D
Tree with bendable wood
Yew
19D
Actor Dorsey of “Queen Sugar”
Omar
20D
“Dancing With the Stars” dancer Bersten
Alan
23D
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” actress Seydoux
Lea
24D
Cards that contain personal information: Abbr.
IDs
25D
Narcissist’s unhealthy self-centeredness
Ego Mania
27D
Title alien in a 1986-1990 sitcom
Alf
29D
Trim the lawn
Mow
30D
Do some needlework
Sew
32D
“Bearing gifts we traverse ___” (“We Three Kings” lyric)
Afar
33D
Sideways like a quarterback’s pass
Lateral
34D
Skater’s leap
Axel
39D
Actress Winona of “Stranger Things”
Ryder
40D
“You two need to set ___ your differences”
Aside
42D
Spy’s false name while working undercover
Alias
43D
Blemish also called a beauty mark
Mole
44D
Remove the dullness from like a blade
Hone
45D
___ fail (big screwup)
Epic
46D
Two-foot-tall Jedi master
Yoda
47D
Vehicle that might take you from the airport
Cab
50D
Lair for a bear
Den