5/23/20 Answer Crosswords With Friends

5/23/20
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
Slowly enjoy a cup of tea
Sip

4A
Thaw
Melt

8A
Pet ___ Boys (British music duo)
Shop

12A
Bestie
Pal

13A
3.7 million square miles for China
Area

14A
University where three US presidents earned undergraduate degrees
Yale

15A
Give it ___ (make an attempt): 2 wds.
Ago

16A
He led a slave rebellion in 1831 and his story was told in a 2016 film: 2 wds.
Nat Turner

18A
Signals yes
Nods

20A
The Simpsons character whose catchphrase is Thank you come again
Apu

21A
Chris Evans’s Avengers character for short
Cap

24A
Sends junk email to
Spams

28A
Show that featured J.R. Ewing
Dallas

31A
South American city where the statue of Christ the Redeemer is for short
Rio

32A
She was a conductor on the Underground Railroad and her story was told in a 2019 film: 2 wds.
Harriet Tubman

36A
___ Thurman (2015 Fall Out Boy song)
Uma

37A
Causes to laugh
Amuses

38A
___ King: Murder Mayhem and Madness (2020 Netflix documentary miniseries)
Tiger

41A
Prohibition
Ban

42A
Dry ___ (wood problem)
Rot

44A
What a spiderweb is for a fly
Trap

48A
He led an abolitionist raid on Harpers Ferry and his story is told in an upcoming 2020 Showtime miniseries: 2 wds.
John Brown

54A
___ be the judge of that!
Ill

55A
Homophone of use
Ewes

56A
State whose license plates say Birthplace of Aviation
Ohio

57A
Sound from a dove
Coo

58A
Blemish on a car’s bumper
Dent

59A
Polka ___ (circular pattern)
Dots

60A
___ Nineteen (Steely Dan hit)
Hey

1D
Have a short attention ___
Span

2D
Villainous Disney parrot
Iago

3D
Lumber along
Plod

4D
The ___ in the High Castle (former Amazon series)
Man

5D
Potential amendment that Virginia ratified this year: Abbr.
Era

6D
Permit
Let

7D
Ciao!: Hyph.
Tata

8D
Stuff poured on waffles
Syrup

9D
___ Solo (Star Wars hero)
Han

10D
Cry to a toreador
Ole

11D
For each
Per

17D
FedEx and DHL rival
Ups

19D
Villainous Disney lion
Scar

22D
Actor Mahershala
Ali

23D
Not guilty for one
Plea

25D
Upper limbs
Arms

26D
Rosemary’s Baby star Farrow
Mia

27D
Male offspring
Son

28D
___ queen (performer such as RuPaul)
Drag

29D
Handy device that often has a fast cash option: Abbr.
ATM

30D
Part of a ticket that’s handed back
Stub

32D
Simple house
Hut

33D
___ dreaming?: 2 wds.
Am I

34D
___ for Africa (We Are the World group)
USA

35D
Like your knees when you’re squatting
Bent

39D
Iowa senator Joni
Ernst

40D
Director Reiner
Rob

43D
___ the boards (old-timey way of saying acted onstage)
Trod

45D
Wealthy
Rich

46D
Balm ingredient
Aloe

47D
Sneaky maneuver
Ploy

48D
President Bartlet’s nickname on The West Wing
Jed

49D
Jinx! You ___ me a Coke!
Owe

50D
French ___ (The Twelve Days of Christmas bird)
Hen

51D
Cry that’s similar to Aha!
Oho

52D
Brevity is the soul of ___
Wit

53D
Negative responses
Nos