12/10/22
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
Pet that scares a mouse
Cat
4A
City alternative to ridesharing apps
Cab
7A
Imperfection in a teacup
Chip
11A
Feels remorse for
Rues
13A
Pet detective Ventura
Ace
14A
Nobel Peace ___
Prize
15A
Just sitting around
Idle
16A
Lamb’s call
Baa
17A
Inexpensive instant noodles
Ramen
18A
US president who coauthored 2018’s The President Is Missing with 31-Across: 2 wds.
Bill Clinton
21A
Mojo Jojo to the Powerpuff Girls
Foe
22A
Folded dish at brunch
Omelet
26A
Gas ___ (fuel line)
Main
28A
Hero of the Matrix movies
Neo
30A
Can ___ home now?: 2 wds.
I Go
31A
Along Came a Spider author: 2 wds.
James Patterson
35A
Vote that can cancel out a nay
Aye
36A
Big ___ house: 2 wds.
As A
37A
Baseball players at Citi Field
Mets
38A
Green condiment on a sushi plate
Wasabi
41A
Wowza! in a text
Omg
42A
Country singer who coauthored 2022’s Run Rose Run with 31-Across: 2 wds.
Dolly Parton
48A
Pleased with one’s achievements
Proud
51A
1600 Pennsylvania ___ (the White House’s street address): Abbr.
Ave
52A
Lake next to Ohio’s Cedar Point amusement park
Erie
53A
With time to spare
Early
54A
Mad ___ (Jon Hamm series)
Men
55A
Color shade
Tint
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
56A
Tiny biting insect
Gnat
57A
Wild donkey
Ass
58A
Signs off on
Oks
1D
Nursery bed
Crib
2D
Luxury car maker from Germany
Audi
3D
Don’t ___ me what to do!
Tell
4D
What some TV watchers cut to save money
Cable
5D
Tropical berry said to boost cognitive function
Acai
6D
Three-___ salad
Bean
7D
Last name of Frasier Niles and Martin on a sitcom
Crane
8D
Giving ___ Something He Can Feel (En Vogue hit)
Him
9D
Ending for item or ideal
Ize
10D
Writing tool you might click to use
Pen
12D
Photo often taken with a front-facing camera
Selfie
14D
Big night for a high school senior
Prom
19D
Pros and ___
Cons
20D
Quick beep of a horn
Toot
23D
Word that can follow shopping or mailing
List
24D
Hindrances to good teamwork
Egos
25D
Metric ___ (2 205 pounds)
Ton
26D
Actress Rudolph who played the bride in Bridesmaids
Maya
27D
Young actor McNamara of The Conners
Ames
28D
Lil ___ X (rapper)
Nas
29D
Greek letter that follows (and rhymes with) zeta
ETA
31D
Target of a boxer’s uppercut often
Jaw
32D
Plastic toy used when making a sandcastle
Pail
33D
Jane Austen novel made into a 2020 Anya Taylor-Joy movie
Emma
34D
Feel sorry about
Regret
39D
Young ___ fiction
Adult
40D
Physique
Body
41D
Is the first act of a concert
Opens
43D
Title for a Tibetan monk
Lama
44D
Fashion designer ___ Saint Laurent
Yves
45D
Music group like Haim or the Chicks
Trio
46D
Comment from swine
Oink
47D
NBA team that moved from New Jersey to Brooklyn
Nets
48D
Cribbage board insert
Peg
49D
Executed as a computer program
Ran
50D
That comes with your choice of soup ___ salad: 2 wds.
Or A