4/5/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

4/5/25
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
“___ my people go” (Book of Exodus phrase)
LET

4A
Upscale German auto
BMW

7A
Geographic chart
MAP

10A
Card worth 1 or 11 in blackjack
ACE

11A
Restraining device for a dog
LEASH

14A
Cheer for a bullfighter
OLE

15A
With 19-Across, 2009 Liane Moriarty novel about a mother who develops amnesia: 2 wds.
WHAT ALICE

17A
___ and then (once in a while)
NOW

18A
Wanderer without a fixed residence
NOMAD

19A
See 15-Across
FORGOT

21A
Type of nail polish
GEL

23A
Band’s series of performances
TOUR

24A
“Now playing ___ theater near you!”: 2 wds.
AT A

27A
“The Hangover Part ___” (2013 sequel)
III

29A
a Flimsy, like an excuse
LAME

32A
2014 Liane Moriarty novel about suburban women confronting domestic abuse: 3 wds.
BIG LITTLE LIES

36A
“Pinocchio” goldfish
CLEO

37A
“The ___ of All Fears” (Tom Clancy novel)
SUM

38A
Longitude’s opposite: Abbr.
LAT

39A
Dinner course served in bowls
SOUP

42A
Professional who might audit a business’s books: Abbr.
CPA

44A
With 51, 2021 Liane Moriarty novel about a matriarch who mysteriously disappears
APPLES

46A
Run off to get hitched
ELOPE

50A
___ hug (sign of affection between two guys)
BRO

51A
See 44- Across: 2 wds.
NEVER FALL

53A
Cracklin’ ___ Bran (cereal)
OAT

54A
“You ___ sweet!”: 2 wds.
ARESO

55A
“Parks and Recreation” actor Lowe
ROB

56A
Bodybuilders’ belly muscles
ABS

57A
Broadcaster known for its Tiny Desk Concerts
NPR

58A
Resort that pampers its clients
SPA

1D
Expanse of mowed grass
LAWN

2D
Audio effect in a canyon
ECHO

3D
Athletic squad in matching uniforms
TEAM

4D
2002 vampire movie sequel directed by Guillermo del Toro: 2 wds.
BLADEII

5D
Jazz singer Tormé
MEL

6D
Thin and delicate fashion model, such as Kate Moss
WAIF

7D
Disneyland transport that runs on a single track
MONORAIL

8D
“Oh, thanks ___!”: 2 wds.
A LOT

9D
Bench in a basilica
PEW

12D
Ewan McGregor, by birth
SCOT

13D
Villain’s opponent
HERO

16D
Luggage label
TAG

20D
Scavenging seabird
GULL

22D
Illuminated
LIT

24D
“Shark Tank” network
ABC

25D
“Don’t Stop ___ You Get Enough” (1979 Michael Jackson song)
TIL

26D
Speckles on a septuagenarian’s skin: 2 wds.
AGE SPOTS

28D
“___ a long story”
ITS

30D
“Give ___ break!” (“I don’t need the criticism!”): 2 wds.
ME A

31D
Superlative suffix
EST

33D
Play continuously, as a tape
LOOP

34D
Besson who directed the 1997 sci-fi movie “The Fifth Element”
LUC

35D
Type of penguin with a “royal” name
EMPEROR

40D
Arm bone beside the radius
ULNA

41D
Word that can precede “pressure” or “review”
PEER

43D
Old sitcom about a furry alien
ALF

44D
Middle East native, typically
ARAB

45D
Kristoff’s reindeer, in “Frozen II”
SVEN

47D
What rowers row with
OARS

48D
Sound of an object hitting the water
PLOP

49D
Actor Idris of the “Thor” films
ELBA

50D
Feathery accessory worn around the shoulders
BOA

52D
Supposed telepathic power: Abbr.
ESP