9/21/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/21/26
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
___ Punk (“Around the World” duo)
DAFT

5A
Crouched behind a couch, for example
HID

8A
“Yellowjackets” cable channel, for short
SHO

11A
“Sentimental Value” Oscar nominee Fanning
ELLE

12A
“___ Maria” (Christian song)
AVE

13A
Worn-down pencil
NUB

14A
Show off your biceps
FLEX

15A
Man’s nickname that often drops “-vatore” from the full name
SAL

16A
93-year-old singer Yoko
ONO

17A
“Blue Moon” actor who plays prisoner Samuel Murphy in “The Weight”: 2 wds.
ETHAN HAWKE

20A
Cry loudly
SOB

21A
What-___ (hypothetical questions)
IFS

22A
Michael who coanchors “Weekend Update” on “Saturday Night Live”
CHE

25A
___-12 (Gonzaga’s athletic conference)
PAC

27A
“I beg your pardon …”
AHEM

30A
“Robin Hood” actor who plays Warden Clancy in “The Weight”: 2 wds.
RUSSELL CROWE

33A
More than zero times, but not yet twice
ONCE

34A
Verb often confused with “lie”
LAY

35A
Twisty fish
EEL

36A
Bassist’s sound booster
AMP

38A
Month when International Tuba Day is
MAY

40A
“Dexter: New Blood” actress who plays runaway Anna in “The Weight”: 2 wds.
JULIA JONES

44A
“The Living Daylights” band: Hyph.
A-HA

45A
“This is neither the time ___ the place”
NOR

46A
Green fuzz that might grow on a rock
MOSS

49A
Spoil, like an old tomato
ROT

50A
Cube rolled in a casino game
DIE

51A
Pixar movie whose title character is an 11-year-old boy
ELIO

52A
___/her pronouns
SHE

53A
What “&” indicates
AND

54A
Dweeby person
NERD

1D
___ Jam Recordings (DJ Khaled’s record label)
DEF

2D
“___ kidding aside …”
ALL

3D
“Quick! Run to safety!”
FLEE

4D
Messages such as “lol” and “u up?”
TEXTS

5D
Enjoys oneself very much: 3 wds.
HAS A BALL

6D
Former tennis champion Lendl who coached Andy Murray
IVAN

7D
New ___ (capital of India)
DELHI

8D
Footwear used during winter precipitation
SNOWSHOE

9D
Attractive, muscular man
HUNK

10D
Instrument that represents the duck in “Peter and the Wolf”
OBOE

18D
Cape of Good ___ (feature of South Africa)
HOPE

19D
Off in the distance
AFAR

22D
___-Magnon (early human)
CRO

23D
Any of Attila’s invaders
HUN

24D
Become more and more intense
ESCALATE

26D
Talked noisily, as a crowd
CLAMORED

28D
Ram’s mate
EWE

29D
___ B (singer also known as Scary Spice)
MEL

31D
Long, heavy truck
SEMI

32D
Ink cartridge color that’s similar to aqua
CYAN

37D
Black-and-white animal from China
PANDA

39D
Country on the Arabian Sea
YEMEN

40D
Jam containers
JARS

41D
“This is worrisome”: Hyph.
UH-OH

47D
Title for Mick Jagger or Ian McKellen
JOIN

48D
Lawn material
SOLE