12/11/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/11/21
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
Official documents proving who you are: Abbr.
Ids

4A
Sound of Santa’s laughter: 2 wds.
Hoho

8A
“Don’t leave!”
Stay

12A
1980s gymnast Mary ___ Retton
Lou

13A
On a grand scale, in filmmaking
Epic

14A
___ bear (parent who fiercely protects her kids)
Mama

15A
Garland worn in Polynesia
Lei

16A
Simple watercraft
Raft

17A
Plow-pulling animals
Oxen

18A
Top 10 longest-running Broadway musical in which Timon and Pumbaa sing “Hakuna Matata”: 3 wds.
The Lion King

21A
Black-and-white whale
Orca

23A
Young lad
Boy

24A
Store founder who famously partnered with Roebuck
Sears

26A
Bottom edge of a trouser cuff
Hem

27A
Sports organization for Jordan Spieth: Abbr.
PGA

30A
Top 10 longest-running Broadway musical in which Fantine sings “I Dreamed a Dream”: 2 wds.
Les Miserables

33A
Poem of lofty praise
Ode

34A
Bridegroom’s formalwear, for short
Tux

35A
Guzzled down
Drank

36A
Boxer’s quick, poking punch
Jab

37A
Numbered sections of a play
Acts

38A
Top 10 longest-running Broadway musical in which a cast of aspiring dancers sings “One”: 3 wds.
A Chorus Line

44A
Prepare a hot meal
Cook

45A
“There’s ___ for improvement”
Room

46A
The “M” in Will Smith’s “MIB” film franchise
Men

49A
Just sitting around
Idle

50A
Flashing dot on a radar screen
Blip

51A
Get on in years
Age

52A
Gentle creature in a forest
Deer

53A
Mumford & ___ (“I Will Wait” band)
Sons

54A
Pull behind, as a hitched camping trailer
Tow

1D
“Well, ___ be darned!”
Ill

2D
Female 52-Across
Doe

3D
You pack it with clothes
Suitcase

4D
“Now see ___!”
Here

5D
Gem with a milky shimmer
Opal

6D
Old-fashioned record player: Hyph.
Hifi

7D
When Indigenous Peoples’ Day is
October

8D
Like the air in cigar bars
Smoky

9D
Cab
Taxi

10D
Word that might interrupt a preacher’s sermon
Amen

11D
Cristina ___ (Sandra Oh’s “Grey’s Anatomy” character)
Yang

19D
“No ___, no foul”
Harm

20D
What Frances McDormand’s character Fern was, in the most recent Oscar winner for Best Picture
Nomad

21D
Norway’s capital city
Oslo

22D
___ Richards, aka Mister Fantastic of the Fantastic Four
Reed

25D
Stringed instrument heard in Bollywood soundtracks
Sitar

26D
Evil spell cast by a witch
Hex

27D
Rectangular piece of cloth or vinyl under a diner’s table setting: 2 wds.
Place Mat

28D
Refined fellow
Gent

29D
Puts forth a question
Asks

31D
Residential areas near a major city
Suburbs

32D
Raisin Nut ___ (brand of cereal)
Bran

36D
Extra card that may be “wild” in poker
Joker

38D
___ rain (environmentally hazardous weather)
Acid

39D
Zip ___ (part of an address)
Code

40D
Center of a bagel or doughnut
Hole

41D
Han who pilots the Millennium Falcon
Solo

42D
Choice cut of pork or beef
Loin

43D
Little devils
Imps

47D
Vain sense of self-importance
Ego

48D
“Happy ___ Year!”
New