12/31/22 Answer Crosswords With Friends

12/31/22
Smartypants Saturday

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1A
Ant-___ and the Wasp: Quantumania (upcoming Marvel movie)
Man

4A
Minor argument
Spat

8A
Southwestern desert plateau
Mesa

12A
Chicken ___ king: 2 wds.
A La

13A
Contented cat’s sound
Purr

14A
Managed in spite of difficult circumstances
Coped

15A
Great weight
Ton

16A
Band with the 1982 hit Heat of the Moment
Asia

17A
Leaves the premises
Exits

18A
Thoracic surgeon with a lifesaving maneuver named after him: 2 wds.
Henry Heimlich

21A
Sure you bet!
Yes

22A
Natural stone roof material
Slate

23A
1200s-1500s empire in the Andes Mountains
Inca

25A
Pharmaceutical giant ___ Lilly
Eli

26A
Bashful
Shy

29A
Seismologist with an earthquake-measuring scale named after him: 2 wds.
Charles Richter

34A
Tree along the National Mall in Washington DC
Elm

35A
Get ___ of my face!
Out

36A
Belonging to both of us
Ours

37A
People who make you yawn
Bores

39A
Grass installed in rolls
Sod

40A
South African president with a false memory effect named after him: 2 wds.
Nelson Mandela

45A
Charming scoundrel
Rogue

46A
Middle of a pear
Core

47A
Grab hold of
Nab

48A
Make pretty with decorations
Adorn

49A
Scandinavian furniture chain with large stores
Ikea

50A
Prefix meaning three
Tri

51A
Hissing sound made to discreetly get someone’s attention
Psst

52A
Release a corporate secret say
Leak

53A
Used a stool
Sat

1D
Class where you learn about number lines
Math

2D
Natural ingredient in some foot creams
Aloe

3D
Video device for monitoring a babysitter: 2 wds.
Nanny Cam

4D
Neuters as a female dog
Spays

5D
Give a shove to
Push

6D
Astrological sign before Taurus
Aries

7D
Movie preview
Trailer

8D
Plucky determination
Moxie

9D
Vast in scope
Epic

10D
NBA player Curry whose brother Steph has been named MVP
Seth

11D
What billboards usually display
Ads

14D
Boston pro basketball player
Celtic

19D
___-facing car seat
Rear

20D
West African nation southwest of Algeria
Mali

23D
___ cream sandwich
Ice

24D
Pittsburgh Penguins’ group: Abbr.
NHL

26D
Kids on a teacher’s seating chart
Students

27D
She/___ pronouns
Her

28D
12-month spans: Abbr.
Yrs

30D
Relax as one’s grip
Loosen

31D
Currency used in Portugal and Finland
Euro

32D
Letter-drawing tool used by a sign painter
Stencil

33D
Head covering attached to a sweatshirt
Hood

37D
Say suddenly without thinking
Blurt

38D
Trigger for some home alarms
Smoke

39D
___ peek (preview of a future release)
Sneak

40D
Silently signals assent
Nods

41D
Senses of self-importance
Egos

42D
Vicinity
Area

43D
Good Morning America coanchor ___ Spencer
Lara

44D
Not very much: 2 wds.
Abit

45D
Genre featured in the 2022 Super Bowl halftime show
Rap