7/19/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

7/19/25
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
Plays a part on a stage
ACTS

5A
Natural ingredient in some after-sun products
ALOE

9A
Prefix with “system” or “logical”
ECO

12A
Naked
BARE

13A
Drug-busting agent
NARC

14A
www.google.___
COM

15A
2013 and 2024 Hugo Award winner for Best Graphic Story or Comic for “Saga”: 3 wds.
BRIAN K VAUGHAN

18A
Mountain in central Europe
ALP

19A
___ carte menu: 2 wds.
ALA

20A
Garlic-flavored mayonnaise
AIOLI

21A
“Bon voyage!”
BYE

22A
Commercials
ADS

23A
Lighten, as a heavy burden
EASE

26A
“Just a Song Before ___” (Crosby, Stills & Nash hit): 2 wds.
IGO

27A
Baseball official, for short
UMP

30A
2020 Hugo Award winner for “LaGuardia”: 2 wds.
NNEDIOKORAFOR

34A
Liquor such as Seagram’s or Hendrick’s
GIN

35A
Signal for an actor
CUE

36A
Electronica musician whose real name is Richard Melville Hall
MOBY

37A
Garland given to guests on “Fantasy Island”
LEI

38A
Touch lightly on the shoulder
TAP

40A
Profanity-blocking sound on TV
BLEEP

43A
The third 30-day month: Abbr.
SEP

44A
Barking sound
ARF

47A
2014 Hugo Award winner for “Time” (xkcd): 2 wds.
RANDALL MUNROE

50A
“I’ll take that as ___”: 2 wds.
ANO

51A
House for hens
COOP

52A
Lecherous look
OGLE

53A
___ Moines Metro Opera
DES

54A
Japanese city known for its beef
KOBE

55A
“Joyeux ___” (“Merry Christmas,” in Paris)
NOEL

1D
Pop quartet who sang “Waterloo”
ABBA

2D
Investigative journalist Bernstein
CARL

3D
___ the light fantastic (go dancing)
TRIP

4D
Salty body of water
SEA

5D
Joint that might be sprained
ANKLE

6D
Chocolate ___ cake (dessert with a molten core)
LAVA

7D
British pop singer Rita
ORA

8D
South American country whose capital is Quito
ECUADOR

9D
Sound rebound
ECHO

10D
“Present” left by Santa for naughty children
COAL

11D
Prefix meaning “all”
OMNI

16D
Formal vote of opposition
NAY

17D
US soldiers: Abbr.
GIS

21D
Where to hit the hay
BED

22D
A long, long time ___
AGO

23D
Language that Shakespeare wrote in: Abbr.
ENG

24D
Singer/songwriter DiFranco
ANI

25D
Politician John Thune, for one: Abbr.
SEN

26D
First name of Tina Turner’s first husband
IKE

27D
Alien’s saucer: Abbr.
UFO

28D
Flash ___ (group that assembles for a surprise performance)
MOB

29D
Meddle
PRY

31D
Item in a freezer that reduces swelling: 2 wds.
ICE PACK

32D
Agreement from Pierre or Fifi
OUI

33D
Electrical unit, or part of a band’s setup
AMP

37D
Spearheaded
LED

38D
Home to Arizona State University
TEMPE

39D
“The Simpsons” character who serves Squishees
APU

40D
Actor Dourif or Pitt
BRAD

41D
“The Producers” star Nathan
LANE

42D
“Gangster Squad” actress Mireille
ENOS

43D
Person who’s not very tidy
SLOB

44D
2012 movie with the line “If I’m doing a fake movie, it’s gonna be a fake hit”
ARGO

45D
What a casting director might offer an actor
ROLE

46D
“I ___ your pain”
FEEL

48D
Where a British toilet is located
LOO

49D
French word that’s the opposite of 32-Down
NON