8/14/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/14/21
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
Predatory whale
Orca

5A
Put under surveillance: 2 wds.
Spy On

10A
Narrow opening
Gap

13A
“___ Bill” (two-part Tarantino film)
Kill

14A
Beauty pageant winner’s crown
Tiara

15A
Actress Green who starred on Showtime’s “Penny Dreadful”
Eva

16A
Male deer
Stag

17A
Predominant religion in Iran
Islam

18A
Oil platform
Rig

19A
2014 best-selling novel about a neighborhood curmudgeon who befriends the family next door: 4 wds.
A Man Called Dove

22A
Fearful cry upon spotting a mouse
Eek

23A
Stray from the moral way
Sin

24A
Cereal with the slogan “Kid Tested, Mother Approved”
Kix

27A
Imitating
A Ping

31A
“Hey, ___” (how someone might address their iPhone)
Siri

34A
Swedish author of 19-Across and 44-Across: 2 wds.
Fredrik Backman

37A
“Suicide Squad” actress Delevingne
Cara

38A
Retro version of “Awesome!”
Neato

39A
Drinks that might be labeled as “pulp-free”: Abbr.
Ojs

40A
Opposite of young
Old

42A
Medical insurance plan: Abbr.
HMO

44A
2020 best-selling novel about a group held hostage by a bank robber: 2 wds.
Anxious People

51A
Rodriguez of “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” and “Malibu Country”
Jai

52A
One of many on an escalator
Stair

53A
Flashy car parts often made of chrome
Rims

55A
“The Handmaid’s Tale” actress Dowd
Ann

56A
American ___ Outfitters
Eagle

57A
Pellets and shotgun shells, for short
Ammo

58A
Dishcloth
Rag

59A
See-through, as fabric
Sheer

60A
Elaborate April Fool’s Day prank
Hoax

1D
Gives approval for
Oks

2D
“___ Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It” (2021 documentary)
Rita

3D
Happy as a ___
Clam

4D
Green growth in stagnant ponds
Algae

5D
Item for fastening an ascot
Stick Pin

6D
Italian city with a famously tilted building
Pisa

7D
Multiperson pronoun used by Southerners
Yall

8D
Paperless, as an exam
Oral

9D
They’re written on gift tags
Names

10D
Word yelled when parachuting from a plane
Geronimo

11D
Tel ___ Stock Exchange (financial entity in Israel)
Aviv

12D
___-turner (exciting book)
Page

20D
Close to
Near

21D
“Floppy” holder of computer data
Disk

24D
Restaurant that sells a 2-piece Drum & Thigh Combo
KFC

25D
One of the songwriting Gershwin brothers
Ira

26D
Making photocopies
Xeroxing

28D
“I Like ___” (1950s campaign slogan)
Ike

29D
League with Wizards and Warriors: Abbr.
NBA

30D
Hunter-___ (person who lives caveman-style)
Gatherer

32D
Howard’s best friend on “The Big Bang Theory”
Raj

33D
Know the ___ and outs
Ins

35D
Spanish artist whose surname sounds like “dolly”
Dali

36D
“¿___ estás?” (Spanish greeting)
Como

41D
Pillbox quantities
Doses

43D
Winfrey with a book club
Ophra

44D
Not 100% closed
Ajar

45D
Affectionate nickname for your mother’s mother
Nana

46D
Neighbor of Colorado and Arizona
Utah

47D
Herb used to season pork tenderloin
Sage

48D
___ driver (professional wrestler’s move)
Pile

49D
Vehicle frequently rented for a prom
Limo

50D
Actress Stone of “The Favourite”
Emma

54D
Chicago White ___
Sox