4/18/20
Smartypants Saturday
Are you stuck with the Crosswords With Friends Puzzle Today? Stuck No More. We offer complete solutions as well as “no spoiler” mode to give you that little extra push. Or simply use this cheat sheet to help you get the best and fastest completion time possible.
1A
Where Aladdin’s genie lived
Lamp
5A
Drinking cup that might say But first coffee
Mug
8A
A violinist uses one
Bow
11A
Oh now it’s clear to me: 2 wds.
I See
12A
___ cry from (not at all like): 2 wds.
Afar
14A
Fill with amazement
Awe
15A
First black female principal dancer of the 35-/47-Across: 2 wds.
Misty Copeland
18A
Actor Davis of Grumpy Old Men
Ossie
19A
Disco-loving guy on The Simpsons
Stu
20A
___ the night before Christmas …
Twas
23A
Societal problems
Ills
26A
Back part of the neck
Nape
29A
Tchaikovsky dance classic in which 15-Across performed the lead role of Odette/Odile: 2 wds.
Swan Lake
32A
If you ask me … in texts
IMO
33A
The Accidental Tourist actress Davis
Geena
34A
Container for Christmas cookies
Tin
35A
With 47-Across NYC dance company with spring and fall seasons at Lincoln Center
American
37A
Transmit as an email
Send
38A
Sign of the future that can be good or bad
Omen
39A
Collect crops from a field
Reap
41A
Number on a birthday card
Age
43A
Posts online
Blogs
47A
See 35-Across: 2 wds.
Ballet Theatre
52A
What should ___ now?: 2 wds.
I Do
53A
Extremely uncommon
Rare
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Put in the overhead bin for example
Stow
55A
Haul to an impound lot perhaps
Tow
56A
Frito-___ (company that makes Funyuns and Tostitos)
Lay
57A
___ it going?
Hows
1D
Long car for a celebrity
Limo
2D
Disclaimer on goods that can’t be returned: 2 wds.
As Is
3D
Bless This ___ (ABC sitcom)
Mess
4D
French word meaning small
Petite
5D
Computer purchased at an Apple Store
Mac
6D
Sci-fi spacecraft: Abbr.
UFO
7D
Narrow openings
Gaps
8D
Sheep’s cry
Baa
9D
The O of BYOB
Own
10D
With this ring I thee ___
Wed
13D
Layer of tissue at the back of the eye
Retina
16D
Tree whose name sounds like U
Yew
17D
Temporarily calm period
Lull
21D
Hold on ___! (Not so fast!): 2 wds.
A Sec
22D
Take a solemn pledge
Swear
24D
Behind schedule
Late
25D
Organ that dermatologists specialize in treating
Skin
26D
DaCosta who directed the upcoming movie Candyman
Nia
27D
Guns & ___ (magazine)
Ammo
28D
Literary creation that might rhyme
Poem
30D
Actress Hathaway
Anne
31D
Continue to the bitter ___
End
33D
Name of the movie star on Gilligan’s Island
Ginger
36D
Not imaginary
Real
37D
1984 film in which Daryl Hannah played a mermaid
Splash
40D
Math professor on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Abe
42D
And other people: 2 wds.
Etal
44D
Dr. ___ Octavius (Spider-Man villain)
Otto
45D
Expand
Grow
46D
Uses needle and thread
Sews
47D
Small item inserted into a drill
Bit
48D
Unnecessary fuss
Ado
49D
Opposite of high
Low
50D
Syllable that may come before la la
Tra
51D
___ Soul Sister (Train song)
Hey