4/30/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

4/30/22
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
Actor Omar of “House” and “Resurrection”
Epps

5A
Emeralds, diamonds, and rubies
Gems

9A
Short-lived trends
Fads

13A
Take a peek
Look

14A
Road ___ (driver’s anger)
Rage

15A
It pops into your brain
Idea

16A
Jazz trumpeter and singer born in New Orleans: 2 wds.
Louis Armstrong

19A
Sculpture and drawings, for example
Art

20A
Multiyear savings accounts: Abbr.
Cds

21A
Bottom-line amount for an addition problem
Sums

22A
“Nothing ___ changed”
Has

23A
Early-evening TV news hour
Six

24A
Calculate a total
Add

27A
Resin containing dinosaur DNA in “Jurassic Park”
Amber

30A
Ghost with teeth, in the Mario games
Boo

31A
Site
Area

32A
Pop and jazz singer born in New Orleans: 3 wds., abbr.
Harry Connick Jr

35A
Great Lake bordering Pennsylvania
Erie

36A
Manta ___ (type of fish)
Ray

37A
Scottish singer Boyle
Susan

38A
Encountered
Met

39A
Song or movie that does very well
Hit

40A
Pet that purrs
Cat

41A
Punter O’Donnell of the Packers
Pat

42A
“Take On Me” band: Hyph.
Aha

43A
Tick off
Irk

46A
Gospel great born in New Orleans: 2 wds.
Mahalia Jackson

51A
“Olly olly ___ free!” (phrase in children’s games)
Oxen

52A
Expert tax return preparers: Abbr.
CPAs

53A
Tickle Me ___ (toy that debuted in 1996)
Elmo

54A
“What ___ we talking about?”
Were

55D
Fully confident
Sure

56D
___ as a pin
Neat

1D
“Yellowjackets” actress Purnell
Ella

2D
Very far from wealthy
Poor

3D
Sulk
Mope

4D
Glide down snow
Ski

5D
Alumni, for short
Grads

6D
“I’m all ___!” (“Tell me more!”)
Ears

7D
___ Grand (Las Vegas hotel)
MGM

8D
Working period for Congress
Session

9D
Opposite of soft, in terms of mattresses
Firm

10D
Word meaning “commotion” that’s in the title of a Shakespeare comedy
Ado

11D
Lair for lions
Den

12D
Become droopy
Sag

17D
Fright-causing
Scary

18D
“Penguin suit,” for short
Tux

22D
“Happy Days Are ___ Again”
Here

23D
PlayStation maker
Sony

24D
Ships like Noah’s
Arks

25D
___ vu (“done that before” feeling)
Deja

26D
Mend, as a sock
Darn

27D
Throat-clearing sound
Ahem

28D
Female horse
Mare

29D
Londoner or Liverpudlian, for short
Brit

30D
“We’re all in the same ___”
Boat

31D
___ above the rest (superior): 2 wds.
A Cut

33D
Writers who review films
Critics

34D
Designer Mizrahi
Isaac

39D
Actor Holbrook
Hal

40D
High-speed pursuit
Chase

41D
Window ___ check (boxy pattern for fabric)
Pane

42D
Partially open, as a door
Ajar

43D
Dot on a map of the ocean
Isle

44D
Italy’s capital, in Italian
Roma

45D
Tie the ___ (get married)
Knot

46D
Trim the lawn
Mow

47D
Sharp tool used by a firefighter
Axe

48D
“On ___ Majesty’s Secret Service” (James Bond movie)
Her

49D
Kwik-E-Mart employee on “The Simpsons”
Apu

50D
“Godzilla: King of the Monsters” actor Watanabe
Ken