2/27/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

2/27/21
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
Unit of measure implied in the farming expression “back forty”
Acre

5A
North Pole toymaker with pointy ears
Elf

8A
___ contested, like a controversial issue
Hotly

13A
“Get a ___!” (complaint to an overly affectionate couple)
Room

14A
Word that typically appears before a married woman’s maiden name
Nee

15A
Messed things up
Erred

16A
What makes up a “spare tire” or “love handles”
Flab

17A
___ Schmo (regular guy)
Joe

18A
Drizzles, perhaps
Rains

19A
“The Girl With the ___,” novel about teen hacker Lisbeth Salander, who has distinctive body art: 2 wds.
Dragon Tattoo

22A
Tricky or wily
Sly

23A
Ending for “national” or “rational”
Ize

24A
Have an intuition about
Sense

27A
“She’s her ___ worst enemy”
Own

29A
Tasseled red hat worn in Turkey
Fez

32A
“The Girl Who ___,” sequel novel about Lisbeth Salander in a dangerous investigation: 3 wds.
Played With Fire

36A
Rock band’s sound blaster
Amp

37A
Kylo ___ (alternate name of Ben Solo, in the “Star Wars” movies)
Ren

38A
Singer Keith who’s married to Nicole Kidman
Urban

39A
Undergarment that usually has a back clasp
Bra

41A
Letters that mean “Stop talking about that!”
TMI

42A
Swedish author whose Millennium trilogy ended with “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest”: 2 wds.
Stieg Larsson

48A
Hooded coat for frigid climates
Parka

49A
Deeply confessional music genre
Emo

50A
Prejudgment that may lead to discrimination
Bias

52A
Require a Band-Aid, maybe
Bleed

53A
___ insoles (Dr. Scholl’s product)
Gel

54A
Muppet with a high voice
Elmo

55A
Disreputable and run-down, like a cheap motel
Seedy

56A
Long-running weekend comedy show on NBC: Abbr.
SNL

57A
Van Morrison’s “Brown ___ Girl”
Eyed

1D
Sound that’s like “woof”
Arf

2D
Like typical winter weather
Cold

3D
Katy Perry hit named for an animal sound
Roar

4D
Where a foreign diplomat may have an office
Embassy

5D
Take delight in
Enjoy

6D
Ponce de ___
Leon

7D
Have two left ___ (be a bad dancer)
Feet

8D
Car rental company whose name is also a unit of computer speed
Hertz

9D
Deliver a grand public speech
Orate

10D
Half of a sextet
Trio

11D
Jay who hosted over 4,500 episodes of “The Tonight Show”
Leno

12D
Football field units of distance: Abbr.
Yds

20D
Fox series that featured Jane Lynch as coach Sue Sylvester
Glee

21D
“___ It Fun” (2014 Paramore hit)
Aint

24D
Establishment offering medicinal baths
Spa

25D
“A Nightmare on ___ Street”
Elm

26D
Short siesta
Nap

27D
“Amount you ___” (phrase on some bills)
Owe

28D
Come in first place
Win

29D
Slight lie that won’t harm anyone
Fib

30D
“It’s the start of a new ___” (“History is changing”)
Era

31D
Type of Buddhism practiced in Japan
Zen

33D
Gender illusionist’s wear
Drag

34D
“Sings” without words
Hums

35D
Brand of flying disc
Frisbee

39D
Pedaled a Schwinn or Trek, say
Biked

40D
“___ Player Two” (Ernest Cline sequel of 2020)
Ready

41D
Fairy tale foe, or a troublemaker on Twitter
Troll

42D
FOR ___ (sign in front of a house that’s on the market)
Sale

43D
Tall plant in a forest
Tree

44D
An insect typically has six of them
Legs

45D
Prayer-concluding word
Amen

46D
Skin type that’s not “dry” or “combination”
Oily

47D
Lizzo’s real one is Melissa
Name

48D
Viewer-supported network that airs “Nova” and “Nature”
PBS

51D
Ground cover laid down by a landscaper
Sod