12/28/19 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/28/19
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
Swiveled around
Spun

5A
Kapow!
Bam

8A
Long thin part of a golf club
Shaft

13A
Workplace protection agency: Abbr.
Osha

14A
This ___ stickup!: 2 wds.
Is A

15A
Second-largest city in Vietnam after Ho Chi Minh City
Hanoi

16A
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz author L. Frank ___
Baum

17A
Clamor
Din

18A
Member of an early Mexican empire
Aztec

19A
88 1988 Barbara Kingsolver novel about a young woman who cares for an abandoned baby: 3 wds.
The Bean Trees

22A
Author Amy or a light color
Tan

23A
Fish some believe has been mistaken for the Loch Ness monster
Eel

24A
Fashion designer Mizrahi
Isaac

27A
Round music recordings: Abbr.
CDs

29A
Body ink for short
Tat

32A
2012 Barbara Kingsolver novel about a colony of butterflies in Tennessee: 2 wds.
Flight Behavior

36A
Grass that comes in rolls
Sod

37A
Uncle Sam’s country: Abbr.
USA

38A
Actor Porter who won an Emmy for Pose
Billy

39A
Singer Marley or Dylan
Bob

41A
Three-ingredient sandwich for short
BLT

42A
1990 Barbara Kingsolver novel set in Arizona that explores Native American themes: 2 wds.
Animal Dreams

48A
Responded to an alarm clock
Awoke

49A
Serious anger
Ire

50A
Woman who’s a-milking in The 12 Days of Christmas
Maid

52A
Japanese noodle dish
Ramen

53A
Lumberjack’s back-and-forth tool
Saw

54A
Just sitting around
Idle

55A
Mike who played Austin Powers
Myers

56D
Channel that airs Conan
TBS

57D
___ Lights (Demi Lovato song)
Neon

1D
___ story (tale of woe)
Sob

2D
College prep exam: Abbr.
PSAT

3D
Casual negative response: Hyph.
Uhuh

4D
Sticky label on a conference attendee’s shirt: 2 wds.
Name Tag

5D
Former vice president Joe
Biden

6D
Continent that borders Europe and Africa
Asia

7D
Rock musician Manfred
Mann

8D
Single unit of stock
Share

9D
Kelly Clarkson’s Behind These ___ Eyes
Hazel

10D
Penny-___ (small-time)
Ante

11D
Opposing sides
Foes

12D
___ Tac (rival of Certs)
Tic

20D
Classical composer who wrote the Brandenburg Concertos
Bach

21D
New Age musician John who once hosted Entertainment Tonight
Tesh

24D
What-___ (uncertainties)
Ifs

25D
___-mo (replay technique)
Slo

26D
Humanitarian offering
Aid

27D
Carol’s Second Act network
CBS

28D
Group that arrests cocaine traffickers: Abbr.
DEA

29D
It ain’t over ___ it’s over
Til

30D
ISP that bought the Huffington Post in 2011
AOL

31D
Just ___ and stop me!
Try

33D
Heaviest instrument in a brass ensemble
Tuba

34D
Qualified
Able

35D
Dietary supplement such as niacin or folic acid
Vitamin

39D
___ bar (hangout for motorcycle clubs)
Biker

40D
Signs of the future
Omens

41D
Prepares as tea or beer
Brews

42D
On vacation
Away

43D
Seaport in Alaska
Nome

44D
Items might get checked off of one
List

45D
Ho-hum
Drab

46D
The devil ___ me do it
Made

47D
Farm tower
Silo

48D
Part of the body where you might get vaccinated
Arm

51D
Where a bear hibernates
Den