12/24/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/24/22
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
___ about (wander aimlessly)
Gad

4A
Take in visually
See

7A
Vehicle for gliding downhill
Sled

11A
2011 animated movie named for a Brazilian city
Rio

12A
End-of-semester test
Exam

14A
Where ___ you born?
Were

15A
Much ___ About Nothing
Ado

16A
A Different World actress Bonet
Lisa

17A
Homophone of urn
Earn

18A
The Iron Lady Oscar winner who was honored with Lincoln Center’s Chaplin Award in 2008: 2 wds.
Meryl Streep

21A
You simply ___! (Don’t skip this!)
Must

22A
___ out (decide not to take part)
Opt

23A
Marine mammal that barks
Seal

25A
Taro preparation that’s the first food for many Hawaiian babies
Poi

26A
Fuel for a lawn mower
Gas

29A
Blue Jasmine Oscar winner who was honored with Lincoln Center’s Chaplin Award in 2022: 2 wds.
Cate Blanchett

33A
Federal agency that punishes tax fraud: Abbr.
IRS

34A
Actor Somerhalder
Ian

35A
I want what she’s got feeling
Envy

36A
American ___ (Massachusetts state tree)
Elm

37A
End in ___ (go to sudden death): 2 wds.
A Tie

39A
The Queen Oscar winner who was honored with Lincoln Center’s Chaplin Award in 2018: 2 wds.
Helen Mirren

43A
___ Evan Hansen (2021 movie)
Dear

45A
Within reach
Near

46A
Top card in pinochle
Ace

47A
High-end hotel chain
Omni

48A
Fork prong
Tine

49A
What an amusing tweet
Lol

50A
Enormous
Huge

51A
___ Vegas Strip
Las

52A
Sketch comedy show that has a guest host each week: Abbr.
SNL

1D
Small metric unit of mass
Gram

2D
Capitol Hill staffer
Aide

3D
Items with Wipe Your Paws printed on them perhaps
Door Mats

4D
Auctions off
Sells

5D
Cease to ___ (die)
Exist

6D
Direction from Kansas to Missouri
East

7D
Like the taste of most desserts and dessert wines
Sweet

8D
Jump a great distance
Leap

9D
Get something wrong
Err

10D
Home for a fox or a wolf
Den

13D
Brownish red
Maroon

19D
Christmastime
Yule

20D
Majestic like some movies
Epic

23D
Physics or biology: Abbr.
Sci

24D
The E in the medical abbreviation ENT
Ear

25D
Wok for example
Pan

26D
Military leaders who may be four-star
Generals

27D
Off-road transport: Abbr.
ATV

28D
Pen for a pig to sleep in
Sty

30D
Invoice for a purchase
Bill

31D
Regret deeply
Lament

32D
Person who’s next in line for an estate
Heir

36D
Weird and spooky
Eerie

37D
Appliance brand owned by Whirlpool
Amana

38D
Car parts that a mechanic might rotate
Tires

39D
Chill with friends
Hang

40D
Canadian-born rock singer Young
Neil

41D
Finance-based subject: Abbr.
Econ

42D
Analyst on seasons 2-12 of NCIS: Los Angeles
Nell

43D
Homer Simpson’s dismayed cry
Doh

44D
Outback bird with long sharp claws
Emu