8/26/23 Answer Crosswords With Friends

8/26/23
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
Stalk of a daisy
Stem

5A
Vegetable that’s frequently candied
Yam

8A
Uses a whisk for example
Stirs

13A
Where a queen and drones live
Hive

14A
Playing card with one pip on the front
Ace

15A
The food has arrived. Dig in!: 2 wds.
Eat Up

16A
Come ___ the door’s open!: 2 wds.
On In

17A
Baseball Hall of Famer Ripken
Cal

18A
Like a bookshelf in need of cleaning
Dusty

19A
Song of Myself poet who appeared on a five-cent postage stamp in 1940: 2 wds.
Walt Whitman

22A
Punch hard
Hit

23A
Shrinking superhero played by Paul Rudd: Hyph.
Antman

27A
Christmas tune
Carol

30A
Agreeable response
Yes

32A
Bird that can weigh up to 130 pounds
Emu

33A
I’m Nobody! Who are you? poet who appeared on an eight-cent postage stamp in 1971: 2 wds.
Emily Dickinson

37A
New Year’s Eve’s month: Abbr.
Dec

38A
Card game that’s also a number in Spanish
Uno

39A
Tamale wrappers
Husks

40A
Let air out of the lungs
Exhale

43A
Physician’s nickname
Doc

44A
Daddy poet who appeared on a Forever stamp in 2012: 2 wds.
Sylvia Plath

50A
Cities where cruise ships dock
Ports

53A
Drop the ball
Err

54A
Currency of Greece
Euro

55A
Egypt’s capital
Cairo

56A
Unit of weight for freight
Ton

57A
Actor Arkin who costarred with Nicolas Cage in Pig
Adam

58A
It can follow toad and bar
Stool

59A
Carry-___ (bags stowed in overhead bins)
Ons

60A
Like a soft juicy peach
Ripe

1D
___ me what you’ve got!
Show

2D
Talking Heads bassist Weymouth
Tina

3D
Wickedness
Evil

4D
Flavorful additive to cough drops
Menthol

5D
Luxurious private boat
Yacht

6D
Brazilian berry called a superfood
Acai

7D
What ice will do if it’s above 32° Fahrenheit
Melt

8D
Car like a VW Passat or Nissan Sentra
Sedan

9D
Make fun of as a bully might
Taunt

10D
___ now or never!
Its

11D
Stuck in a ___
Rut

12D
Undercover agent
Spy

20D
Crafty like the Road Runner’s nemesis
Wily

21D
Face covering that’s common at Mardi Gras
Mask

24D
Don’t ___ with success!
Mess

25D
Run ___ (go berserk)
Amok

26D
Convent residents
Nuns

27D
Hand over as property
Cede

28D
Alternative to Visa or MasterCard for short
Amex

29D
Extremely chocolaty
Rich

30D
___ and yang (Chinese symbols)
Yin

31D
Green prefix
Eco

34D
Dramatic confrontation in the Wild West
Duel

35D
Restaurant chain that serves some breakfast items all day
Ihop

36D
___ power plant
Nuclear

41D
Houston baseball player
Astro

42D
Brand of disinfectant spray
Lysol

43D
Mends as socks
Darns

45D
Refuse to sign into law as a governor might
Veto

46D
Wrinkle-removing appliance
Iron

47D
German car company with a four-ring logo
Audi

48D
Ensnare
Trap

49D
Base behind which an umpire calls balls and strikes
Home

50D
Windows machines often: Abbr.
Pcs

51D
___ bran muffin
Oat

52D
1982 Duran Duran song about a woman who dances on the sand
Rio