4/15/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

4/15/23
Smartypants Saturday
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1A
Got long in the tooth
Aged

5A
Seasoning sprinkled on Tater Tots
Salt

9A
Dance style that makes noise
Tap

12A
Sport played on horseback
Polo

13A
Stench
Odor

14A
Brazilian-themed Las Vegas casino
Rio

15A
Meat alternative in a stir-fry
Tofu

16A
Island between Molokai and Hawaii
Maui

17A
Last part of Caltech’s URL
Edu

18A
Dracula novelist who lends his name to awards presented annually by the Horror Writers Association: 2 wds.
Bram Stoker

21A
Pale shade of color
Pastel

24A
Uh-huh
Yep

25A
Addition to coffee at times
Ice

26A
Ready ___ fire!
Aim

28A
Around the Horn channel
ESPN

32A
The Raven writer who lends his name to awards presented annually by the Mystery Writers of America: 3 wds.
Edgar Allan Poe

36A
It forms over a healing wound
Scab

37A
Brand of inexpensive pens
Bic

38A
___ for (choose)
Opt

39A
Stopping point
End

42A
Gives a speech
Orates

44A
The Spirit cartoonist who lends his name to awards presented annually at the San Diego Comic-Con: 2 wds.
Willeisner

48A
We ___ the World
Are

49A
Pain in a tooth
Ache

50A
Actor Dourif who voices the evil doll Chucky in the Child’s Play franchise
Brad

54A
Twist the truth
Lie

55A
___ off (begins a hole on a golf course)
Tees

56A
Ivy League school in New Haven
Yale

57A
Disapproving sound
Tsk

58A
Chances at a casino
Odds

59A
Gush out as lava
Spew

1D
Quite fitting
Apt

2D
Gunk
Goo

3D
Helper in Santa’s workshop
Elf

4D
Be unsure about
Doubt

5D
Country on the Horn of Africa
Somalia

6D
SNL alum Sandler
Adam

7D
Terrible
Lousy

8D
Overused as a phrase
Trite

9D
Wearying journey
Trek

10D
Campaign staffer
Aide

11D
Come down hard as rain
Pour

19D
___ Window (1954 Hitchcock film)
Rear

20D
Ready for business
Open

21D
Pastries made by Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd
Pies

22D
Highway to Hell band
ACDC

23D
Video game company that produced the Saturn and Dreamcast consoles
Sega

27D
Texas Rangers’ organization: Abbr.
MLB

29D
Marking on a ladybug
Spot

30D
John Paul II for one
Pope

31D
Back parts of hockey goals
Nets

33D
Cain’s brother in the Bible
Abel

34D
Big cat like Nala but not Simba
Lioness

35D
Unit of land area
Acre

40D
Cool beans!
Neato

41D
Chopped into small cubes
Diced

43D
Restaurant chain with the slogan We have the meats
Arbys

44D
Animation pioneer Disney
Walt

45D
Colored part of the eye
Iris

46D
Vegetable used in vichyssoise
Leek

47D
Place to store a lawn mower or snowblower
Shed

51D
Genre for Cardi B
Rap

52D
Oktoberfest beverage
Ale

53D
Mtn ___ Fruit Quake (2022 holiday-themed soda variety)
Dew