8/27/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/27/22
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
What your cousin might call your aunt
Mom

4A
___ and proper
Prim

8A
Entertainment award foursome recently completed by Jennifer Hudson for short
Egot

12A
Schumer of Only Murders in the Building
Amy

13A
Give a makeover to
Redo

14D
Norma or Norman for example
Name

15A
Place for a theater orchestra
Pit

16A
Cake maker’s appliance
Oven

17A
Zounds!
Egad

18A
Classic Broadway show about Professor Harold Hill selling band instruments in a small town: 3 wds.
The Music Man

21D
Female deer
Doe

22A
___ poodle (small dog variety)
Toy

23A
Outfit for Jinkx Monsoon or Bianca Del Rio
Drag

26A
Head motion that signals yes
Nod

27A
Hostess ___ Balls
Sno

30D
Actor who created the part of Harold Hill in the original 1957 Broadway cast of 18-Across: 2 wds.
Robert Preston

34A
Lengths of some measuring sticks: Abbr.
Yds

35A
What’s inside a soccer ball
Air

36A
Jane ___ (Mia Wasikowska movie)
Eyre

37A
Supernatural ability purportedly: Abbr.
Esp

38A
Compass direction opposite NNW: Abbr.
SSE

40A
The Wolverine star who plays Harold Hill in the 2022 Broadway revival of 18-Across: 2 wds.
Hugh Jackman

45A
Squishy like wet mud
Oozy

46A
Jai ___ (ball game)
Alai

47A
Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Thome
Jim

49D
Go head over heels
Flip

50A
Performer’s character
Role

51A
Letters before a pseudonym
Aka

52A
Opposite of slow
Fast

53A
Visualizes
Sees

54D
___ Morgan M.D. (comic strip)
Rex

1A
It can show you the way
Map

2A
Skip over
Omit

3A
Old Norse story of the gods perhaps
Myth

4A
Teaser ad
Promo

5A
Stage show with skits and songs
Revue

6D
Time to beware in mid-March
Ides

7D
Computer screen
Monitor

8D
Foe
Enemy

9D
Lady ___ (singer of Hold My Hand from Top Gun: Maverick)
Gaga

10D
Sultanate in the Middle East
Oman

11D
Danson who’s appeared on 30 Curb Your Enthusiasm episodes
Ted

19D
I’m on the ___ of my seat!
Edge

20D
Cryptogram
Code

23D
Not serving alcohol
Dry

24D
Hot ___ (magazine for car enthusiasts)
Rod

25D
Muscles around the middle of the body
Abs

26D
Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast producer
NPR

27D
Place where a farmer slops pigs
Sty

28D
Neither this ___ that
Nor

29D
Atomic number of hydrogen
One

31D
Impulsive as a decision
Rash

32D
Stores’ glass containers that might be filled with dollar bills: 2 wds.
Tip Jars

33D
… or so it would ___
Seem

37D
Luxor’s country
Egypt

38D
Richter ___ (measurer of earthquake strength)
Scale

39D
Take to the ___ (begin flying)
Skies

40D
Spanish speaker’s greeting
Hola

41D
Israeli army firearms
Uzis

42D
Plant that can be used to treat minor burns
Aloe

43D
Not completely closed
Ajar

44D
Company with a swoosh logo
Nike

45D
And they’re ___!
Off

48D
Three-time Cy Young Award winner Scherzer
Max