8/25/18 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/25/18
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
US disaster relief group: Abbr.
FEMA

5A
___ wheels (feature on many sports cars)
Mag

8A
Like something bought at a yard sale
Used

12A
___ tradition (how some stories are passed from generation to generation)
Oral

13A
Poem of praise
Ode

14A
Soccer great who was named Player of the Century in 2000
Pele

15A
Levelheaded
Rational

17A
Game piece in Rummikub or mah-jongg
Tile

18A
Irish author who wrote “Dracula”: 2 wds.
Bram Stoker

20A
Less of a mess
Tidier

23A
Burst ___ (interrupt suddenly): 2 wds.
In On

24A
How old you are
Age

25A
Character on “The Flash” who is also known as Vibe
Cisco

28A
Irish author who wrote “Gulliver’s Travels”: 2 wds.
Jonathan Swift

34A
Refuse to give permission: 2 wds.
Say No

35A
One of the world’s most popular beverages
Tea

36A
Stinging insect
Wasp

38A
Sharp-tasting Japanese condiment
Wasabi

41A
Irish author who wrote “Ulysses”: 2 wds.
James Joyce

44A
Yoked beasts that pull plows
Oxen

45A
Non-graphic smiley face typed in a text
Emoticon

49A
Filtered cigarette brand that debuted in 1952
Kent

50A
Do some work on “Project Runway”
Sew

51A
South African tribe that’s found near the back of the dictionary
Zulu

52A
Comes to a halt
Ends

53A
Sketch comedy show with Leslie Jones: Abbr.
SNL

54A
Where Eve met the serpent
Eden

1A
Up ___ grabs
For

2A
Noted stretch of time
Era

3A
Wrestlers’ surface
Mat

4A
Excuse offered at a trial
Alibi

5A
Country ruled by a king or queen
Monarchy

6A
“___ Ruins Everything” (truTV series)
Adam

7D
Hair-spiking products
Gels

8D
Thus far: 3 wds.
Up To Now

9D
Japanese watch company
Seiko

10D
DeGeneres who voiced Dory in two movies
Ellen

11D
Timid animal in a forest
Deer

16D
Miner’s valuable find
Ore

19D
Muscle twitches
Tics

20D
___ Mahal
Taj

21D
“Need ___ on?”: 2 wds.
I Go

22D
Room for relaxing and playing board games maybe
Den

26D
“American Gods” actor McShane
Ian

27D
White hooter in the Arctic: 2 wds.
Snowy Owl

29D
Gives the OK
Assents

30D
Bugler’s “lights out” tune
Taps

31D
“Give ___ rest already!”: 2 wds.
It A

32D
Shortest month of the year: Abbr.
Feb

33D
___ chi (slow exercise)
Tai

36D
Made out of candle material
Waxen

37D
Revise as a constitution
Amend

39D
Opening ___ (band before the headliner)
Act

40D
Grab forcefully
Seize

41D
Part of a stand-up routine
Joke

42D
Name of the new girl on “New Girl”
Jess

43D
Sign of what’s to come
Omen

46D
What a cow repeatedly chews
Cud

47D
Encouraging word for a bullfighter
Ole

48D
Woman in a convent
Nun