4/4/26 Answer Crosswords With Friends

4/4/26
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
Barrier to a river’s current
DAM

4A
Snake found in Egyptian hieroglyphics
ASP

7A
Hit letters on a keyboard
TYPE

11A
Moving ___ snail’s pace: 2 wds.
ATA

12A
Hawaiian garland
LEI

13A
Organization for people who are at least 50 years old: Abbr.
AARP

14A
2,000 pounds
TON

15A
___-existing conditions
PRE

16A
Surfer dudes
BROS

17A
Artist who painted Michelle Obama’s portrait: 2 wds.
AMY SHERALD

20A
Actor Holm of the “Lord of the Rings” movies
IAN

21A
Button that clears a bowling lane
RESET

24A
Vintage tape player: Abbr.
VCR

26A
Lawyers’ organization: Abbr.
ABA

28A
Big fuss
ADO

29A
Artist who painted Barack Obama’s portrait: 2 wds.
KEHINDE WILEY

32A
In the past
AGO

33A
British reference that defines more than 600,000 words: Abbr.
OED

34A
Restroom sign
MEN

35A
Become narrower, like a candle
TAPER

37A
Goody ___-shoes
TWO

39A
Artist who painted Bill and Hillary Clinton’s portraits: 2 wds.
SIMMIE KNOX

44A
Answer option on some quizzes
TRUE

46A
“___ missing something here?”: 2 wds.
AM I

47A
Be required to repay
OWE

48A
“Dedicated to the ___ Love”: 2 wds.
ONE I

49A
Not positive: Abbr.
NEG

50A
Kylo ___ (son of Han Solo)
REN

51A
White condiment, for short
MAYO

52A
Suffix suggesting “plus or minus”
ISH

53A
Former #1-ranked tennis player Ivanovic
ANA

1D
___ mining (field of computer science)
DATA

2D
Particle with a neutron
ATOM

3D
Not too ___ (just a few)
MANY

4D
Top dog in a pack
ALPHA

5D
Sing romantically to
SERENADE

6D
Place to dock a boat
PIER

7D
Furniture that can support a board game…
TABLE

8D
Event after cleaning out a garage: 2 wds.
YARD SALE

9D
In favor of
PRO

10D
Recordings that typically have four to six tracks: Abbr.
EPS

18D
Assistant on Apple devices
SIRI

19D
Get ___ deal (receive unfair treatment): 2 wds.
A RAW

22D
Where the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil was
EDEN

23D
Tickle Me Elmo, for one
TOY

24D
Singer Suzanne whose only top 10 hit was “Luka”
VEGA

25D
Chinese American dish served over rice: 2 wds.
CHOP SUEY

27D
Kids’ sleep schedules
BEDTIMES

29D
Kit ___ (chocolate bar)
KAT

30D
“Cheers” regular
NORM

31D
Response to “Are you all right?”: 2 wds.
I’M OK

36D
“Old MacDonald” refrain
EIEIO

38D
Put on a scale (4 letters)
WEIGH

40D
___-pedi (salon treatment)
MANI

41D
“Awkwafina Is ___ From Queens”
NORA

42D
“Haunted Mansion” actor Wilson
OWEN

43D
1990s TV heroine whose sidekick was Gabrielle
XENA

44D
Actor Hanks
TOM

45D
Messenger ___ (generic material): Abbr.
RNA