4/6/24
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
___ Tuesday (what Mardi Gras literally means)
Fat
4A
Coming ___ to a theater near you
Soon
8A
Don’t match color-wise
Clash
13A
Wonderment
Awe
14A
State that’s south of Minnesota
Iowa
15A
For a specialized market
Niche
16A
Argylle actor Rockwell
Sam
17A
2012 Nelson DeMille bestseller about finding a mastermind of the USS Cole bombing: 2 wds.
The Panther
19A
Category
Type
21A
Cheese with a waxy rind
Edam
22A
Flotsam and Jetsam from The Little Mermaid for example
Eels
23A
Primary color
Red
25A
The A of ETA at an airport: Abbr.
Arr
27A
Herb used in caprese salad
Basil
30A
Fingernail treatment for short
Mani
32A
___ and reel
Rod
35A
2017 Nelson DeMille bestseller that involves $60 million hidden after Fidel Castro’s revolution: 3 wds.
The Cuban Affair
38A
Musical instrument played by Bill Clinton for short
Sax
39A
Finding ___ (2016 Pixar sequel)
Dory
40A
___ Worm (character in Richard Scarry books)
Lowly
41A
First positive two-digit number
Ten
42A
Drink that comes in bags
Tea
43A
Singer of Soldier of Love and No Ordinary Love
Sade
46A
Make less difficult
Ease
49A
Doesn’t keep up with everyone else
Lags
53A
1997 Nelson DeMille bestseller with a double murder in a research lab: 2 wds.
Plum Island
56A
Rapper ___ Yachty
Lil
57A
Very proficient
Adept
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
58A
Furthermore
Also
59A
Adam’s partner
Eve
60A
NFL quarterbacks Ryan and Stafford
Matts
61A
I’ve ___ the light!
Seen
62A
___ out (struck through with two lines)
Xed
1D
Swift
Fast
2D
Slave ___ over a hot stove
Away
3D
Worker with no job security
Temp
4D
Plop down on a chair
Sit
5D
___ and aahed
Oohed
6D
Was indebted to
Owed
7D
California valley with lots of grapevines
Napa
8D
Wolf Blitzer’s channel
Cnn
9D
Unit of measure on soda bottles
Liter
10D
Feel the burn after exercise
Ache
11D
Falling Up poet Silverstein
Shel
12D
His-and-___ towels
Hers
18D
Brand of kitchen appliances
Amana
20D
The Very Hungry Caterpillar author Carle
Eric
24D
Avoid being captured by
Elude
26D
Deer hunter’s firearm
Rifle
27D
K-pop group whose albums include Map of the Soul: 7 and Be
Bts
28D
Successful puzzle solver’s shout
Aha
29D
___ Tape (2014 Jason Segel comedy)
Sex
30D
Put a scratch in
Mar
31D
One or more
Any
32D
How carpaccio is served
Raw
33D
Medium for some paintings
Oil
34D
Having no moisture
Dry
36D
Items missing from fillets
Bones
37D
Baby horse
Foal
41D
Try to seduce
Tempt
42D
Past present or future for verbs
Tense
43D
Email that you probably shouldn’t respond to
Spam
44D
Alan of The West Wing
Alda
45D
Song such as A Whole New World
Duet
47D
Oh how unfortunate!
Alas
48D
Make a ___ (what a real estate agent tries to do)
Sale
50D
___ Cross Must Die (2023 James Patterson book)
Alex
51D
___ it a rest!
Give
52D
Winter vehicle that runs on runners
Sled
54D
Baby ___ Cold Outside
Its
55D
Vito Corleone’s title in The Godfather
Don