12/18/21 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/18/21
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
Wheeled item to put groceries in
Cart

5A
Make a pick
Opt

8A
Sponsored content
Ads

11A
Stench
Odor

12A
Jeer from an unhappy fan
Boo

13A
Trim off as tree limbs
Lop

14A
Abominable Snowman
Yeti

15A
Exasperate
Irk

16A
Digit that could be stubbed on a table leg
Toe

17A
US First Lady from 1974 to 1977 who was also the Second Lady from 1973 to 1974: 2 wds.
Betty Ford

20A
Metal used in skyscrapers
Steel

23A
Tough row to ___ (difficult task)
Hoe

24A
Baby shark or seal
Pup

25A
___-pitch softball
Slo

27A
He traded his birthright to Jacob for lentil stew in the Bible
Esau

31A
US First Lady from 1797 to 1801 who was also the Second Lady from 1789 to 1797: 2 wds.
Abigail Adams

34A
Mexican food that’s often made al pastor (with pork)
Taco

35A
Souvenir of a signing ceremony
Pen

36A
Document that shows boundaries and roads
Map

37A
Early ISP that used to mail free trial CDs
AOL

39A
Most Riverdale characters age-wise
Teens

41A
Current US First Lady who was also the Second Lady from 2009 to 2017: 2 wds.
Jill Biden

45A
Chimpanzee for one
Ape

46A
Number of horns on a unicorn
One

47A
Surely you ___!
Jest

51A
Caterer’s vehicle
Van

52A
Fish whose name starts with two vowels
Eel

53A
Cookie that’s a common ice cream topping
Oreo

54A
Hoopla
Ado

55A
___ Lankan cuisine
Sri

56A
Show signs of being bored
Yawn

1D
Cutely shy
Coy

2D
Ending for Power or lime
Ade

3D
Go bad
Rot

4D
Apache or Cheyenne for example
Tribe

5D
Passing notice in the newspaper for short
Obit

6D
Circular window on a cruise ship
Porthole

7D
City where the Emperor of Japan lives
Tokyo

8D
Woman who can hit the low notes
Alto

9D
Elevator entrance
Door

10D
Exceeded the legal limit
Sped

18D
Queen in Frozen II
Elsa

19D
Supply catering for
Feed

20D
Minor fight
Spat

21D
Very heavy musical instrument
Tuba

22D
___ fail (embarrassing screwup)
Epic

26D
Makeup pencil that helps plump up one’s pout: 2 wds.
Lipliner

28D
Nothing will ever be the ___ again
Same

29D
Don’t kick ___ when he’s down: 2 wds.
A Man

0.D
3 Government agency that deals with mail: Abbr.
USPS

32D
Hockey announcer’s shout
Goal

33D
Required bet in Texas hold ’em
Ante

0.D
38 Bassoons’ smaller cousins
Oboes

40D
Hope you like it!
Enjoy

41D
World’s most populous island located in the Indian Ocean
Java

42D
Tablet with an Apple Pencil
iPad

43D
His final Tonight Show guest was Billy Crystal
Leno

44D
Eatery that’s typically busiest at lunchtime
Deli

48D
Stat for baseball pitchers: Abbr.
Era

49D
What quilters do to assemble quilts
Sew

50D
Cargo weight measure
Ton