9/19/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/19/26
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
Clothing chain that owns Banana Republic
GAP

4A
Female animal in a shearing shed
EWE

7A
Droop, as a heavy branch
SAG

10A
Type of communication built on hand gestures: Abbr.
ASL

11A
Get ____ of (throw out)
RID

12A
Profound sorrow
WOE

13A
“Master Class” actress who won three Tonys for Best Actress in a Play: 2 wds.
ZOE CALDWELL

16A
Love from ____ (worship from a distance)
AFAR

17A
Dipped fabric into pigment
DYED

18A
Blade that’s pulled through water
OAR

20A
X-Men hero covered in blue fur
BEAST

24A
Worshiper in a mosque
MUSLIM

27A
Murmur lovingly
COO

28A
“A Streetcar Named Desire” actress who won three Tonys for Best Actress in a Play: 2 wds.
JESSICA TANDY

31A
Swallowed
ATE

32A
Removes, as chalk marks
ERASES

33A
Herb on a margherita pizza
BASIL

36A
Affordable Care ____ (official name of the Obamacare law)
ACT

37A
Minor car damage that can be fixed by “popping”
DENT

39A
“____ of Tomorrow” (2014 sci-fi movie)
EDGE

43A
“I Am a Camera” actress who won a record five Tonys for Best Actress in a Play: 2 wds.
JULIE HARRIS

46A
Rock that needs refining
ORE

47A
Cleaning tool in a bucket
MOP

48A
European peak
ALP

49A
“____ of story!”
END

50A
7 divided by 7
ONE

51A
Lacking color
WAN

1D
Embattled region in the Middle East
GAZA

2D
____ this moment (from now): 2 wds.
AS OF

3D
Heartfelt entreaty
PLEA

4D
Elizabethan ____ (1558-1603, in England)
ERA

5D
Brown crop that is Minnesota’s state grain: 2 wds.
WILD RICE

6D
Small, swirling current
EDDY

7D
Neighbor of a Norwegian
SWEDE

8D
Company that once dominated the ISP market
AOL

9D
____ tips (certain artificial nails)
GEL

14D
Intersect
CROSS

15D
Trap woven from silk
WEB

19D
Boxing great Laila
ALI

21D
Hormone-related skin issue
ACNE

22D
Puts down turf
SODS

23D
Christmas gift for a kid
TOY

24D
Parent company of WhatsApp
META

25D
Puts to work
USES

26D
Endurance race named for a Greek battle
MARATHON

28D
Boxer’s short punch
JAB

29D
Sea-____ (airport in Washington)
TAC

30D
Flower resembling a daisy
ASTER

34D
Sat in the driveway with the engine on
IDLED

35D
Neckwear that might be worn in Waikiki
LEI

38D
Clownfish in Mr. Ray’s class
NEMO

40D
Make a picture
DRAW

41D
____ monster (big lizard)
GILA

42D
“NFL Primetime” cable channel
ESPN

43D
Average ____ (regular guy)
JOE