4/24/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

4/24/21
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
Actor Alan of “M*A*S*H”
Alda

5A
Property with horse stables and pigpens
Farm

9A
Sticky black roofing material
Tar

12A
___ ripper (tool used in clothing alterations)
Seam

13A
Auction site in cyberspace
Ebay

14A
Weeding tool
Hoe

15A
Rapper/singer who unsuccessfully ran for president in 2020: 2 wds.
Kanye West

17A
Immortal being in Tolkien’s works
Elf

18A
Greek cheese made from sheep’s milk
Feta

19A
Green ___ (skill at gardening)
Thumb

21A
Jawbone of an ___ (Samson’s weapon, in the Bible)
Ass

23A
Bird’s perch
Roost

26A
“Sex and the City” actress who unsuccessfully ran for New York governor in 2018: 2 wds.
Cynthia Nixon

30A
“Boo-___” (crying sound)
Hoo

31A
Abbreviation at the end of many company names
Inc

32A
Scarf down
Eat

33A
Comedian and actress who unsuccessfully ran for president in 2012: 2 wds.
Roseanne Barr

38A
Recite a word’s letters in order
Spell

39A
“Pariah” and “Mudbound” director Rees
Dee

40A
Dewy
Moist

43A
Medium-speed gait for a horse
Trot

46A
Law-enforcement agency that trains its recruits at Quantico: Abbr.
FBI

48A
“American Idol” runner-up who unsuccessfully ran for a North Carolina congressional seat in 2014: 2 wds.
Clay Aiken

51A
What an umpire calls after three strikes
Out

52A
Not one ___ (absolutely none)
Iota

53A
___ of expertise (what you’re especially good at)
Area

54A
“Farewell!”
Bye

55A
“Spirited ___” (2001 animated movie)
Away

56A
Household item that has a shade
Lamp

1D
“That’s all I ___ of you”
Ask

2D
Item falling from a tree in fall
Leaf

3D
“Euphoria” actor Eric
Dane

4D
“The Joy Luck Club” author: 2 wds.
Amy Tan

5D
Not very many
Few

6D
Aid and ___
Abet

7D
Skin reaction that’s treatable with calamine lotion
Rash

8D
“I get to go now!”: 2 wds.
My Turn

9D
1997 drama featuring Daniel Day-Lewis as an Irish prizefighter: 2 wds.
The Boxer

10D
Pioneering ISP now owned by Verizon
AOL

11D
Whistle-blower on a basketball court, for short
Ref

16D
Toward the rising sun
East

20D
“Me,” to a mademoiselle
Moi

22D
___ guards (soccer player’s gear)
Shin

24D
Fly high in the sky
Soar

25D
Channel that airs “Claws”
TNT

26D
Chicken-wire enclosure
Coop

27D
National park that includes the mountain El Capitan
Yosemite

28D
Bed-and-breakfast
Inn

29D
Served a winner, in tennis
Aced

30D
It’s often suggested that people sleep for seven or eight of them: Abbr.
Hrs

34D
“Xanadu” band, for short
Elo

35D
Actress Silverstone of “Clueless”
Alicia

36D
___ testers (software bug hunters)
Beta

37D
Like photos taken by drones
Aerial

41D
Sluggish
Slow

42D
British version of 54-Across: Hyph.
Tata

44D
Fried ___ (Southern side dish made with pods)
Okra

45D
Abound (with)
Teem

46D
Key ___ (driver’s device)
Fob

47D
Pay money for
Buy

49D
“Hurrah!”
Yay

50D
Rest on the sofa, maybe
Nap