6/14/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

6/14/25
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
Ending for “hero” or “skeptic”
ISM

4A
Extra amounts for waiters
TIPS

8A
“Catch you on the flip side!”
BYE

11A
“Straight Outta Compton” group
NWA

12A
Residential ___ (neighborhood with many homes)
AREA

13A
“___ the ramparts we watched …”
OER

14A
Forensic specialist in a Patricia Cornwell book series (Kay Scarpetta)
KAYSCARETTA

17A
“Lock, ___ and Two Smoking Barrels”
STOCK

18A
“___ the custom …” (“That’s the way we usually do it …”)
ASIS

19A
Biblical book named for a Persian queen
ESTHER

23A
Country ruled by Sultan Haitham bin Tariq
OMAN

26A
Sound of a smoothly running engine
HUM

27A
“Pulp Fiction” actress Thurman
UMA

30A
Forensic specialist in Jeff Lindsay’s book series (Dexter Morgan)
DEXTERMORGAN

33A
Rival of FedEx and UPS
DHL

34A
Word for high spirits that reads the same forward and backward
PEP

35A
Eagerly interested
AGOG

36A
“Fast X” star Vin
DIESEL

38A
Japanese alcohol served in small cups
SAKE

41A
“Fixer ___” (former HGTV series)
UPPER

45A
Forensic specialist in a Jeffery Deaver book series (Lincoln Rhyme)
LINCOLNRHYME

49A
Poem of admiration
ODE

50A
Spanish word for “wolf”
LOBO

51A
Body part where you might apply gloss
LIP

52A
“___ Patrol” (cartoon series featuring search and rescue dogs)
PAW

53A
Medical workers, informally
DOCS

54A
South African golf champion Ernie
ELS

1D
Liquids found in a stationery store
INKS

2D
Smack, like a housefly
SWAT

3D
Cinco de ___ (Mexican holiday)
MAYO

4D
Fasteners for “lost pet” notices
TACKS

5D
Traditional ___ (savings plan): Abbr.
IRA

6D
Apiece
PER

7D
Maple syrup’s source
SAP

8D
Sources of some spam emails
BOTS

9D
Cooler brand named for a mythical creature
YETI

10D
Parts of Taylor Swift’s career, for example
ERAS

15D
Nice fragrance
SCENT

16D
Cauliflower ___ (boxer’s problem)
EAR

20D
Cube root of 27
THREE

21D
A Bactrian camel has two of them
HUMPS

22D
Music genre that used to be associated with Hot Topic stores
EMO

23D
A bit strange
ODD

24D
“It’s okay, I guess”
MEH

25D
Rock singer Rose
AXL

27D
Fleecy boot brand
UGG

28D
Chinese leader known for the Great Leap Forward
MAO

29D
“Brokeback Mountain” director ___ Lee
ANG

31D
Prefix for “dermis” or “center”
EPI

32D
Fashion designer ___ Lauren
RALPH

36D
End of the year: Abbr.
DEC

37D
Money in France and Italy
EUROS

38D
Unappetizing food
SLOP

39D
Verdi opera that opened in Cairo in 1871
AIDA

40D
“The Man Who ___ Too Much” (Hitchcock movie)
KNEW

42D
“Gomer ___, U.S.M.C.” (1964–1969 sitcom)
PYLE

43D
“SNL” featured cast member Wakim
EMIL

44D
Units in a CrossFit routine
REPS

46D
Antiquated
OLD

47D
London lavatory
LOO

48D
“The Peacock Network”
NBC