3/5/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

3/5/22
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
DEA undercover agent
Narc

5A
Cape ___ (Massachusetts resort town)
Cod

8A
Fondue holder
Pot

11A
Gemstone that reflects rainbow colors
Opal

12A
Rent-to-___
Own

13A
“Do ___ say!” (“Don’t disobey me!”): 2 wds.
As I

14A
Free trial version of a video game
Demo

15A
___ DuBois, lead female character in the Tennessee Williams play “A Streetcar Named Desire”
Blanche

17A
Black widow’s trap
Web

19A
Just ___ (slightly): 2 wds.
A Tad

20A
Give money to, as a Kickstarter project
Fund

22A
Alternative to magic mushrooms: Abbr.
LSD

24A
“Driving Miss Daisy” actress who played 15-Across in the original 1940s stage production of “A Streetcar Named Desire”: 2 wds.
Jessica Tandy

29A
“___ your decision”
Its

30A
In ___ respects (sort of)
Some

31A
“A Wrinkle in Time” director DuVernay
Ava

32A
“The Godfather” actor who played 41-Across in the original 1940s stage production of “A Streetcar Named Desire”: 2 wds.
Marlon Brando

35A
Carry-___ (small pieces of luggage)
Ons

36A
Actress Mireille of “World War Z”
Enos

37A
___ Minor (where Turkey is located)
Asia

40A
Pole for an angler
Rod

41A
___ Kowalski, lead male character in “A Streetcar Named Desire”
Stanley

44A
Strongly positive review
Rave

48A
Droning sound from an electric razor
Hum

49A
“___ never been so happy in my whole life!”
Ive

50A
Burnett of CNN
Erin

51A
Actors Harris and Helms
Eds

52A
___ Moines (city in Iowa)
Des

53A
Pesky plant
Weed

1D
Head motion meaning “yes”
Nod

2D
Chimpanzee, for example
Ape

3D
Pickup truck that used to carry the Dodge name
Ram

4D
Circus entertainers with red noses
Clowns

5D
___ salad (dish with bacon and chopped eggs)
Cobb

6D
Duolingo’s bird mascot
Owl

7D
Evidence in a paternity suit: Abbr.
DNA

8D
Formal treaty
Pact

9D
Group monitoring workplace standards: Abbr.
Osha

10D
Like scores that need to be “broken”
Tied

16D
Slang term for “nothing” taken from Spanish
Nada

18D
Light bulb inventor Thomas
Edison

20D
Crumbly cheese in Greek recipes
Feta

21D
“Back in the ___” (Beatles song)
USSR

22D
Young farm animal with wool
Lamb

23D
Two-channel audio system
Stereo

24D
Comedian Gaffigan
Jim

25D
Pros and ___
Cons

26D
Prefix for “bot” and “technology”
Nano

27D
Items mailed out to Netflix’s non-streaming subscribers: Abbr.
DVDs

28D
___ Ming (7’6″ basketball legend)
Yao

33D
Student’s financial aid option
Loan

34D
Second son of Queen Elizabeth
Andrew

37D
Arthur ___ Stadium (US Open venue)
Ashe

38D
Bump on a snow tire
Stud

39D
Pet food brand with a paw-print logo
Iams

40D
Dark-colored breads
Ryes

42D
Top of a jack-in-the-box
Lid

43D
All Saints’ ___ (October 31)
Eve

45D
“My lips ___ sealed”
Are

46D
Compete
Vie

47D
Caboose’s location on a train
End